Allusion
Allusion manages visual libraries on desktop, including video playback, tagging, custom file properties, and search across collections.
About Allusion
Allusion is a free and open source desktop application for managing a visual library, a single place for references, inspiration and other images. It is built for artists. This repository is a fork of Allusion that adds video support, bulk tagging, implied tag relationships and custom extra properties for files. The source does not state which operating systems are supported beyond the desktop application and an installable build from the Releases page.
The source describes a development setup that requires NodeJS and a package manager such as Yarn. Documentation linked from the page belongs to the original repository's wiki, and the source does not confirm that it covers this fork.
Key features
- Video file support with video and GIF playback options
- Bulk tagging of multiple files at once
- Implied tag relationships with automatic inheritance of implied tags
- Custom extra properties that can be defined for files
- Sorting files and using extra property values in advanced searches
- Tag selection using Alt, Control/Command and Shift modifier keys
Best for: Artists and other desktop users who want to organize large collections of reference and inspiration images and videos with tags and custom file properties.
Good for
- Free and open source
- Adds tagging, video and custom property features for organizing visual libraries
- Includes instructions for running a development build and creating an installable executable
Watch out for
- Running from source requires NodeJS and a package manager such as Yarn
- Linked documentation is from the original repository, not this fork
Allusion at a glance
- Website
- github.com/RafaUC/Allusion
- Category
- Online Tools › Image Tools
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Allusion FAQ
Where can I get the latest version of Allusion?
The source says to find the latest version of Allusion on the Releases page of the repository.
What do I need to run Allusion from source?
You need NodeJS and a package manager such as Yarn. The source then describes running yarn install, yarn dev in one terminal, and yarn start in a second terminal.
Where is the documentation for Allusion?
The source says the original repository had a wiki with documentation. It does not state whether that documentation applies to this fork.
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