Automatic version history for creative work

Know what changed. Find any version.

Chronicle keeps a history of your creative images as you work. It explains each change in plain English, so you can find and restore the version you need in seconds.

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Available for Windows and macOS

A real Chronicle workflow using demo project data. Select the video to watch full screen.

Why Chronicle

Why do developers have a clear history of every change, while creatives are still naming files final_final_v8?

Creative work moves fast, but its history is often scattered across duplicate files, folders, and different tools. Chronicle puts that history in one place without changing how you work.

Without Chronicle

Designs / logo

logo_final.png

logo_final_v2.png

logo_final_REAL.png

logo_v3_use_this.png

logo_v3_approved.png

logo_approved_FINAL.png

logo_approved_FINAL2.png

logo_FINAL_v8_USE_THIS_ONE.png

✗Which one is actually current?

✗What changed between v3 and v5?

✗Where's the one with the tagline?

✗Open both. Zoom in. Compare manually.

ManualOpen files one by one and compare them yourself

With Chronicle

logo.png8 versions · watching

v8 nowBackground → teal · tagline removed

2m ago

v7Mark scaled up 12%

yesterday

v6Tagline font weight → 700

3d ago

v5Exposure +0.8 EV · bg desaturated

5d ago

⌕"version with the tagline" → v6 found instantly

✓Every version auto-captured on save

✓AI explains exactly what changed

✓Search by meaning, not filename

✓One-click restore any version

ClearFind the right version from what you remember

8 creative formats targeted for the challenge releaseLocal version libraryNo account requiredChanges explained in plain English

How it works

Choose a folder. Keep creating.

Chronicle works in the background, so a clear history does not require a new creative process.

Choose a folder

Tell Chronicle where your creative work lives. Your version history starts there.

Keep creating

Save as usual in the tools you already use. Chronicle records each new version in the background.

Understand every change

Chronicle compares versions and explains the visible differences in plain English.

Find it. Restore it.

Search with everyday words, open the right version, and restore it when you need it.

No other creative tool brings this entire workflow together.

Chronicle combines automatic version history, plain-English visual explanations, natural search, and safe restoration in one focused experience.

Your work, in order

Assets

Search your history...

logo-brand.png

Versions8

Last saved2m ago

Size246 KB

StatusWatching

VersionChangedDateSizev8 (current)Summary readyToday 11:42246 KBv7Summary readyYesterday251 KB

SummaryTagsChangesRestore

What changed · v7 to v8

"Background changed from navy to teal. Tagline text removed from lower-left. Logo mark scaled up 12%."

background-changetext-removedscale

Changes explained clearly

Version 7 to version 8

“Background changed from navy to teal. The tagline was removed and the logo was made larger.”

Restore with confidence

Selected versionv6 · Original tagline

Search the way you remember

"version with the tagline"

logo-brand.pngv698%

logo-brand.pngv591%

banner-social.pngv374%

Format support

One idea, built for every creative profession.

Photographers, designers, 3D artists, architects, and other creative professionals all face the same problem: their work changes faster than their file history can explain.

.pngGraphic designercampaign.png

.jpgPhotographerhero-shoot.jpg

.psdVisual designerlaunch-poster.psd

.psbExhibition designerexpo-wall.psb

.svgBrand designerbrand-mark.svg

.blendGame environment artiststudio-scene.blend

.obj3D artistchair-study.obj

.stepArchitect or product designerenclosure.step

.pngGraphic designercampaign.png

.jpgPhotographerhero-shoot.jpg

.psdVisual designerlaunch-poster.psd

.psbExhibition designerexpo-wall.psb

.svgBrand designerbrand-mark.svg

.blendGame environment artiststudio-scene.blend

.obj3D artistchair-study.obj

.stepArchitect or product designerenclosure.step

Made for real work

Your creative history stays yours.

Chronicle saves every version on your computer, even while you are offline. AI is optional and uses your own provider key, stored securely on your device. If you save while offline, Chronicle adds the explanation when you reconnect. No account is required. If you choose to sign in, settings sync and encrypted key backup can be enabled separately.

Built with IBM Bob

From first plan to working product.

We used IBM Bob to plan Chronicle, build its core features, test real creative workflows, solve integration problems, and prepare the app for release.

Explore the public project on GitHub

Start your history

Stop searching through final_final_v8.

Download Chronicle and turn your next save into the first version of a history you can actually understand.

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