Refhold

Refhold is a minimalist reference viewer and note board for Windows. It lets you pin images and notes anywhere on your screen, keep them always visible, and organize them freely — ideal for visual thinkers who need constant access to inspiration, references, or context while working.

Whether you're sketching, modeling, designing interfaces, writing, or coding, Refhold helps you keep important visual information front and center without cluttering your main workspace.

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🧠 Project History

Refhold was created to serve a simple but common need: keeping visual references and notes visible and precisely placed while working in creative or technical tools. Traditional image viewers and editors often get in the way or hide behind other windows — Refhold solves that by providing a lightweight, purpose-built tool with smart window behavior, keyboard shortcuts, and automatic layout memory.

What started as a quick utility for daily use gradually evolved into a polished WPF application with MVVM Pattern, a focus on responsiveness, clean UI, and practical features.

🚀 Features

Always-on-top image windows that stay visible across apps
Drag-and-drop or paste images directly into the workspace
Crop images inside the app to remove unwanted content
Download images from URLs — just paste a link and go
Clipboard support — paste copied images or files instantly
Floating text notes — attach written reminders or annotations
Project files — store your projects in .rfld files and open them up later.
Content Alignment and Sizing — Tools for automatically sizing, alignment and normalizing images on the board canvas.
Light and dark themes, with adjustable transparency
Keyboard-driven positioning, visibility toggles, and workspace control

👥 Who Uses Refhold?

Refhold is designed for:

Digital artists who work with concept art, style references, or anatomy guides
3D modelers who need reference sheets while sculpting or modeling
UI/UX designers referencing design systems or examples across tools
Writers and researchers who want to pin notes, outlines, or diagrams while writing
Developers working with visual debugging or layout comparisons

If your workflow benefits from having visual context or notes always visible — without switching windows or losing focus — Refhold is built for you.