FAQ

Questions people ask before they install Cove

This page answers the common practical questions around what Cove is, how it works, what kinds of libraries it fits, and how private sharing works.

Getting started

What is Cove?

Cove is a local media organizer that helps you keep videos, images, galleries, audio, and text in one library you control.

Do I need a cloud account to use it?

No. Cove runs where you install it and does not require a cloud account between you and your own library.

Can Cove organize more than video?

Yes. Cove can organize videos, images, galleries, audio, and text, then connect them with tags, people, groups, studios, and other details.

Can I try it without learning everything first?

Yes. You can install Cove, scan a folder, and start browsing right away. The deeper features are there when your library needs them.

Privacy and sharing

Can I share a library with other people?

Yes. Cove supports users, roles, permissions, and share links so you can share a library within your network without handing out one all-powerful login.

Is Cove private by default?

Yes. Your media records, metadata, generated previews, and accounts stay on the machine or server you control unless you deliberately turn on outside services.

Can it work for a household or shared home server?

Yes. Cove is useful for solo libraries, households, and small shared collections on your network where different people may need different levels of access.

Does Cove support local-only use?

Yes. Cove is designed around local control, so you can keep the app and its library on your own hardware.

Library fit

Is Cove only for one kind of library?

No. Cove is meant for people who want a serious personal media library, whether that means a broad mixed collection or something more specific and sensitive.

Can Cove replace folder-only organization?

Yes. It sits on top of your files and gives you search, tags, groups, history, continue watching, and better ways to browse without forcing you to reorganize everything on disk first.

Does it help once the library gets large?

Yes. Cove is built for bigger libraries with search, filters, saved searches, feed browsing, vertical browsing, and more detailed metadata.

Can I add more to Cove later?

Yes. Cove supports extensions, scrapers, downloaders, and themes so the app can grow with your setup.

Can Cove help organize adult media libraries?

Yes. Cove can be used for adult media libraries when you want local control, better search, tagging, browsing, and more private access on hardware you manage yourself.

Is Cove a private organizer for NSFW collections?

Yes. If you want an NSFW organizer that stays on your own machine or server instead of pushing your library into someone else's account system, Cove fits that model well.

Can Cove work as a porn organizer?

Yes. If what you need is a porn organizer with local control, real search, tagging, multiple viewing styles, and better permissions for shared access on your network, Cove can fill that role.

Is Cove only for adult libraries?

No. Cove can organize many kinds of personal media libraries. Adult or NSFW use is one case, not the whole product story.

Want the feature tour?

See the actual app and how search, browsing, permissions, extensions, and themes work in practice.

Open features

Ready to install it?

Start with the download page, then use the docs for setup, scanning, importing, and sharing.

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