Freeter

A smarter way to work on your computer.

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Gather everything you need for work in one place, organized by projects and workflows, and stay focused on what matters at any given moment.

Freeter is an open-source organizer that lets you group apps, files and commands by project and workflow.

for: Developers and knowledge workers who juggle multiple tools per project.
pricing: open source
license: GPL-3.0

works withLinuxWindowsterminal

Key features

8 features of Freeter

Project Switcher — Select a project from a drop-down to hide unrelated widgets and stay focused.
Custom Widgets — Add web, file, command, timer, note, to-do and other widgets to a workflow screen.
Webpage Widget — Embed web apps and keep separate login sessions per project or widget.
Commander Widget — Run frequently used terminal commands with a single click.
Workflow Tabs — Split complex projects into multiple workflow tabs for easy navigation.
Shelf — Pin always-needed widgets (e.g., timer) for global access across projects.
Dark/Light Theme — Toggle between light and dark UI themes.
Privacy-First — No telemetry or usage tracking; fully open source under GPL.

	Freeter	Firecamp	Saas UI	Langfuse	Huly
Best for	Project-based desktop workspaces	API testing	UI component library	LLM analytics	Team collaboration platform
Pricing	Open source	Free	Free	Subscription	Free
DevHunt upvotes	3	48	54	89	29
Launched	Nov 2024	Jan 2023	Jan 2023	Jan 2023	Jun 2024

Freeter vs Firecamp: Firecamp is an API testing tool, while Freeter is a general desktop organizer.
Freeter vs Saas UI: Saas UI offers ready-made UI components; Freeter provides a workspace to assemble any tools.
Freeter vs Langfuse: Langfuse focuses on LLM observability; Freeter focuses on project-level desktop workflow.
Freeter vs Huly: Huly is an all-in-one project management suite; Freeter is a lightweight local organizer.