Crate - Visual vault

Crate is a media library for your Mac. Built for designers, photographers, and anyone who collects visual inspiration. Think of it as Apple Photos but for all the images, videos, GIFs, and PDFs scattered across your hard drive.

See everything at a glance
Drop your files into Crate and browse them in a beautiful masonry grid that respects every aspect ratio. No cropping, no squishing. Navigate with your keyboard, Quick Look with a tap of Space, or open the full-screen viewer to zoom into every pixel. Play videos inline. Flip through PDFs.

Stay organized with projects
Group files into projects the way you think about them. By client, mood board, campaign, or whatever makes sense to you. One file can live in multiple projects. Drag and drop to organize. It just works.

Share projects with your friends/team
Invite collaborators to any project via iCloud. They see thumbnails instantly, leave comments on individual files, and react with likes. Everyone stays in sync without emailing files back and forth.

Your files stay yours
Crate stores everything in a single library file on your Mac, like Photos does. No uploads to third-party servers. No AI training on your work. Your files never leave your machine unless you explicitly share a project.

What’s inside

Masonry grid that adapts to any window size
Projects with custom colors and icons
Full-screen viewer with zoom control and keyboard navigation
Inline video playback with duration badges
PDF support with page count and multi-page viewing
Animated GIF and WebP playback right in the grid
iCloud project sharing with comments, likes, and activity feed
Smart deduplication: import the same file twice and Crate just skips it
Paste files directly from your clipboard
Tags for cross-project organization
Fast: async thumbnails, instant search, and native performance
Built for your Mac
Crate is a native macOS app written in Swift and SwiftUI. No Electron, no web views. It respects your system appearance, supports keyboard shortcuts for everything, and feels right at home next to your other favorite Mac apps.

Crate Pro subscription required. Plans: $3.99/month, $29.99/year (with 7-day free trial), or $49.99 one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions.

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