What's next for Spacedrive?

Here is a list of the features we are working on, and the progress we have made so far.

Q1 2022

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.

AI labeling for images

Automatically label images with objects, with a model loader to support future models and upgrading to more powerful models for various jobs.

Drag & drop

Drag and drop files between devices and drives.

January 2024

0.2 Alpha

Column View

View files in the beloved column layout with a nested inspector, with trees!.

Command Palette

Quickly navigate to any file or folder from anywhere in the app, along with AI search!

File converter

Convert image and video between common formats from the context menu.

Folder sync

Configure replication or bidirectional sync between folders on any device or drive.

Advanced media analysis

Transcribe audio, identify faces, video scenes and more.

Febuary 2024

0.3 Alpha

Connect devices & sync

Automatically synchronized libraries across all your devices.

Mobile app testflight

Access your library on the go, with a mobile app for iOS and Android.

Spacedrive in every language, i18n

Spacedrive will be available in every language.

Key manager

View, mount, unmount and hide keys. Mounted keys can be used to instantly encrypt and decrypt any files on your node.

Comments

Add comments to files and folders, with support for XY coordinates for photos and timestamp for videos.

March 2024

0.4 Alpha

Third-party cloud integrations

Filesystem integrations with iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive & Mega + easy API for the community to add more.

Spacedrive Cloud

Backup and sync from anywhere with a Spacedrive Cloud account. Paid plans for additional storage and cloud features.

Hosted Spaces

Host select Spaces on our cloud to share with friends or publish on the web.

iOS & Android Release

Spacedrive will be available on the App Store and Google Play Store.

April 2024

0.5 Beta

Extensions

Build tools on top of Spacedrive, extend functionality and integrate third party services. Extension directory on spacedrive.com/extensions.

Encrypted vault(s)

Effortlessly manage & encrypt sensitive files. Encrypt individual files or create flexible-size vaults.

Security Audit

We will hire a third party security firm to audit the codebase and ensure the highest level of security.

Q4 2024

Release

Timeline

View a linear timeline of content, travel to any time and see media represented visually.

Redundancy

Ensure a specific amount of copies exist for your important data, discover at-risk files and monitor device/drive health.

Workers

Utilize the compute power of your devices in unison to encode and perform tasks at increased speeds.

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.