Description
Lodestra Case Files is a single place to run an investigation’s entire paper trail — intake and client permissions, claims and witness statements, historical research, the investigation plan, everything captured on site, the testing that rules out mundane causes, risk and welfare concerns, a skeptical review, and a polished report you can hand to a client or publish anonymously.
It is built on one principle, wired into the software rather than printed as a disclaimer you can skip: unexplained does not mean paranormal. Natural, environmental, psychological, and technical explanations are considered first, every time. A debunked claim is treated as a success. The strongest conclusion the app will ever reach is “some unexplained activity documented” — there is no “proof of the paranormal” option anywhere, by design.
What’s inside:
- A complete case file with 25 documentation sections and 340 fields — intake, client, consent, location, rooms/zones, claims, witnesses, history, plan, team, bias log, equipment log, environment, control sessions, experiences, timeline, debunking, claim testing, environmental checklist, risk & welfare, sensitivity & legal, limitations, skeptical review, analysis, and follow-up tasks.
- Evidence integrity you can defend: every file is copied in (originals never modified), fingerprinted with a SHA-256 hash, given a chain-of-custody record, and can be re-verified at any time to prove it hasn’t changed since import.
- Field Mode: a stripped-down, fullscreen, low-light interface for investigation night, with large one-tap buttons that timestamp every entry and mirror it onto the case timeline.
- Three reusable global libraries — Equipment, Research Library, and Locations — so the things you learn once are never re-entered.
- A Report Builder with four templates (Client, Internal, Public Case Study, Client-Friendly Summary), automatic redaction and witness anonymization, and PDF, HTML, and Markdown export.
- A per-case audit log, one-click database backups, and a configurable case-number format and organization brand.
Local-first and private by design. The application makes no network calls. There is no account and no cloud component; your case data, evidence, and reports stay on your own machine.
Who it’s for: paranormal investigators and research teams who want to document responsibly, preserve witness and client trust, test natural explanations rigorously, and produce credible, professional reports.
What you get: the desktop installer for your platform, instant download after purchase.
System requirements
Windows 10 or 11 (primary), Installs per-user — no administrator rights needed on Windows. Modest disk for the app itself; plan additional space for your evidence files, which are copied into your case folders. No internet connection required.
Michael Turner –
I’ve been using the Lodestra Case Manager to keep my paranormal investigations organized, and it has made a big difference. Instead of digging through scattered notes, photos, audio files, and witness details, everything stays in one clean case file. It feels practical, easy to use, and clearly made for investigators who want to take their work seriously.
Sarah –
This is great. Works to keep our cases organized