Buy it once, and it's yours.

Yes. $35 once, updates included, and no subscription. Try the whole app free for 30 days before you pay.

Your files and data stay in their folders on your disk. You can still get to them. After 30 days, you need to buy a license to keep using refern.

Yes. During the 30-day trial, with no card needed, you can pin a board above your drawing app and test it with your own work. Transparency and click-through controls are available on Windows and macOS. On Linux, the board stays on top, but those two controls are not available.

When you add a folder, refern reads the files where they are. It does not move them or make extra copies. Imports can add files. For example, Eagle import copies each file once. If it belongs in more than one folder, refern uses links to that copy.

Yes. Copy files or drag them into another app or a folder. You get the original files. You can also open a file in your usual app or choose a different app.

Yes. Open Settings, then Import. Eagle imports keep your folders, tags, ratings, and source links. Files can still appear in more than one folder. Only file types allowed in your workspace are brought in. PureRef 2.x boards become canvases you can edit. Allusion imports keep your tags. Your old libraries stay as they are.

Yes. Open Settings > Import and paste full public board links or board section links. Each board goes into a separate folder. You can queue several boards, follow progress, and review or resume previous imports. If you pause or cancel, you can still add the pins already downloaded. Private boards and links to individual pins or profiles are not supported. Some pins may not transfer; check the import report.

No. You can download Auto Tagger models to suggest tags and read text in images. They run on your device and can use your graphics chip. You can also set up Search by meaning to find images without adding general tags. To add your own tags, hover over an image and press T for Quick Tags. To catch up on untagged files, open Review, start with the files that have the fewest tags, and tag them one at a time with the keyboard.

Yes, if you allow it. Turn on Settings > Local API and create a token. Scripts and assistant apps on your computer can then search and organize the open workspace. It is off by default, works only on your computer, and no token can delete files from disk.

No. Images and videos are on by default. You can turn on PDFs, design files, 3D files, fonts, archives, code, or all file types. You can preview PDF pages and open them in refern. PSD, PSB, Krita, OpenRaster, Clip Studio Paint, and Procreate files show a preview you can zoom. It is a flattened image, without layers. Other files use the preview your operating system makes, where it has one. Otherwise they show an icon for their file type. AVIF previews keep clear backgrounds.

You do not need an account to use the desktop app. You can browse, search, make boards, view files, and practice offline. Your library stays on your device. You need the internet to activate a license, check for updates or trial time, download optional models, send feedback, or save images and videos from the web.

Three, on any mix of Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Yes. Commercial use is included. One license covers one person on up to three devices.

Try the whole app free for 30 days, with no card needed. Since you can try it first, purchases are final. A refund may still be possible in limited cases if you email within 5 days of buying. See the refund terms you agree to before using the app.