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Dev tools · August 12, 2016

Freeter

Open-source workspace. For people working on their computer.

Freeter launched on August 12, 2016 with 143 votes, #243 of 3,856 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

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What it does

Gather everything you need for work — in one place, organized by projects and workflows. Quickly access your setup via a hotkey or from the tray icon. Switch effortlessly between workflows, stay focused on what matters now, and reduce context-switching.

Freeter - The smartest way to work on your computer.

Gather everything you need for work in one place, organized by projects and workflows, and have a quick access to them. Freeter helps you to set boundaries between projects and focus on what matters at any given moment. Select a project using the project drop-down menu and work on it without being distracted by irrelevant things. Use Freeter widgets to set up a workflow providing a quick access to everything you need for your work. Embed all apps you use daily into your Freeter workflows using the webpage widget, and access them from one window. If you tired of switching between accounts, the widget also enables you to stay signed-in with different accounts on per-project, per-workflow or…from freeter.io

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