Stack

Local sample library manager for producers. Splice-inspired interface, fully offline. Browse, filter by BPM/key, preview audio and MIDI, and organize your own library.

Download: stack.swendl.com

Installation (macOS)

1. Download the .dmg from the releases page or stack.swendl.com
2. Open the DMG and drag Stack.app to your Applications folder
3. If macOS says "Stack is damaged and can't be opened", run this once in Terminal:

xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Stack.app

4. Launch Stack from Applications

This warning appears because the app is not yet notarized with Apple. The command removes the quarantine flag macOS applies to downloaded files.

Features

• Offline-first desktop app
• Fast indexing for samples, MIDI, and presets
• BPM/key filtering and full-text search
• Audio waveform and MIDI preview
• Folder-based browser with pack organization
• Auto-update flow via GitHub Releases

Tech Stack

• Desktop: Tauri 2.0
• Frontend: React 18 + TypeScript + Vite
• Backend: Rust
• Database: SQLite

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20+
• npm
• Rust 1.78+ (stable), install via rustup
• macOS: Xcode Command Line Tools (xcode-select --install)

Local Development

npm install
npm run tauri dev

Production Build

npm run tauri build

The app stores SQLite in the platform-standard app data directory:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/app.stack.desktop/stack.db
• Linux: ~/.local/share/app.stack.desktop/stack.db
• Windows: %APPDATA%\\app.stack.desktop\\stack.db

Release

Push a version tag to trigger the release workflow:

git tag v1.0.0
git push origin v1.0.0

Project Structure

src/              React + TypeScript frontend
src-tauri/src/    Rust backend (commands, core, db, metadata, models)

First Run

1. Launch the app.
2. Click Add Folder in the sidebar.
3. Select a folder containing samples, MIDI, or presets.
4. Wait for indexing to complete.
5. Search, filter, and preview assets in the Browser tab.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.