Friction TamerInstall, connect AI & approve your first project
The fastest route from a fresh install to an approved project and working AI connection.
Official guides & videos
See the tools in action.
Then get straight to the part you need.
Start with FT Dev Bridge or FT Video Studio, watch the Detective tools solve real problems, or use the written guides when you want exact steps you can scan at your own pace.
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FT Dev Bridge
Start here, then pick your AI connection.
The setup series is arranged by what a new FTDB user actually needs: Quick Start first, then the guide for the AI client you want to connect.
Let ChatGPT work on your PC projects
Set up the FTDB connection, finish the connection in ChatGPT and verify it with a real project.
AI coding on your PC with Claude
Use FTDB's local desktop setup, restart Claude and verify the approved project connection.
Use FTDB without a cloud AI service
Connect LM Studio and use FTDB's compact MCP profile for capable local models.
Connect other MCP clients locally or remotely
Choose the local endpoint or FTDB Secure Relay when the AI client is not on the same PC.
How to Build Apps With AI Without Doing Anything Manually
A broader FTDB demo showing AI-assisted development from request through edits, QA and finished result.
FT Video Studio
Build your first FTVS project without guessing the workflow.
The Quick Start follows the practical path from adding sources through timeline editing, narration/audio, Live Cut Preview, preflight and final rendering. It also shows real screenshots from FT Video Studio so you can recognise the workflow before you start.
Written guide · Quick Start
FT Video Studio Quick Start →
Add sources, build a timeline, add narration or audio when wanted, review the cut, run preflight and render the finished video.
Product overview
See FT Video Studio and its real interface →
Review the current features, real application screenshots, trial details and exact public installer information.
Folder Space Detective
Watch the full Folder Space Detective video library.
The current playlist contains seven videos covering the product and its file-finding, indexing, navigation and disk-space workflows.
Play the Folder Space Detective playlist
Watch the full series inside the page, or open the playlist on YouTube to browse individual videos and titles.
Written guide · Quick Search
How to Find Files Fast with Folder Space Detective →
Save the folders you care about once, then press Ctrl+Alt+F to search all of them together.
Written guide · Disk space
How to Find What Is Taking Up Disk Space →
Follow the biggest folders, see exact sizes and clean selected items through the Recycle Bin.
Downloads Detective
See Downloads Detective clean the mess - and help stop it coming back.
Watch Downloads Detective
See the product workflow on YouTube without leaving the Friction Tamer site.
Written guide
How to Remove Duplicate Downloads →
Find repeated names, confirm true duplicates, clean safely and set better naming rules for future downloads.
Written guides
Prefer exact steps you can skim?
The written guides stay on frictiontamer.com and focus on concrete problems rather than product-tour fluff.
FT Video Studio
FT Video Studio Quick Start →
Go from a new project to sources, timeline, audio, review, preflight and a finished render.
Folder Space Detective
Find Files Fast with Ctrl+Alt+F →
Index useful roots, search every saved location and narrow results with the pieces you remember.
Folder Space Detective
Find What Is Taking Up Disk Space →
Compare recursive sizes and drill into the folders responsible for a full drive.
Downloads Detective
Remove Duplicate Downloads Safely →
Separate filename clues from content-verified duplicates and clean through the Recycle Bin.