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File search

Gety searches the full content of all your local files — Word, PDF, Excel, PPT, images, and more. You don't need to remember the file name or where you saved it. Just type whatever you recall and Gety finds it.

Results in 0.01 seconds​

On first launch, Gety indexes all your files — typically done in a few minutes. After that, every search returns in milliseconds.

Open Gety and type in the search box — results update with every keystroke, no need to press Enter.

Gety instant search results

Compared to the system search that can take tens of seconds, Gety lets you browse results as you type without breaking your flow.

Elegant content preview​

Click any result in the list and a preview panel opens on the right, highlighting matching passages and taking you straight to the information you need.

The top-right corner shows a match count (e.g. 34/142) — click the up/down arrows to jump between matches and quickly scan through a long document.

Preview with highlighted matches and navigation

No need to open the file or scroll through pages — you see the answer the moment you click a result.

Filter and refine​

When results are overwhelming, use filters to narrow them down.

Filter with @​

The recommended way to filter is to type @ in the search box.

  1. Type @ in the search box
  2. Choose a file type, folder, connector, time range, or match type
  3. Repeat to combine multiple filters

Use the left filter panel​

Click the filter icon to view the same filters in the left panel. Filters selected with @ and filters selected in the panel stay in sync.

  • Exact match: Turn on the toggle to treat your entire query as one exact phrase
  • File type: Check Image, Markdown, Word, PDF, etc. to show only specific formats
  • Folder or connector: Limit the search scope to a specific folder or connector
  • Time: Filter by last 24 hours, week, month, or year
  • Match type: Choose between title match, content match, or semantic match

OCR: search text in images​

Gety has built-in OCR (Optical Character Recognition), enabled by default — no extra setup needed.

Text inside scanned documents, screenshots, and photos is automatically recognized during indexing. Just search by keyword and Gety finds matches from image content.

OCR recognition of scanned document content

Can't remember the exact keyword? Describe what you're looking for in natural language. Semantic search is enabled by default — no manual toggle needed.

Gety runs keyword matching and semantic matching at the same time. When a result comes from semantic understanding, it is labeled with an AI semantic match tag so you can tell the difference.

For example, search for "service contract" and Gety can find a document titled "statement of work" through semantic understanding.

Semantic search match result

tip

Semantic search works best for vague or exploratory queries, such as "food procurement requirements in a franchise contract." When you know the exact keyword, regular search is faster.

Search tips​

  • Exact match: Turn on the Exact Match toggle in the left filter panel to treat your entire query as one phrase
  • Quoted phrases: Wrap part of a query in double quotes when only those words need to stay together, e.g. contract "restaurant management"
  • Multiple keywords: Enter several keywords to broaden results — files containing more of them rank higher, e.g. contract 2019 restaurant
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