Organize
Keep prose, source material, and typed records together in one local workspace.
Beyond encrypted storage
Record workflow
Encrypted storage protects files at rest. Darkroom adds a local record workflow for organizing context, inspecting changes, and sharing reviewable packages.
Darkroom is in alpha. Alpha testing now includes macOS, Linux, and Windows test builds, but there is no public app download yet. The standalone verifier is public, but no tagged verifier release is available yet.
Inside the workspace
Files and records
A workspace contains collections. Collections group files and records so related material stays together.
Files hold prose and references. Records contain contacts, images, attachments, places, conversations, or tables.
Working with records
The record workflow
Seal
When you want a stored comparison point, save a digital fingerprint of a record’s ID, type, and content. Sealing prevents content edits until you unseal it.
Review
Inspect changes in the encrypted Audit log when you need to. It is not an unchangeable history.
Export and verify
Export readable PDFs, a manifest, and optional originals. Unsealed records can also be exported. The standalone verifier checks package consistency offline.
A clear boundary
What verification checks
The verifier validates package structure and recomputes hashes for record content, Seals, and included originals. It does not verify PDF bytes or establish authorship or source truth. To detect replacement of the whole package, compare the manifest hashes with values obtained from a separately trusted source.
Read how export verification works