Crate is a local-first project manager for Ableton Live. It reads every .als in your Ableton folder, opens each one in place, and pulls out tempo, key, track count, plugins, samples, and arrangement length. Files are read-only — nothing is uploaded, moved, copied, or modified. Re-scans only re-read what changed.
Crate walks the folder, opens each .als in place, and pulls out tempo, key, track count, plugins, and arrangement length. Files are read-only — nothing is uploaded, moved, copied, or modified.
Drag a card between phases as a project moves from rough idea to released. The default phases are Drafting, Arranging, Mixing, Mastering, and Released. New and modified projects since the last scan are flagged automatically.
Crate turns your folder of Ableton projects into a simple inbox you can clear a few at a time. Its algorithm suggests the phase, you confirm or change it, and Crate keeps your place across sessions and devices.
Scanning needs a Chromium browser (Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc, or Opera) on the machine that holds your projects. The board, sorting, and stats work in any modern browser, on any device.
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No. Crate opens .als files read-only in your browser to extract tempo, key, track count, plugins, and arrangement length. Nothing is uploaded, moved, copied, or written back to disk. Only the board metadata you create — column, notes, checklist progress — syncs to your account.
Any Chromium-based browser on the machine that holds your projects: Chrome 86+, Edge 86+, Brave, Arc, Opera, or Vivaldi, on macOS, Windows, Linux, or ChromeOS. Safari and Firefox do not implement the File System Access API, so they cannot scan. Once projects are in Crate, the board, sorting, stats, and checklists work in any modern browser, on any device.
One browser prompt — "Let site view files" — for the single folder you pick. Access is read-only and scoped to that folder; Crate cannot see anything else on your disk and never asks for write access. Files are parsed locally in the browser, not uploaded. Chromium resets folder permission when you fully close the browser, which is why Crate shows a "Reconnect" button on return.
Projects new since the last scan get an amber badge. Projects whose .als changed get a blue badge. Projects whose files have gone missing get flagged in the toolbar so you can review them. Re-scans are fast — Crate only re-reads files whose modification dates changed.
Yes. Delete your cloud data anytime from Settings — projects, workspaces, and templates wipe immediately while your subscription keeps running. To delete the account itself, cancel billing first; once the period ends, the account deletes on confirm.