Introduction

Welcome to Clustta, the revolutionary file manager designed specifically for creative professionals. Beyond the capabilities of a standard file explorer, Clustta integrates powerful version control, seamless collaboration tools, and robust recovery features, ensuring your creative workflow is efficient, organized, and protected.

With Clustta, you can say goodbye to lost files, fragmented projects, and tedious sharing methods, allowing you to focus on what you do best: creating.

Features

File Management: Your Creative Work, Centrally Organized

Clustta acts as your ultimate creative hub, bringing all your projects and files into one intuitive space. Never again will you waste time searching through chaotic folders. Clustta intelligently tracks every project and file you create, making it incredibly easy to locate and access your work, even months or years after completion. Spend less time managing files and more time being creative.

Collaboration: Do More Together, Faster

Break free from the limitations of traditional file sharing. Clustta redefines collaboration by enabling effortless sharing of single files or entire projects by simply adding a user to your project. No more cumbersome external drives, confusing email attachments, or insecure cloud links. Work seamlessly with your team, share ideas, and iterate faster, all within the Clustta ecosystem.

Recovery: Never Lose Your Work Again

Creative work often involves experimentation, and sometimes, software crashes. With Clustta, you can push the boundaries of your creativity without fear of losing your progress. Clustta stores your checkpoints, allowing you to restore any file to its last saved state, even if it becomes corrupted. Experiment freely, knowing your work is always protected.

Revision Control: Your Project's Evolution, Simplified

Say goodbye to "final_final_version_v2.psd." Clustta empowers you to save as many checkpoints as you desire without consuming additional storage space. Our intelligent system saves only the changes between versions, not entire duplicate files. Each checkpoint can be accompanied by a clear description and image, making it easy to track your project's evolution and revert to any past state with confidence.

Task Tracker: Procrastinate with Style (and Efficiency!)

Keep your to-do list in check and manage your tasks effectively. Clustta includes a built-in task tracker to help you organize your workflow. Already using a different task management system? No problem! Clustta integrates seamlessly with popular platforms like ClickUp, Trello, Kitsu and others, ensuring your personal or team workflow remains unified.

Dependencies: Everything, Everywhere, Now in One Place

Creative projects often rely on a multitude of resources – fonts, textures, sound files, and more. Clustta doesn't just manage your primary project files; it also tracks and versions the dependencies and resources you've used. This ensures that when you revisit a project, all its associated assets are readily available and in their correct versions, eliminating broken links and missing files.

How it works

Clustta operates just like your native file browser, providing a familiar and intuitive interface. However, beneath the surface, it boasts an array of enhanced features that simplify version control, backups, and collaboration.

At its core, Clustta utilizes a unique CLST file structure to efficiently store and manage your project data and checkpoints. While offering a user-friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI) for easy navigation and interaction, Clustta also leverages a semi-decentralized architecture. This means your data is not solely reliant on a single central server, enhancing data security, accessibility, and resilience. For a more detailed technical overview, please refer to our developer documentation.

Why Not ...?

You might be familiar with other tools in the market. Here's why Clustta stands out for creative professionals:

SVN (Subversion)

SVN is a centralized version control system primarily designed for software developers. While effective for code, it lacks the specialized features and intuitive interface that artists, designers, and other creative professionals require for managing large binary files and visual assets. Clustta is built from the ground up with the creative workflow in mind.

Git

Git is a powerful distributed version control system, widely adopted by developers. However, it can be inefficient when handling large binary files (common in creative projects) due to its emphasis on text-based diffs. Furthermore, Git typically lacks granular access control per project, which is crucial for collaborative creative teams. Clustta optimizes for binary file handling and offers robust access management.

Google Drive/OneDrive/Wetransfer

While useful for simple file sharing, these cloud storage solutions lack integrated version control, robust recovery features, and specialized tools for managing creative projects. They often lead to "version chaos" and make true collaboration difficult. Clustta provides a dedicated solution for your creative workflow, offering more than just basic file synchronization.

MacOS Finder/Windows Explorer

Your native file browsers are essential, but they are fundamentally limited in their capabilities. They offer no built-in version control, collaborative features, or intelligent project tracking. Clustta enhances and expands upon the familiar file browser experience, transforming it into a powerful creative asset management system.