$120/year
That's the going rate for 2TB of cloud storage. Every year. Forever.
Alpha is live — free for everyone
Your files live on
YOUR hardware.
Freewolk turns any computer or Raspberry Pi into a private cloud. No subscriptions. No cloud fees. No one scanning your files.
One binary · Six platforms · Zero cloud servers
The problem
You're renting your own memories.
They scan everything
Your photos, documents, emails — all indexed for ads.
They can lock you out
Account suspended? Your 10 years of photos are gone.
The fix
Meet
Install it. Claim your NAS. That's it — you now own your cloud.
Install
Download and run the installer. One binary, one click.
Connect
Open the app. It finds your NAS automatically on your network.
Own it
Upload, stream, share — from any device, anywhere.
Features
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
File Manager
Browse, upload, stream. Grid or list. Lightning-fast search.
Photo Gallery
Timeline, albums, memories. Your photos organized beautifully.
Camera Backup
Phone photos auto-backup to your NAS over WiFi. Sleep easy.
Stream Anything
Videos, music, photos — stream directly. No download.
WebDAV & SMB
Mount as a drive in Finder or Explorer.
Remote Access
Tailscale, Cloudflare, or your own domain with TLS.
Self-Updating
Signed updates. Auto-rollback. Zero downtime.
Multi-NAS
One app, many NAS devices. Desktop at home, Pi at your parents'.
Dashboard
CPU, storage, disk health, activity — all at a glance.
Appliances
One software. Two superpowers.
Desktop NAS
- Best for
- Personal use, home office, families
- Setup
- Download installer → run → claim
- Power
- Uses your existing computer
- Drives
- Internal + any USB/external
Pi NAS
- Best for
- Always-on server, ultra-low power
- Setup
- Flash SD → install .deb → claim from phone
- Power
- 5 watts. Runs 24/7 for pennies.
- Drives
- Any USB drive plugged in
Security
Privacy isn't a feature. It's the architecture.
- Files never leave your hardware
- AES-256 end-to-end encryption (opt-in)
- TOTP two-factor authentication
- Audit log for every action
- Zero secrets in client apps
- Signed updates with auto-rollback
Free ForeverSelf-HostedNo TrackingNo AdsNo Data Mining
For power users
Under the hood.
0MBRAM idle
0MBcontent-addressed blocks
0platforms, one codebase
0cloud servers holding your
files
Storage Engine
Content-addressable 4MB blocks, SHA-256 hashed. Deduplication across users. Block-level sync transfers only what changed.
Networking
LAN-first via mDNS. Falls back to Tailscale (VPN) → Cloudflare Tunnel → Offline. Auto-switching, always the fastest path.
Architecture
Go backend (20MB RAM). Flutter frontend (6 platforms). PostgreSQL database. WebSocket + SSE realtime.
Updates
Polls the release channel. Downloads, verifies ed25519 signature + SHA-256 checksum. Swaps binary. Health-checks. Auto-rolls back on failure.
Platforms
Runs everywhere you do.
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Android
- iOS
- Web
- Raspberry Pi
One codebase. Seven platforms. Native performance on each.
Comparison
vs. the rest.
| Feature | Freewolk | Cloud subscriptions | NAS appliances | Self-hosted suites | Self-hosted photo apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | Free forever | $3–$30/mo | Hardware $$$ | Free (self-host) | Free (self-host) |
| Runs on any PC/Pi | |||||
| Photo gallery | Plugin | ||||
| Mobile app | |||||
| WebDAV/SMB | |||||
| E2E encryption | Plugin | ||||
| Block-level sync | |||||
| Remote access built-in | Cloud | Paid | Manual | ||
| One-click setup | Cloud |
Real life
Built for real life.
The Family
Mom backs up phone photos automatically. Dad streams movies to the TV. Kids have their own folders with quotas. Everything on one Pi in the living room.
The Freelancer
Project files on a desktop NAS. Access from the coffee shop via Tailscale. Share deliverables with clients via password-protected links.
The Privacy Advocate
Left the big cloud services completely. 4TB on an old laptop. E2E encrypted vault for tax documents. Family photos that no algorithm will ever touch.
Download
Get your cloud back.
Free. Yours forever.
On Windows and macOS, pick one. Freewolk Complete is everything: it turns this computer into your Freewolk NAS and gives you the app to browse it. Freewolk App is the app on its own — it connects to a Freewolk NAS you already have.
WindowsFreewolk Complete — .exe installerFreewolk App — .zip, no installer
macOSFreewolk Complete — Apple
Silicon · IntelFreewolk App — both chips
LinuxFreewolk Complete · .deb amd64
Raspberry PiFreewolk Complete · .deb ARM64
AndroidFreewolk App · APK
iOSFreewolk App · Releasing soon
Freewolk App is not code-signed yet: on Windows it is a folder you unzip and run, and on macOS the first open shows an unidentified-developer warning — right-click the app and choose Open to get past it.