Run with context, AI at your fingertips.
Context Assembly · Prompt Management · Global AI Terminal · LAN Transfer & More
CtxRun is an AI-powered productivity tool designed for developers. It integrates code context assembly, prompt management, clipboard history, workflow automation, LAN transfer, and a always-ready global AI terminal, seamlessly connecting your IDE with Large Language Models (LLMs).
 Intelligently package your project files into LLM-friendly formats with automatic comment removal, binary filtering, and real-time token estimation. Supports project memory and configuration persistence. |
 Manage your AI prompts and common commands with variable templates, group management, and offline prompt packs. Supports executable commands and chat template configuration. |
 Apply AI-generated code patches with smart fuzzy matching. A powerful Git Diff visualizer with Working Directory comparison, version comparison, and diverse export formats (Markdown, JSON, XML, Plain Text). |
 Visual node-graph workflow engine with conditional branching. Integrates browser automation, keyboard/mouse simulation, color detection, and loop control via Windows UIAutomation API with physical input fallback. |
 Start a local HTTP server — other devices connect by scanning a QR code. Supports file transfer progress tracking, real-time text chat, and device approval for security. |
 Comprehensive clipboard history manager supporting text and images. Features full-text search, pinning, notes, auto-cleanup, calendar view, and Spotlight quick paste integration. |
 Mobile-friendly web interface for uploading files and sending messages. No app installation needed — just scan and go. |
 Pop-up file preview window supporting DOCX, PDF, HTML, Markdown, images, and more. Drag any file to preview instantly without leaving your workflow. |
- Spotlight (Global AI Terminal) — Summon anytime with
Alt+S. Streaming AI conversations, shell commands (>ls), calculator (=1+1), scope search (/app,/cmd,/pmt), and app launcher. - Guard (Idle Guard) — Automatic screen lock on idle timeout with circular progress ring unlock. Global input interception via Windows low-level hooks. Supports preventing system sleep.
- Model Miner (Web Mining) — Intelligent web scraper powered by headless Chromium. Extracts clean content, converts to Markdown, supports concurrent crawling with depth/page limits.
- Agent Tool Runtime — Invoke tools during AI conversations (file system operations, web search, content extraction). Sandbox security policies with approval mechanism.
- Exec Runtime — Secure command execution sandbox with PowerShell AST analysis, approval workflow, and process lifecycle management.
- OCR (Text Recognition) — Offline OCR powered by PPOCRv5 with automatic model download, SHA-256 verification, and idle resource reclamation.
- System Monitor — Battery info, disk details, network traffic, port and process monitoring with file lock detection.
- Network Speed Test — Integrated M-Lab NDT7 network speed testing.
- Privacy Scan — Built-in sensitive information detection engine with whitelist management to prevent API key and secret leakage.
Want to learn how to use it? Check out the Detailed Usage Guide
Built with a modern high-performance desktop application architecture (~10MB install size, ~30MB memory footprint):
- Core: Tauri 2 (Rust + WebView2) — Native-level performance with minimal install size, multi-window support.
- Frontend: React 19 + TypeScript + Vite 7 — Modern frontend development experience.
- State Management: Zustand 5 — Lightweight yet powerful state management.
- Internationalization: i18next + react-i18next — JSON-based multi-language support (English/Chinese).
- Styling: Tailwind CSS + tailwindcss-animate — Beautiful UIs built fast.
- Database: SQLite (rusqlite) + Refinery — Local data persistence and migration management.
- Editor: Monaco Editor — VSCode-level code editing experience.
- Testing: Vitest + Testing Library — Fast unit and component testing (86%+ coverage).
- Backend: 16 Rust crates — Modular architecture covering automation, OCR, mining, transfer, monitoring, and more.
- Node Graph: @xyflow/react — Visual workflow editor for Automator.
- Document Preview: docx-preview, @wooorm/starry-night — DOCX rendering, syntax highlighting.
Download installers from the Releases page, or download the portable version (CtxRun.exe) — no installation required, click to run (data stored in %localappdata%\com.ctxrun):
- Windows:
.msior.exe
- tldr-pages — Command pack data
- Awesome ChatGPT Prompts — Prompt pack data
- gitleaks — Sensitive information detection rules
CtxRun - Run with context, AI at your fingertips.