Synapse

A smart and privacy-first file management application built with Electron.

Features

• File encryption and password protection
• Local storage of files and metadata
• Manual tagging system for organizing files
• AI-powered tag generation using OpenAI API (optional)
• Category-based filtering (Documents, Images, Videos, Audio, Archives, Code, Other)
• File count badges on category filters
• Category-specific statistics
• Search files by:
  • File name
  • Tags
  • File format
• Multi-language support (English, 简体中文)
• Dark/Light theme support

Installation

npm install

Development

npm start

For development with auto-reload:

npm run dev

Building

# Install dependencies (including electron-builder)
npm install

# Build for your current platform
npm run build

# Or build for a specific platform
npm run build:win    # Windows
npm run build:mac    # macOS
npm run build:linux  # Linux

Future Enhancements

• Advanced search capabilities
• File preview
• Batch operations
• Cloud backup (optional)
• File versioning