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# refern

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> refern is a local-first desktop visual reference manager with an infinite canvas and a relationship graph view, built for creatives.
> 
> Verdict: Rated \*\*\*\* by 0 users. Top-rated for **Overall Quality**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses refern?

Individual artists and creative pros (illustrators, concept artists, designers, photographers, animators) who build reference libraries and moodboards across digital art, games, film, and design.

## About the vendor

- **Company**: refern

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: $30.00
- **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: refern is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. A single license is $30 and includes the complete application with lifetime updates. There are no recurring fees, no feature tiers, and no paywalled add-ons. That one price unlocks every feature on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

One license covers one user on up to three devices, for example a desktop, a laptop, and a studio machine, and you can deactivate and move a device at any time. Commercial use is included at no extra cost, so freelancers and studios do not need a separate or upgraded license.

refern is free to download and evaluate before you buy. Because the app is local-first, anything you set up while trying it stays on your own disk, with nothing locked away if you decide to purchase later.

Checkout is handled by Polar as the merchant of record, which means secure card, PayPal, and wallet payments, proper invoices, and automatic tax handling in your country. Regional pricing is available in many markets, so buyers in some countries are offered an automatically adjusted price at checkout.

refern is currently $30 as a launch price and will move to its regular price of $35. The desktop app is a one-time purchase and will stay that way. An optional cloud sync service is planned for the future as a separate, opt-in subscription, but it is not required to use refern, and the core app remains fully functional offline forever.
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise)
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: Angola, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Bermuda, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia and 68 more

## Features

- Collaboration Tools
- Content Publishing Options
- Document Management Software
- Full Text Search

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base Software
- Chat

## Category

- [Content Management Software (CMS)](https://www.capterra.in/directory/10007/content-management/software)

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## Links

- [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.in/software/1099990/refern)

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