Origin Vault

Your Foundry VTT assets finally have a home they deserve.

How much time do you spend digging through folders before a session?
"Where was that stone bridge map again?" "What was that NPC token set called?" "Did I put those ambient sounds in modules or user-data?"

Origin Vault was built to kill that time sink.

It's not some "slightly more convenient" little utility — it's a full-blown visual asset management system, embedded right inside Foundry VTT. From organizing your assets to dragging them onto the canvas, all in one place.

In one sentence

Open Origin Vault → find what you need → drag it onto the canvas → run your game. That's it.

Why You Need It

🗂️ Virtual Folders — One file, multiple locations

No need to move physical files around. A single image can appear in "Forest Campaign", "Night Encounter", and "Boss Fight" folders simultaneously, but only one copy exists on disk. Supports unlimited nesting and drag-and-drop reordering.

🏷️ Powerful Tagging System — More flexible than folders

Tag your assets however you like. Color-coded tags, grouped tags — organize them your way. Searching "cave + dark tone"? Results in one second. Tags can be managed per folder or searched across all folders.

⭐ Star Ratings

Rate your favorite assets. Five-star assets will never get buried under thousands of images again.

🔍 Search — Exact and Fuzzy

Can't remember the full name? No problem. Fuzzy search helps you find "something that sounds like this". Combined with tag filtering and rating filters, pinpoint what you need from thousands of assets in under a second.

📂 Built-in File Browser

Without leaving Origin Vault, you can browse all file directories on the server. See an asset you want? Just drag it in. Supports data, modules, any path — even S3.

🎬 Full Format Support

Images: PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF, SVG, BMP
Videos: WebM, MP4
Audio: MP3, WAV, OGG, FLAC, M4A
Scenes: Origin Vault native scene format

Every format gets a thumbnail preview. Videos auto-play, audio shows waveforms.

🖼️ Thumbnail System — Fast, Accurate, Efficient

Auto-generates WebP thumbnails with bucketed ID-based caching that won't slow down page loads. Three quality tiers to choose from. Supports S3 remote caching.

🗺️ Scene Browser

A browsing mode built specifically for maps. Preview scenes directly, import compendium packs, and activate with one click. Batch-importing scenes from Compendium is no problem.

🖱️ Drag-and-Drop Placement

Drag from the asset library onto the canvas:
Tile Mode: Place floor tiles and scene decorations directly
Ambient Sound Mode: Place ambient sound sources with radius and volume settings on drop

📚 Multi-Library Management

One library per project. Campaign assets, general assets, NPC assets — create as many as you want, switch freely between them. Color labels for distinction, descriptions for notes.

🔄 Upload with Auto-Optimization

Drag and drop to upload. PNG/JPEG automatically compressed and converted to WebP — no quality loss but half the file size. Uploaded files are automatically registered in the library, no manual adding required.

📤 Export and Import

One-click export of your entire library as a JSON file (with second-precision timestamps in the filename, no accidental overwrites). Migrating to a new world? Just import and merge.

⚡ Hover Preview and Quick Preview

Hover over a thumbnail and a high-res preview pops up automatically. Press Space for fullscreen quick preview. No more clicking in and out just to look at an image — saves countless pointless clicks.

🪟 Windowed Mode and Fullscreen Mode

In windowed mode, drag and resize freely while adjusting your scene on the side. Fullscreen mode gives you the full immersive management experience.

🔗 Seamless FilePicker Replacement

Once enabled, Foundry VTT's native FilePicker (the dialog for selecting images/audio) is automatically replaced with Origin Vault's interface. When configuring Tokens, Tiles, or Scene backgrounds, pick directly from your asset library — no more getting lost in the file system.

Compatibility

Foundry VTT v13 — Fully compatible ✅

Quick Start

First Time Setup

1. Install and enable the Origin Vault module
2. Click the vault icon in the left toolbar
3. On first launch, you'll be guided to create a library (pick a name, set an ID)
4. Done — your asset library is ready

Importing Assets

1. Click the File Browser button in the toolbar — the right panel opens the server file directory
2. Navigate to your asset folder
3. Select files (multi-select supported), drag them into the asset grid area on the left
4. Or use the Upload button at the top to upload directly from your local computer

Organizing Assets

• Create Folders: Right-click the sidebar → New Folder
• Drag to Categorize: Drag asset cards onto folders in the sidebar
• Tag: Select an asset and click "Add Tag" in the right details panel
• Rate: Click the stars directly in the details panel

Using Assets

• Place on Canvas: Drag from the asset grid directly onto the Foundry VTT canvas
• Copy Path: Right-click an asset → Copy Path — useful where OV picker isn't supported
• FilePicker Mode: When configuring Token/Tile/Scene settings, Origin Vault automatically appears as the image picker

Managing Multiple Libraries

1. Click the Library Management button in the toolbar
2. Create new, switch between, or delete libraries
3. Each library is stored independently, no interference

Export and Import Libraries

• Export: Toolbar → Export Library — automatically saved as a JSON file with timestamp
• Import: Toolbar → Import Library — select a JSON file, merge import

Origin Vault — Stop wasting time looking for files.

Credits & Special Thanks:

All animations, audio, artwork, videos, and background assets featured in this video are created by The Kinemancer. Kin is a brilliant artist, and you can explore his incredible work here: https://www.thekinemancer.com/

All maps shown in this video are courtesy of MAD. Their cartography is truly outstanding—check out their full collection on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themadcartographer