Spacedrive — Your data. Your devices. Your AI employees.

What it is

Spacedrive is a local-first application that connects files, clouds, devices, and sources into a unified interface. It functions as a file manager, an archive for emails, notes, browser history, repositories, and messages, and a platform for AI agents that can operate across a user’s data with permissioned access. The product is designed for individuals seeking to manage scattered data, as well as teams and companies that need shared libraries, user roles, audit trails, and hosted infrastructure.

Main Features

Unified File Management

• Connects local drives, external storage, NAS boxes, cloud services (Amazon S3, Google Drive, Dropbox), and mobile devices in a single view.
• Provides a familiar file browser interface with folders, tags, favorites, and sources.
• Supports browsing, searching, and indexing across all connected locations.

Virtual Distributed Filesystem

• Built on a Rust core with a real virtual distributed filesystem.
• Employs content identity (content hashes) to uniquely identify files across devices.
• Enables peer-to-peer (P2P) sync and durable file operations.

Source Integrations

• Integrates with cloud storage services: Amazon S3 (Glacier tier), Google Drive, Dropbox.
• Supports email, notes, and other data sources (e.g., Gmail, Obsidian, GitHub) as archival locations.
• Allows multiple devices to be connected: MacBooks, NAS (TrueNAS), Mac Studio, Windows PC, iPhones, iPads.

AI Agents (Spacebot & Voicebox)

• Spacebot: An open-source agent runtime for tasks requiring memory, delegation, tasks, and execution.
• Voicebox: A local-first AI voice studio for voice cloning, speech generation, dictation, and MCP-aware agent speech.
• Agents have structured, permissioned access to user data rather than raw system control.

Multi-Platform Support

• Available on macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android (v2.0).
• Desktop and mobile clients with consistent functionality.

How it works

Personal Data Organization

Users add devices, cloud accounts, and local volumes to Spacedrive. The app indexes files and displays them in a unified browser. Users can browse, search, tag, and manage files across all sources without switching between apps. Content identity ensures duplicates are detected by hash.

Using AI Agents

Users can optionally enable agents (Spacebot, Voicebox) to perform work across connected data. Agents receive structured permissions (e.g., read-only on certain folders) and can execute tasks like file organization, search, or voice commands. Voicebox allows dictation into any app and agent speech.

Team & Company Deployment

Teams can set up shared libraries, user roles, managed onboarding, policies, and audit trails. Spacedrive provides hosted infrastructure for organizations. Agents can work across devices and data owned by the company, with permissioned access.

Key Points

• Local-first: Data remains on the user’s devices and clouds; no central server required for personal use.
• Open source: Licensed under FSL-1.1-ALv2; the codebase is publicly available on GitHub (37,000+ stars).
• Rust core: Rewritten in Rust for performance, reliability, and a clean architecture.
• Founder’s philosophy: The project emphasizes user data ownership and control, with a transparent note from the founder about the vision and direction.
• Product tiers: Personal edition remains local-first and open source; teams and companies receive additional management and hosted infrastructure.

Additional Details

• Pricing: Personal Spacedrive is free and open source. Team and company tiers include paid features (users, roles, shared libraries, hosted infrastructure).
• Availability: v2.0 is released for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android. The website is intentionally quiet while the product catches up to the story.
• Funding: Seed funding from OSS Capital, Naval Ravikant, Tobias Lutke, and Tom Preston-Werner.
• Community: Active Discord, GitHub, and X/Twitter channels. The note from the founder (Jamie) is posted on the webpage.
• Specifications: Supports up to 350 TB (Amazon S3 example), multiple device types, and content hashing for unique file identification.