Re:define how you see pictures.

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What is RePic?

RePic is a desktop image viewer and manager that rethinks how images are stored and organized.

Instead of downloading every image to your hard drive, RePic introduces Virtual Albums — collections of web images that take zero disk space. When you need real files, pin them to disk as .repic shortcut files (under 1 KB each).

The core idea

Traditional:  Save image → 5 MB on disk → one copy per device
RePic:        Drag image → 0 KB (virtual) or <1 KB (.repic) → URL stays in the cloud

Features

Virtual Albums — 0 KB

Drag images from any website into RePic. No downloads, no disk usage — just URLs stored in memory. Browse, crop, and annotate them as if they were local files.

.repic Files — Pin to Disk

Want real files? Pin an album to create .repic shortcut files visible in File Explorer. Each file is a tiny JSON with the image URL — shareable, backupable, double-click to open.

{
  "v": 2,
  "type": "virtual-image",
  "url": "https://example.com/photo.jpg",
  "crop": { "x": 120, "y": 80, "width": 640, "height": 480 }
}

Local → Cloud Virtualization

Upload a local image to the cloud, then convert it to a .repic file. 5 MB photo becomes a 0.5 KB shortcut — 99.99% space savings with the same visual result.

Everything Else

• Blazing fast browsing — Virtual scrolling + thumbnail preloading
• Non-destructive editing — Crop, annotate, mosaic without touching originals
• Drag to share — Drag images straight to Discord, LINE, or any app
• Clipboard paste — Ctrl+V to import screenshots instantly
• Hotlink bypass — Automatic proxy for protected images (Instagram, etc.)
• Dark & light themes — iOS-inspired UI
• i18n — English / Traditional Chinese

Getting Started

Download

Grab the latest installer from Releases.

Requirements: Windows 10 or later.

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run in development mode
npm run electron:dev

# Build for Windows
npm run electron:build

Output: release/ folder with NSIS installer.

Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Runtime	Electron 31
Frontend	React 19 + Vite 7
Styling	TailwindCSS v4
Image processing	Sharp
Cropping	react-image-crop
Virtual scrolling	react-window

Roadmap

• Virtual albums (0 KB web image collections)
• .repic file format v2 (read, write, batch export)
• Non-destructive crop & annotations
• Cloud upload (urusai.cc)
• Album import/export (JSON backup)
• Sidebar position toggle
• Thumbnail cache (IndexedDB)
• Offline image cache
• Pin album to disk (auto-create .repic folder)
• Unpin album (read back to virtual)
• Local image → cloud → .repic virtualization
• Batch virtualize / materialize
• File Explorer shell extension (Windows)

Contributing

Found a bug or have an idea? Open an issue — every report is read.

License

MIT