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1Archive is a desktop application for creative teams who manage large collections of media across multiple hard drives. It scans your drives and builds a searchable catalog of every file, so you can find a specific clip, photo, or document in seconds, even when the drive it lives on is unplugged.

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Who 1Archive is for

1Archive is built for teams that deal with high volumes of media: production companies, post-production studios, photographers, and any organization where files live across dozens of drives and are routinely hard to locate. It works at the organization level, so every team member shares the same catalog and can collaborate without duplicating work.

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Key features

Universal media search

Search by filename, transcript content, or describe an image in plain language and let AI find it. Searches work across all indexed drives, even disconnected ones.

Drive indexing

Plug in a drive and 1Archive scans it, building thumbnails and metadata for every file. The catalog persists after you unplug the drive.

Collections

Group files into Collections (Workspaces) that can be shared with your team or via a public web link. No account is required to view shared Collections.

Duplicate and backup detection

1Archive automatically flags duplicate files and identifies which files are already backed up across drives, so you can reclaim space with confidence.

People (Beta)

Facial recognition groups photos and video stills by the people in them, making it easy to find all footage of a particular subject.

Cloud archiving

Archive drives to Backblaze B2 or Amazon Glacier directly from 1Archive for long-term, offsite storage.

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How 1Archive fits into your workflow

You connect hard drives as Sources. 1Archive indexes each source, generating thumbnails and extracting metadata: file names, sizes, dates, transcripts for video and audio, and image content for AI search. Your full library is always browsable and searchable from the Dashboard, regardless of which drives are currently plugged in. Files are organized using Collections, which work like curated albums. You can add files from multiple drives to a single Collection and share it as a web link that anyone can browse. No 1Archive account needed. Your entire library is shared across your Organization, so every team member sees the same catalog and can collaborate on Collections.
1Archive requires an organization account. If your team doesn’t have one yet, you’ll create it during the installation flow.

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Next steps

Install 1Archive

Download the app and complete the setup for macOS.

Quickstart guide

Go from zero to finding your first file in under ten minutes.