01Install and first launch
Download the DMG and drag Reudex into Applications.
The build is not notarised by Apple yet.
A short guide then asks where your library should live.
02Bring your files in
- Drag files onto the window.
- Import an archive or a folder.
- Free plan adds one file at a time.
- Already have files outside the app?
03Tags do the filing
Every file is read on import and tagged automatically.
The left column lists your tags with file counts.
Batch mode renames, merges or deletes tags.
In Settings → Tag weights you decide how much each signal counts.
04Find anything
Type into the search field.
Views and rescan.
Ask in plain language.
05The AI assistant
Open the assistant panel with ⌥⌘I.
Three engines, chosen in Settings.
Semantic search and dreams use local embeddings.
Conversations are saved to disk.
Questions that are not about your files are marked as such.
06Nightly dreams
Reudex generates a dream from your own tags.
No manual trigger: Reudex generates a dream at night.
Free plan: 3 dreams a month.
With a local model installed the dream is actually written by it.
Dreams never enter search results or fact-checking.
07The canvas
The canvas turns your tags into bubbles, marquee streams or cat balloons.
The density slider in Settings controls how many tags appear on the canvas.
The bubble canvas is free; marquee and cat-balloon skins are Pro.
Hidden feature
The screensaver you did not know you had
Go full screen with ⌃⌘F, then hide the panels.
Leave it on a second display while you work on something else.
08Trial and license
Your first 14 days are the full Pro experience.
After the trial comes a short read-only grace period.
To go Pro, buy a key and paste it into Settings → License.
09Your data stays yours
Everything is stored in one folder on your Mac as ordinary files.
Delete the app and the library is still there.
⌘Keyboard shortcuts
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Import files | ⌘I |
| Rescan library | ⌘R |
| Grid / list / tree view | ⌘1 ⌘2 ⌘3 |
| Show or hide the assistant panel | ⌥⌘I |
| Hide left / right / bottom panel | ⌃⌘S ⌃⌘R ⌃⌘B |
| Full screen | ⌃⌘F |
| Settings | ⌘, |
| Batch edit EXIF metadata | ⌥⌘E |
?Questions people actually ask
macOS says the app is damaged.
That is the missing notarisation.
Do I have to install Ollama?
No.
Where is my library?
By default ~/Documents/ReudexWorkspace.
Can I move everything to a new Mac?
Yes.
The assistant says it cannot find something.
That is the verification step doing its job.
Which Mac do I need?
macOS 14 or later.
✉Contact support
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