# Library | ByteSweep Docs

> Find any file in ByteSweep by typing a sentence, and find pictures by colour or description. Everything runs on your computer.

Canonical: https://bytesweep.app/docs/files/library.html
Last updated: 2026-11-02

## Library

Type what you remember about a file, in a plain sentence. Library changes nothing on your disk.

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### On this page

- Search in a sentence
- Search pictures
- Handy actions

### Search in a sentence

1. Open **Library**.
2. Type something like `pdfs from last week over 5 mb`.
3. Narrow it with the filters.

### Search pictures

On Mac

Built in: what Apple's Vision names in a picture, plus colour.

On Windows and Linux

Built in: colour. To search for what's in a picture, get the download below.

To describe pictures in your own words, press **Download**on**Find pictures by describing them**. It's a one-time download of about 77 MB from bytesweep.app, then works offline. Descriptions work best in English.**Remove** takes it off again.

On Mac

### Handy actions

**Copy Text**reads text from a file on your computer.**Copy Path** copies its location.

On Windows

On Windows, Library doesn't search inside file contents.

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Updated 2026-11-02. Something wrong here? Write to [support@bytesweep.app](mailto:support@bytesweep.app).