The latest build of Facet, plus the user guide, whitepaper, cookbook and developer guide. Facet needs a licence key to run — get one here, then enter it the first time you open the app.
Two flavours of the same build — pick whichever fits your workflow.
The standard Windows installer. Installs into Program Files, adds Start menu and desktop shortcuts, and registers an entry in Add or Remove Programs. Requires administrator rights to install.
Download installerSelf-contained build. Unzip to a USB stick or any folder and run — no installation, nothing written outside the folder, no admin rights needed.
Download portable
Both builds require a licence key to run.
Buy a licence or activate an existing one →
Windows showing a blue “protected your PC” warning on first run?
That's normal for a new app — here's why, and how to proceed →
Publish a database as a Facet package (a .facpub file) and hand it to
anyone. Facet Reader opens it read-only — they
can browse, search, sort, filter and use your views, but can't change the content,
and never need a licence. Free to download and free to share.
The standard Windows installer for the free, read-only Reader. Installs
alongside the full Facet editor, and makes double-clicking a
.facpub package open it in Reader. No licence required.
Self-contained Reader. Unzip and run — no installation, no admin
rights, nothing written outside the folder. Open a .facpub
with File → Open Package.
Reader is free and never expires. To create and edit databases you need the full Facet editor above. Get a licence →
The reference, the rationale, the recipes and the file format — all as PDFs.
The complete reference — every feature, every view, every shortcut. Written for someone sitting down to actually use the app, not for a developer.
Download user guideThe thinking behind Facet — why capture-first, why categories instead of folders, why multiple views over one body of data. The philosophy in long form.
Download whitepaperWorked recipes for the things just outside the manual — how to combine views, categories, rules and automations into something more than the sum of its parts. A companion to the user guide.
Download cookbookThe files on disk — the database format, backups, the capture inbox and bundled images — and how to read, back up and script them from outside the app. For tinkerers and integrators.
Download developer guide
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