What's next for Spacedrive?
Here is a list of the features we are working on, and the progress we have made so far.
Last updated: September 19th, 2024
Big Bang
Big Bang
File discovery
Scan devices, drives and cloud accounts to build a directory of all files with metadata.
Preview generation
Auto generate lower resolution stand-ins for image and video.
Statistics
Total capacity, index size, preview media size, free space etc.
Jobs
Tasks to be performed via a queue system with multi-threaded workers, such as indexing, identifying, generating preview media and moving files. With a Job Manager interface for tracking progress, pausing and restarting jobs.
Explorer
Browse online/offline storage locations, view files with metadata, perform basic CRUD.
Self hosting
Spacedrive can be deployed as a service via Docker, behaving as just another device powering your personal cloud.
Tags
Define routines on custom tags to automate workflows, easily tag files individually, in bulk and automatically via rules.
Search
Instantly search your library, including offline locations. Use advanced filters to refine and save searches for later.
Quick view
View images, videos and documents in a full screen modal with nested inspector and context switcher.
Media view
Turn any directory into a camera roll including media from subdirectories
Spacedrop
Drop files between devices and contacts on a keybind like AirDrop.
0.2 Alpha
0.2 Alpha
Drag & drop
Drag and drop files between devices and drives.
Language support
Support for 12+ languages, with a community-driven translation via i18n.
Command Palette
Quickly navigate to any file or folder from anywhere in the app.
Resizable Sidebar
Customize the sidebar width to your liking, with a toggle to hide it completely.
0.3 Alpha
0.3 Alpha
Media File Metadata
View metadata for media files, for all common formats.
Move to Trash
Have the option to move files and folders to the trash, instead of deleting them permanently.
Tag Assign Mode
Assign tags to multiple files and folders at once with hotkeys.
Estimated time remaining for Jobs
See how long a job will take to complete.
0.4 Alpha
0.4 Alpha
Local Server Protection
Protect local instances of Spacedrive's server from other clients on your network.
Multi-device FS Actions
Support for creating, copying, moving, renaming, and deleting files and folders between devices.
OS Drag & Drop
Drag and drop files and folders to and from the operating system.
Spacedrive Cloud
Sync your library to the cloud, to be accessed from anywhere (mobile & desktop apps).
Peer-to-Peer Sync
Sync & Fetch files from your library with other devices on your local network.
iOS & Android release
Spacedrive will be available on the App Store and Google Play Store (TestFlight to start).
0.5 Beta
0.5 Beta
Video thumbstrips
Generate and display thumbstrips for videos, with a scrubber to preview the video.
New Overview Design
New Overview design with a focus on the most important information about your library.
3rd-Party Authentication
Authenticate with Spacedrive using your Google, Apple, or Github accounts.
AI Object Detection
Identify objects in images and videos assigning system labels.
OCR Text Extraction
Extract text from images and PDFs, and documents.
AI Search
Search the contents of your files, including images, audio and video with a deep understanding of context and content.
Comments
Add comments to files and folders, with support for XY coordinates for photos and timestamp for videos.
0.6 Beta
0.6 Beta
Third-party cloud integrations
Filesystem integrations with iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive & Mega + easy API for the community to add more.
Organizer
Natural language file management.
Column view
View files in the beloved column layout with a nested inspector, with trees!
Extensions
Build tools on top of Spacedrive, extend functionality and integrate third party services.
File versioning
Automatically save versions of files when they change, with a timeline view and the ability to restore.
CLI
Access Spacedrive from the command line, with a rich set of commands to manage your library and devices.
Advanced media analysis
Transcribe audio, identify faces, video scenes and more.
File converter
Convert image and video between common formats from the context menu.
1.0 Release
1.0 Release
Security audit
We will hire a third party security firm to audit the codebase and ensure the highest level of security.
The Future
The Future
Security audit
We will hire a third party security firm to audit the codebase and ensure the highest level of security.
Web portal
Access the web interface via the browser, remotely access your library and manage your devices and Spaces.
Spaces
Create and manage Spaces, hosted locally or on the cloud, to share with friends or publish on the web. Spaces are AI native, with a custom local language model that can converse with the user and puppeteer the Explorer view.
Key manager
View, mount, unmount and hide keys. Mounted keys can be used to instantly encrypt and decrypt any files on your node.
That's not all.
We're always open to ideas and feedback over here and we have a blog where you can find the latest news and updates.