Gather

Local-first app for archiving, cultivating, and curating multimedia data collections.

featuring full offline functionality, multimedia support, and optionally syncs to external data sources (like Are.na). No ads, no logins no tracking, and all data is stored on device.

Now available on iOS & Android
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Gather is ...

  • an interface for collecting and cultivating homegrown collections (databases) that bridges the instant experience of texting yourself and the curated experience of folder organization
    • a personal discord + your assets folder
    • your text conversation with yourself + your photo albums
    • your downloads folder + your are.na
    • your camera roll + your figma moodboard
    • and more...
  • a client for local-first archival that works with multiple data sources
  • a social media for sharing rather than broadcasting

that helps you...

  • cultivate a personal creative practice through an archival practice
  • gather all the digital objects that call to you and all the people you love
  • manage hand-maintained "databases" in a native app interface
  • sync your data to your favorite places (are.na) and from common input sources (photo albums)
  • present live views of your collections in your existing digital environments

that feels like...

  • a "scrapbook / field guide / marked up collection of poetry" vs. "art coffee book"
    • for the messy, the unsorted, the raw, that is filtered into the presentable
  • a space for notes app poets, a library for home archivists, a directory for scrapbookers, a universe for twitter thread obsessives, a home for tumblr homies

that can be used for...

learn more through my interview with Are.na and how to use it on the partner guide.