ufish.pt

Turn folder chaos into a visual library. Ufish is the File View and Backup Plan for busy Designers. Collect, Find, Open. Independent since 2013. Privacy-first. Designers who work in InDesign accumulate thousands of files over the years — client projects, layouts, archived versions — scattered across folders, external drives, and NAS systems. Finding a specific file later means remembering a folder name, a project date, or opening files one by one just to see what's inside. Standard Digital Asset Management tools are built for large teams, with rigid folder structures and metadata rules that are overkill for a solo designer or small studio. The result: hours lost re-opening old files, rebuilding portfolios by hand, and scrambling when a client asks "do you still have that layout from 2021?" How Ufish works Ufish is a macOS desktop app that turns your existing InDesign file library into a searchable visual archive — without moving, renaming, or reorganizing a single file. Automatic visual previews: Point Ufish at a folder or drive and it generates full thumbnail previews of your InDesign files automatically, so you can see what's inside a file without opening it. Search the way you actually remember things: Find files by name, tag, date, dominant color, or through OCR text recognition pulled from the file previews — not just by filename. Open or reveal instantly: Click a preview to open the file directly in InDesign, or reveal it in Finder. Built for review and handoff: Use slideshow mode for client reviews, or export clean bitmap previews to share with clients and teammates — without sending the full source file or forcing them to install Acrobat. Works with your existing storage: Indexes local folders, external drives, Time Machine backups, and NAS locations. Privacy-first by design: Everything runs 100% locally on your Mac. Ufish never uploads your files, never uses them to train AI models, and offers optional cloud backup of previews only, on your terms. Who it's for Solo designers, art directors, and small studios who work daily in InDesign and need a fast, visual way to navigate a growing archive — rather than a heavyweight DAM system built for enterprise teams. A note on independence Ufish has been built and maintained independently since 2013, out of the EU.