Folkbase
Folkbase

With Folkbase, people are the point.

Folkbase is a free people-management system, built for the relationships that matter to you.
Because the people in your life deserve better than a forgotten note.

Definition

What is Folkbase?

Your personal relationship manager — a private CRM for your own life and work.

Most tools like this are expensive, built for sales leads, and hold your data hostage. Folkbase is the opposite: free, made for you (and your team), and always yours to walk away with. Here's why I built it that way.

Your whole world on one screen See time-sensitive follow-ups and tasks — and the people you haven't talked to in a while — all in one singular, calm place.
folkbase.pages.dev/dashboard
The Folkbase dashboard — today's focus, follow-ups, and open tasks

Principles

What I believe

i

Your data is yours

Everything lives in a single Google Sheet in your own Drive. There's no Folkbase database holding your contacts. Walk away with everything, any time.

ii

Privacy by design

No tracking, no selling data, no ads. Folkbase only ever touches the one sheet it creates for you — and it keeps working offline.

iii

Simplicity over the unnecessary

You shouldn't need a training course to remember your people. Sign in, add a contact, jot a note. That's the whole thing.

Audience

Who is Folkbase for?

Folkbase is built for people who want to remember — not leads to chase. Community organizers tracking volunteers, freelancers staying close to clients, mutual-aid groups coordinating outreach, or just someone who wants to be better about staying in touch. We all want to keep our promises — that shouldn't mean holding them in your head. With Folkbase, you can track every conversation, every event, and the next move you make, all connected back to your contacts.

Every conversation Calls, texts, and meetings — each logged with an outcome.
Every event Gatherings tied to the people who were there.
The next move Tasks tied to a person, with what's due up front.
Everything about a person, in one place Every conversation, note, event, and follow-up — gathered on a single contact, so nothing about the people you care about slips through.
folkbase.pages.dev/contacts
A Folkbase contact profile — conversations, notes, events, and follow-ups gathered on one person

The maker

Why did I make Folkbase?

Hi, I'm Elliott. Folkbase is a solo project I build and run myself, made for people who care about staying in touch.

There's no team, no investors, no growth dashboard — just a tool I wanted to exist. Questions, ideas, or feedback always reach a real person at elliottzelenak@gmail.com.

— Elliott, maker of Folkbase

Colophon

Folkbase is in early-access beta

Request your free seat now — Folkbase is free while in beta, and you're up and running in about five minutes.