Tags, Categories & Search

MediaLocker provides rich metadata features to organize your media beyond folders.

Tags

Tags are free-form labels you can attach to any media file. Use them to mark:

• Content types: raw, rough-cut, final, b-roll
• Projects: client-a, project-x, social-media
• Status: review, approved, archive

Adding Tags

1. Open a media item in the detail view.
2. Scroll to the Tags section.
3. Type a tag name and press Enter.
4. Existing tags autocomplete as you type.

Filtering by Tags

Use the tag filter in the Media Library or the Search page to find files with specific tags.

Categories

Categories are predefined, hierarchical groupings. Unlike free-form tags, categories have a fixed vocabulary.

Default categories:

• Rough Cut
• Final
• Draft
• Raw
• Archive

Custom categories can be configured in your organization settings.

Category vs Tag

Feature	Tags	Categories
Creation	Anyone can add	Admin-configured
Format	Free text	Enum values
Use case	Flexible labeling	Structured workflows

Search

The Search page provides full-text and faceted search:

1. Enter a search query to match filenames, tags, and metadata.
2. Use the Faceted Filters sidebar to narrow results by:
   • File type (image, video, audio, document)
   • Tags
   • Categories
3. Results update as you type and filter.

Search Syntax

• tag:rough-cut — Filter to files with a specific tag
• type:video — Filter by MIME type group
• bucket:my-bucket — Search within a specific bucket