For Kontakt Power Users

Stop hunting.
Start creating.

Search thousands of instruments instantly. Build collections, star favorites, drag directly into your DAW. All your .nki files, one search box.

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30-day money-back
Lifetime updates
$39 one-time

Works with every Kontakt library

Native Instruments Spitfire Audio 8Dio Orchestral Tools Cinesamples Output Heavyocity + thousands more

See it in action

From menu bar to Kontakt in seconds.

From search to sound in 3 seconds

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Type

Start typing what you need. Piano, strings, brass—or library names like "Albion".

🎹 Cello Legato Spitfire
🎹 Cello Sustain 8Dio
🎹 Solo Cello NI
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Find

Results appear instantly. Every library searched at once.

🎹 Cello Legato
Kontakt
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Drag

Drag directly into Kontakt. Back to creating.

Why existing solutions fall short

Kontakt's built-in tools weren't designed for modern sample library collections.

Built-in

Kontakt Browser

  • ✗ UI unchanged in 20 years
  • ✗ Third-party libs don't show in Libraries tab
  • ✗ Many users load from Finder—it's faster
Built-in

Quick Load

  • ✗ Slows exponentially as collection grows
  • ✗ Resets between Kontakt versions
  • ✗ Manual setup, constant maintenance
Krate

Just works

  • ✓ Instant search—every .nki, everywhere
  • ✓ Zero setup—point at folders, done
  • ✓ Drag directly into Kontakt in your DAW

Built for speed. Designed for flow.

Every feature exists to get you back to making music faster.

Instant Search

Results appear as you type. No loading spinners. No waiting. Just type "cello legato" and see every match across all libraries.

Drag & Drop

Drag any .nki directly into Kontakt in your DAW. One fluid motion from search to sound. Works with Logic, Ableton, Pro Tools, and more.

Favorites

Star your go-to instruments across all vendors. Build a personal palette of patches that's always one click away—no more folder diving.

Recent History

Automatically tracks instruments you use. Quickly recall that perfect patch from last week's session without remembering where it lives.

Light & Dark Mode

Matches your system or toggle manually. Easy on the eyes whether you're working in a bright room or a dimmed studio at 2am.

Unified Library

Official NI, third-party, NICNT, and free downloads—all searchable in one place. No more scattered collections across different drives.

New

Smart Collections

Group your favorite instruments into custom collections. Load entire palettes into Kontakt with a single drag—perfect for template building.

Multi-Select

⌘+Click to select multiple instruments. Shift+Click for range selection. Drag all selected at once.

Smart Naming

Collections auto-name based on folder hierarchy. "Albion Tundra Brunel Loops" instead of "New Collection 1".

Batch Load

Drag a collection to load all instruments at once. Perfect for building orchestral templates fast.

Folder Collections

Right-click any folder to instantly create a collection. Favorite entire folders across vendors.

4 selected
Create Collection Add to Favorites
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▼ Collections 3
▶ 📦 Albion Tundra Brunel Loops 12
▼ 📦 Epic Brass Stack 5
🎹 Forzo Brass Ensemble ✕
🎹 Berlin Brass Horns ✕
🎹 CineBrass Core ✕
▶ 📦 String Textures 8
▼ Browse
▶ 📁 Spitfire Audio 847 ★
Always Ready

Lives in your menu bar

Krate stays out of your way until you need it. One hotkey summons it instantly from anywhere—in the middle of Logic, Ableton, or any app.

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Global Hotkey

Press ⌘ ⌥ K from anywhere to summon Krate. Fully customizable in settings.

📌

Menu Bar Icon

Click the K icon to toggle. Right-click for quick access to settings and quit.

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Pop Out Mode

Need more space? Pop out the window to freely move and position anywhere on screen.

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Lightweight

Uses minimal resources. Hides when you click away. Never interrupts your workflow.

Krate menu bar app showing instrument browser

What composers are saying

"I've got Spitfire, 8Dio, OT, CSS, NI factory stuff—all over different drives. Used to spend ages hunting through folders. Now I just type 'cello legato' and everything's right there. Game changer for tight deadlines."

Daniel M.
Trailer Composer

"Simple tool that does one thing well. Search is instant even with my 3TB library spread across two SSDs. Drag to Logic, done. No settings to configure, no learning curve."

Ryan J.
Producer / Mixer

Simple pricing. No subscriptions.

One payment. Own it forever. Free updates for life.

Krate for macOS
$ 39
One-time purchase
  • ✓ Instant search across all libraries
  • ✓ Menu bar app with global hotkey
  • ✓ Drag & drop to DAW (single or batch)
  • ✓ Smart Collections with auto-naming
  • ✓ Multi-select & folder favorites
  • ✓ Lifetime free updates
Download Krate

30-day money-back guarantee. No questions asked.

Questions? Answered.

Which libraries does Krate support?

Everything. Official Native Instruments libraries, third-party developers (Spitfire, 8Dio, Orchestral Tools, Cinesamples), NICNT-registered content, and free Kontakt instruments—all unified.

Does it work with Kontakt Player libraries?

Yes. Krate browses the files on your disk and lets you drag them into Kontakt. Works the same whether you use the full version or Player.

Is there a Windows version?

Not yet, but it's coming. Join the mailing list to be notified when the Windows version launches.

Will it slow down my system?

No. Krate is extremely lightweight (~100MB) and only scans your libraries once. Runs quietly in the background using minimal resources.

What DAWs does it work with?

Any DAW that supports drag-and-drop: Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Cubase, Studio One, FL Studio, Reaper, and more.

What if I don't like it?

No problem. 30-day money-back guarantee. If Krate doesn't improve your workflow, email us for a full refund. No questions asked.

Stop searching.
Start creating.

Your next idea is waiting. Don't let folder navigation get in the way.

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