DriveIndex Companion

DriveIndex Companion puts your drive library in your pocket. Find which drive a file is on from your iPhone or iPad, without plugging anything in, and now without your Mac nearby.

A companion to the DriveIndex app for Mac, it pairs with your Mac once over your local network and keeps a copy of your catalog on your device. On set, in the edit suite or standing at the shelf, search for a clip and see exactly which drive and folder it lives in.

Key Features

• Works without your Mac
File names, folders, sizes and dates are kept on your device and update whenever your Mac is nearby. Search and browse anywhere.

• Search every drive at once
Type part of a file or folder name, or a drive's code, and see which drives have it. Narrow results to video, photo or audio.

• Browse like the Finder
Open any drive and move through its folders as a list or as a grid of thumbnails.

• Full details when connected
On the same network as your Mac, see thumbnails and camera, lens, codec and resolution details, and filter by camera, codec, colour space or date.

• QR code scanning
Scan a DriveIndex label to jump straight to that drive.

• Siri and Spotlight
Ask "Find a file in DriveIndex" and hear which drives have it.

• Private by design
The connection to your Mac is encrypted and only devices you pair can connect. No accounts and no cloud: your catalog stays on your own devices.

• Read-only
A viewer that never modifies your files or drives.

How It Works

1. Install and open DriveIndex on your Mac.
2. In DriveIndex on your Mac, open Settings, then Companion, and scan the pairing code with this app.
3. Your catalog copies to your device over your local network.
4. Search and browse your drives anywhere. Reconnect to your Mac's network for thumbnails and full details.

Who It's For

Filmmakers, photographers, editors and media professionals who manage large drive libraries and want to know what is on every drive without connecting hardware.

Requires DriveIndex 0.1.0 or later for Mac.