Workflow
Offline media archive for research and creative reference
Links rot, channels vanish, and platforms change their rules. This workflow builds a durable offline archive of the media your research depends on — held on your disk, not someone else's server.
How the workflow works
Capture before it disappears
When you find a reference you'll need again, paste the link into Cromoteca and download it while it's still available.
Store it locally and named
Files land on your disk, named and sorted, with source badges and sizes — a real archive rather than a folder of cryptic downloads.
Add searchable text
Transcribe spoken material locally so the archive is searchable by content, not just filenames.
Back it up your way
Because everything is local, you can copy the archive to an external drive or your own backup — it never expires and needs no account.
FAQ
Does the archive work without internet?
Yes. Once downloaded, everything is on your disk and fully usable offline. Only downloading new items and checking for app updates needs a connection.
What happens if the original link goes dead?
Your archived copy is unaffected — that's the point of keeping a local archive of material you're authorized to save.
Is there a storage limit?
Only your own disk space. Cromoteca doesn't impose a quota and doesn't store anything in the cloud.