A modern, cross-platform desktop application for managing and organizing your media library. Built with Electron and Angular, Archivist provides powerful tools for scanning, filtering, and maintaining your video collection.
Filtering - Filter by resolution, codec, audio tracks, bitrate, and more
Rating Integration - Fetch ratings and metadata from TMDB/OMDB automatically (provide your own API key) Metadata Editing - Edit and embed metadata directly into your files
FFmpeg Integration - Built-in FFmpeg support for media analysis and conversion
Dark/Light Themes - Beautiful UI with theme support
Multi-language - Internationalization support (for now eng, ger, swe)
Always check the build instructions for your platform.
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/blackfan23/archivist.git
cd archivist
# Install dependencies
bun install# Start the development server
bunx nx serve archivistThis will launch the Electron app with hot-reload enabled for both the frontend and main process.
# Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3)
bun run archivist:mac:arm64
# Intel
bun run archivist:macbun run archivist:win# x64
bun run archivist:linux
# ARM64
bun run archivist:linux:arm64The built application will be available in dist/executables/.
apps/archivist/
├── electron/ # Electron main process
│ └── src/
│ ├── app/ # Main process logic
│ │ ├── services/ # IPC handlers, storage, ffmpeg
│ │ └── options/ # Build configuration
│ └── main.ts # Entry point
└── frontend/ # Angular frontend
└── src/
├── app/
│ ├── components/ # UI components
│ ├── core/ # Services and stores
│ └── shell/ # Main layout
└── styles.scss # Global styles
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE v3.0
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
