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title: "Spotlight search"
description: "Press Cmd+K or Ctrl+K anywhere in Speak AI to search full transcript text, file names, folders, insights and speaker names at once."
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# Spotlight search

## Spotlight Search


Press **Cmd+K** (Mac) or **Ctrl+K** (Windows) anywhere in Speak AI to open Spotlight Search. This lets you instantly search across:

- All your transcripts (full text search)
- Media file names and descriptions
- Folder names
- Insights and keywords
- Speaker names

## Search

1. Press **Cmd+K** or **Ctrl+K** (or click the search icon in the top bar)
1. Type your search term
1. Results appear instantly as you type
1. Click a result to jump directly to that file, transcript section, or folder

## Searching within a transcript

When viewing a specific media file, you can search within that transcript:

- Use the search bar above the transcript
- Results highlight matching text in the transcript
- Click on a match to jump to that section and start playback from there

## Filtering and advanced search

From your media library or folder view, you can filter by:

- **Media type:** Audio, video, or text
- **Date range:** Find files from a specific period
- **Speaker:** Find all files where a specific person spoke
- **Sentiment:** Find files with positive or negative sentiment
- **Tags:** Filter by custom tags you've applied
- **Folders:** Search within specific folders

## Searching with AI Chat

For more complex searches, use the AI Chat at the folder level:

- "How many files are in this folder?"
- "Show files from last week"
- "Find all files tagged 'interview'"
- "Find files where Gender is Male" (using custom fields)

The AI Chat can combine searches with actions: "Find all sales calls from last month and export them as PDF."

## Search across all your transcripts and media

## Spotlight Search

Press **Cmd+K** (Mac) or **Ctrl+K** (Windows) anywhere in Speak AI to open Spotlight Search. This lets you instantly search across:

- All your transcripts (full text search)
- Media file names and descriptions
- Folder names
- Insights and keywords
- Speaker names

## Search

1. Press **Cmd+K** or **Ctrl+K** (or click the search icon in the top bar)
1. Type your search term
1. Results appear instantly as you type
1. Click a result to jump directly to that file, transcript section, or folder

## Searching within a transcript

When viewing a specific media file, you can search within that transcript:

- Use the search bar above the transcript
- Results highlight matching text in the transcript
- Click on a match to jump to that section and start playback from there

## Filtering and advanced search

From your media library or folder view, you can filter by:

- **Media type:** Audio, video, or text
- **Date range:** Find files from a specific period
- **Speaker:** Find all files where a specific person spoke
- **Sentiment:** Find files with positive or negative sentiment
- **Tags:** Filter by custom tags you've applied
- **Folders:** Search within specific folders

## Searching with AI Chat

For more complex searches, use the AI Chat at the folder level:

- "How many files are in this folder?"
- "Show files from last week"
- "Find all files tagged 'interview'"
- "Find files where Gender is Male" (using custom fields)

The AI Chat can combine searches with actions: "Find all sales calls from last month and export them as PDF."

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Related: [Library](/help/library/) · [Folders](/help/library/folders/)

Source: https://docs.speakai.co/help/library/search/index.mdx