refern. is a consumer product built for designers, artists, and other creative professionals.

Yes — refern. is free to use.

Is refern. still maintained?

Unverified. refern. has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

refern. is developed by JIAXIN YE, based in the United States.

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refern.

Name: refern.
Author: JIAXIN YE

refern.appStock & asset libraries🇺🇸

refern is a private desktop app for creatives to collect, organize, search, and study visual references. It supports images, video, PDFs, metadata, hierarchical tags, local AI-assisted tagging, semantic search, and infinite-canvas moodboards.

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Overview

12 features

refern. is a Stock & asset libraries project. It focuses on managing and retrieving scattered visual references, files, and inspiration without losing context. refern. is a consumer product aimed at designers, artists, and other creative professionals. refern. is free to use. It runs on the web, embeddable surfaces, iOS, macOS, and Windows.

Behind refern. is JIAXIN YE, based in the United States, and it first shipped in 2026. Among its 12 catalogued features are image indexing, video indexing, and PDF previews. The interface is available in 9 languages, including German, English, and Spanish.

Image indexing
Video indexing
PDF previews
Native file viewing
Infinite canvas
Moodboards
Hierarchical tags
Semantic search
Auto tagging
Smart folders
Metadata
Local processing

Built with & integrations

Framework

Next.js

Hosting

Vercel

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddableiOSmacOSWindowsLinux

Detected from

Next.js: x-nextjs-prerender header · x-powered-by header · /_next/static/ in the HTML
Vercel: x-vercel-id header · x-vercel-cache header

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of ServiceFree tierMulti-languageStore-verified publisher

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed11 Sept · 23:02 UTC
refern clipper verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about refern.

What is refern.?: Refern. focuses on managing and retrieving scattered visual references, files, and inspiration without losing context. It is catalogued under Stock & asset libraries on PulseGate.
Who is refern. for?: refern. is a consumer product built for designers, artists, and other creative professionals.
Is refern. free?: Yes — refern. is free to use.
What platforms does refern. run on?: refern. runs on the web, embeddable surfaces, iOS, macOS, and Windows.
Is refern. still maintained?: Unverified. refern. has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
Who makes refern.?: refern. is developed by JIAXIN YE, based in the United States.
When did refern. launch?: refern. first shipped in 2026.
What languages does refern. support?: The interface is available in 9 languages, including German, English, and Spanish.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web · Mobile · Desktop
Languages: German, English, Spanish, French+5 moreshow less
German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese
First seen: 11 Sept 2026
Built for: designers, artists, and other creative professionals
Model: B2C
Solves: Managing and retrieving scattered visual references, files, and inspiration without losing context.

Registered as

Chrome Web Store: mablbmamdddclilcclgnphikfdcmjmna
App Store: 6762536246
Firefox Add-ons: refern-clipper

Developer

🇺🇸JIAXIN YE

Index record

Indexed: 11 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 11 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: refern-clipper-refern-app
Lifecycle state recorded: 11 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 11 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 11 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://refern.app/

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