Find a subject in your photos
Search recognised subjects in indexed images, then inspect the results to find the frame you wanted.
Find files by their content
Find a photo without its filename.
Look for a recognised subject, words visible in an image or a file’s date and type. Search indexed files on your Mac, then inspect the matches to find the one you remember.
Find files by their content
Start with the detail you remember.
You remember a beach photo or a word on a photographed sign, but not the filename. Search the recognised content of analysed previews and narrow the results.
Look for words in an image
Search text recognised in an analysed preview, such as the wording on a sign or screenshot.
Find alternatives to an image
Choose an analysed image and use Find Similar to explore visually related files.
Make a start
Try it with your own files.
- Let the folder be indexed
Browse the folder and allow available previews to be analysed. - Search your clue
Enter a subject, recognised text or file details such as date and type. - Check the matches
Refine the search or use Find Similar from an analysed image.
Made for your workflow
Start with the detail you remember.
You remember a beach photo or a word on a photographed sign, but not the filename. Search the recognised content of analysed previews and narrow the results.
Find a photo by its subject, look for words in an image or explore visually similar files.
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Does AI Search send my files to a cloud service?
Image analysis and search run on your Mac. The optional Apple Intelligence query interpreter also uses an on-device model. Results depend on the files indexed and the previews available for analysis; this is not a full-text search of every page in every document.
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Does AI Search require Apple Intelligence?
Subject recognition, text recognition and visual similarity work independently of Apple Intelligence. Natural-language interpretation with Apple Intelligence requires macOS 26 or later, a compatible Mac, Apple Intelligence enabled and its model ready. Filename, metadata and standard search filters remain available without it.
Continue with the files you found.
Preview the document, finish the photograph or prepare the selection to share.
Browse project files
Find a brief, logo or photo in a project folder, preview it and open the right file for editing.
See how →Check files before opening
Check report pages, logo versions and camera files before opening an editor or sending a file.
See how →Choose your best photos
Shortlist a shoot with star ratings, label editing stages and gather the pictures for a gallery.
See how →Find a photo without its filename.
Find a photo by its subject, look for words in an image or explore visually similar files.
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