Every project,
packed and findable.

Krate is a local-first project organizer for Windows. Tag your projects, template their folder structure and nickname the files that matter. Then pull any of them up from anywhere with one hotkey, see them as a graph, or ask the built-in AI agent.

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Free and open source · MIT · no account, no cloud, no tracking
Krate library with tagged project cards

Built for people with too many projects

Edits, apps, designs, beats, school stuff. Every project is a normal folder on your disk, organized by Krate.

Organize
Projects as foldersNo database. A small krate.json rides along in each folder, anywhere on disk.
Tags and statusesPreset and custom tags with colors. Filter by tag or by Idea, Active, Done.
Folder templatesVisual tree editor with starter files that ship with every new project.
FavoritesPinned projects float to the top and get their own filter.
Cloud links and relationsAttach Drive folders or repos, and link projects to each other.
Find
Global quick searchOne hotkey anywhere in Windows. A compact bar that grows with its results.
File nicknames"main clip" instead of render_v7_FINAL2.mp4, searchable everywhere.
Graph viewProjects, folders, files, tags and links as one interactive map.
Built-in AI agentLists, searches and reads your projects before it answers. API key or account sign-in.
Stats and duplicatesSizes, counts, biggest projects, plus a duplicate finder across the library.
Automate and more
Watch folderNew downloads trigger a notification; one click sorts them into a project.
Drag and drop, both waysDrop files in to import; drag results out into Premiere, Discord, Explorer.
Trash and ZIP exportDeletes are restorable, and any project exports as a ZIP with its metadata.
Portable and linkableRuns from a USB stick, and krate:// links open projects from anywhere.
Local-firstYour files never leave your machine. Uninstall and everything stays put.
Krate AI panel answering a question about the library

An agent that knows your library

The AI panel lives inside Krate, like in your code editor. Ask where something is, what a project contains or which files belong together. The agent uses real tools: it lists your projects, runs searches and reads text files before it answers.

  • Claude API with your key, or Groq and any OpenAI-style endpoint.
  • Web mode embeds Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot so you can sign in with your account instead.
  • Everywhere: in the side panel and in the quick search bar.

Your library as a living graph

Flip to Graph View and Krate lays out projects, tags, folders, files and links as an interactive graph. The full structure of every project is in there, not just the names.

  • Whole library: projects cluster around shared tags, related projects are connected.
  • Single project: folders and files fan out, nicknamed files stand out.
  • Interactive: drag nodes, zoom, hover to highlight, click to open.
Krate graph view of a project

Three looks, your accent

White with black accents by default. Click a card and this page switches with it. The app works the same way, plus any accent color you like.

Honest data storage

Everything Krate knows about a project lives inside the project folder itself. Portable, syncable, yours.

MyProject/
├─ krate.json     title, tags, notes, links, nicknames
├─ .krate/        cover image
└─ your files, exactly as you put them

Get Krate

Windows 10/11 · free and open source

Krate-Setup-1.3.1.exe All releases

Prefer building from source? git clone, then npm install and npm start.