Questions and answers

WorkTool is a desktop app for Windows that brings your folders, desktop apps and websites into one window. They open as tabs, side by side in up to four panes, with floating notes and a command palette for everything.

Browse and manage folders like in File Explorer, open websites with a separate sign-in per site, run classic desktop apps inside its tabs, split the view into up to four panes, keep notes above everything, search everything with Ctrl+K, and install new apps through winget and Scoop. The features page lists everything, including what doesn't work yet.

Anyone on Windows whose work spans folders, web apps and desktop programs: developers, freelancers, small offices, students. The use cases page shows typical setups.

Not yet. WorkTool is in alpha testing and public downloads aren't open. The downloads page is ready and will offer the installer once the first release is published.

Because WorkTool isn't ready for general use yet. It works and is tested on Windows 11, but some things are missing or untested (such as Windows 10), and the installer isn't published. Downloads open with the first release.

The app has all its main parts and is being tested on real workflows. Things can still change, and bugs are expected. Each internal build is listed in the changelog.

No date has been announced. The roadmap shows what's done and what's left, and will show a date once there is one.

Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit. Windows 11 is tested; Windows 10 isn't tested yet. macOS and Linux aren't supported: WorkTool is built directly on Windows features.

Pricing hasn't been decided or announced. WorkTool is meant to become open source; until a license is published, no terms of use or price have been set for the app.

WorkTool is under active development; every build so far is in the changelog. How updates will be delivered after the first public release hasn't been decided yet.

Not yet. WorkTool is being developed with the intention of publishing its source code. There's no public repository and no license yet; this site will link both when they exist.

There's no public repository yet, so code contributions aren't possible right now. The open source page explains what's planned and will describe how to contribute once the repository is public.

Public bug reporting opens with the first release. For testers, WorkTool's Contact dialog has "Copy diagnostic info", which copies the app version, Windows version and WebView2 version to include in a report.

Through the blog (development notes and deep dives), the changelog and the roadmap on this site.

No. WorkTool runs locally. Your library and settings are files in your Windows user folder, and nothing is sent to a WorkTool server.

No. Adding a folder only stores a reference. Removing something from WorkTool never touches your PC. Deleting files is a separate command that uses the Recycle Bin, and permanent deletion always asks first and shows full paths.

Microsoft Store apps (such as Windows 11 Notepad and Calculator) and apps running as administrator can't be held inside another app's window; Windows doesn't allow it, and some Store apps crash if tried. WorkTool opens them in their own window and says why.