Poly
Poly is an intelligent cloud file browser that understands files down to the page, paragraph, or pixel, letting you find, summarize, generate, and collaborate on anything—on web and desktop.
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Overview
Poly is an intelligent cloud file browser designed for web and desktop platforms. It redefines file management by leveraging AI to understand the actual content of your files—down to the page, paragraph, or even individual pixels. With Poly, users can store, browse, research, and organize files in a natural and intuitive way. The tool goes beyond traditional file systems by enabling content-aware search, in-file retrieval, and conversational interactions with your data. Whether you are dealing with images, videos, documents, audio, or other media, Poly aims to make every file accessible and actionable.
At the core of Poly is its multi-modal understanding and search capability. Users can search by image, concept, phrase, color, or face, and Poly returns results based on content similarity rather than metadata alone. It can also search within files to locate exact scenes, pages, or clips, making it possible to find a specific frame in a video or a paragraph in a lengthy document. The built-in conversational AI allows users to ask questions in plain language, such as “Can you find the pre-edited footage for this?” or “Can you transcribe the interview from the clip?” and receive accurate, context-aware answers. Poly supports nearly every file type, and it can read complex documents and diagrams, generate images from entire folders of references, create intelligent notes and summaries, and automatically tag and organize files.
The platform includes a range of advanced features designed for professional workflows. Its long-context capability enables reading thousands of files in a single conversation while holding multiple simultaneous conversations. Version history is available for every file, allowing users to revert to previous versions directly from the interface. Public sharing lets anyone browse, download, and search shared folders, while shared drives support collaboration with separate permissions and real-time updates. For privacy, files are encrypted on device, in transit, and in the cloud, and a “Hide from AI” button ensures sensitive files are never read by the agent. Desktop sync and offline support provide seamless access across environments.
Poly is ideal for anyone managing large volumes of unstructured data. It excels in use cases such as building knowledge bases, organizing archives, analyzing datasets, creative visual exploration, and preparing research. The flexible viewing modes—Feed, Grid, Icon, Tree, Column, and Gallery—offer beautiful, context-specific presentations of media. By combining AI-powered search, summarization, and collaboration, Poly turns a static file system into an intelligent knowledge workspace. The tool is currently evolving weekly and is available via a waitlist, inviting users to join the beta and contribute to preserving human knowledge.
Core capabilities
- Intelligent Multimodal Search
- Search files by image, concept, phrase, color, face, and more, using AI to match content similarity rather than just filenames.
- In-File Retrieval
- Locate a specific scene, page, or clip within a single file, enabling precise access to the exact content you need.
- Conversational AI Assistant
- Ask questions about your files and get answers; the assistant can find files, transcribe clips, and summarize content in context.
- Long Context Conversations
- Read thousands of files in a single conversation and maintain multiple simultaneous conversations for complex research.
- Flexible Viewing Modes
- Display your media with beautiful grids, feeds, galleries, trees, columns, and icons that adapt to the file type.
- Automatic Tagging and Organization
- Automatically tag and organize files, simplifying management and enabling workflow automation.
- Version History
- Full version history for every file with one-click revert to any previous version from the UI.
- Public Sharing and Shared Drives
- Share folders publicly with searchable browse/download, or collaborate via shared drives with permissions and real-time updates.
- Privacy-First Infrastructure
- Files are encrypted on device, in transit, and in the cloud, with a 'Hide from AI' toggle to keep sensitive files unread by AI.
- Desktop Sync and Offline Support
- Keep files synced across local and cloud, use web and desktop apps offline, and sync changes automatically when back online.
Use cases
- Building and querying a personal or team knowledge base
- Searching and retrieving exact scenes or frames from large video archives
- Summarizing long technical reports and documents
- Visual search and exploration of media collections by color, concept, or face
- Generating images from entire folders of reference materials for concepting
- Collaborative file management for distributed teams with real-time updates
- Organizing and tagging large datasets for analysis or archival purposes
Who it's for
Researchers and academics, Knowledge managers and archivists, Designers and creative professionals, Students and educators, Data analysts and scientists, Teams working with large media libraries, Business professionals managing unstructured data
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