Private by default
Your media, generated previews, metadata, and accounts stay on the machine or server you choose unless you deliberately turn on outside services.
Local media organizer
Keep your library on hardware you control, then actually enjoy using it
Cove is a local media organizer for people who want private media library software with real search, better browsing, richer tags, and room to grow beyond a basic catalog.
More than filenames
Search by people, tags, groups, studios, titles, and other details instead of relying on folder memory alone.
Made for real use
Browse in a grid, feed, or vertical page, keep watch history and save-for-later lists, and share within your network with roles and permissions.
Keep more in one place
Use one organizer for the media you already have
Cove is not only for video. Keep videos, images, galleries, audio, and text together, then connect them with people, tags, groups, studios, faces, and your own notes. That makes the library easier to search and easier to understand.
- Organize different kinds of media in one local library.
- Connect related items instead of scattering them across separate apps.
- Keep the details that help you find things later.
When folders stop being enough
Cove helps after the library gets big, shared, or hard to search
A good local media organizer should help both when you know exactly what you want and when you only remember part of it. Cove gives you global search, saved filters, richer tagging, groups, segments, and better ways to move through a large library without losing track of what matters.
- Jump to matching videos, people, tags, groups, and more from global search.
- Save searches you want to come back to.
- Share one library within your network without handing out one all-access account.
Common questions
What is a local media organizer?
It is software that helps you keep a media library on hardware you control, then search it, browse it, tag it, and share it on your own terms.
Can Cove organize more than video?
Yes. Cove can keep videos, images, galleries, audio, and text together in one library.
Do I need a cloud account?
No. Cove is designed to run locally and does not require an account between you and your own library.
Can I share a library?
Yes. Cove supports users, roles, permissions, and share links so you can share within your network more safely.
See how Cove works
Browse the feature tour to see search, tagging, feed browsing, permissions, and extensions in the actual app.
Open the feature tourReady to install it?
Start with the download page, then use the user docs for scanning, importing, metadata, and sharing.
Go to downloadWant more direct answers?
Read the FAQ for straightforward answers about privacy, sharing, library fit, and more specific use cases.
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