Tool
refern
Local-first library manager with infinite canvas
About
Keep your references organized, find images you remember saving, and bring them together on moodboards for your next project.
Have images spread across folders and drives? Browse them all in refern. Add tags like “poses,” “light,” or a project name so you can find them again.
Need a pose, a color, or a certain look? Search by tag or color. Pick an image to find others that look like it.
Bring back a reference you saved weeks ago, or spot something new in your own files.
Features
- Explore all features
- Redeem legacy refern web
- Guides & comparisons
- Community Discord
- License & order help
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- Pricing
- Paid
- Pricing detail
- trial then ~0 one-time
- Platforms
- Windows macOS Linux
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