Files

Add files to the library#

Files opens from the account menu and has its own left rail. Home, Recent, Favorites, Generated, Folders, and Projects keep the library easy to scan. Upload adds documents or media from the toolbar; drag and drop onto the pane does the same. The library is private to the account, and text-capable files are indexed after upload. New items may show Indexing before they become Ready for chat.

The library accepts common documents such as plain text, Markdown, CSV, HTML, JSON, PDF, Word, spreadsheet, and presentation files, along with common image, audio, and video formats. Search this view matches the current collection. Newest, Oldest, Name, Largest, and Type control sorting, while List and Grid change the layout.

Organize and inspect#

Generated contains Images, Video, and Audio views for saved generated assets. Current Chat exposes saved generated audio through Read aloud; image and video generation controls are not exposed. Folders can be created from New folder, and project names appear under Projects. Selecting a file opens its inspector with a preview when supported, Name, Kind, Size, Added, and Index status. The inspector can favorite a file, rename it, choose a Folder, select Projects, Download the original, or Delete it. Deleting a file removes it from the library and project attachments and cannot be undone. Deleting a folder leaves the files in the library.

Associating a file with a project makes it available to chats in that project. During a supported turn, the assistant can search project files by name, type, origin, date, or indexed text and open an eligible result. Vision-capable models can inspect supported images and video; text-only models cannot interpret visual media. A file that is still indexing may not be ready for a reply.

flowchart TD
  A[Upload file] --> B[Indexing]
  B --> C[Ready for chat]
  C --> D[Attach to a project]
  D --> E[Use in a project chat]

The web Chat composer’s plus control currently shows Attach (coming soon), so the available attachment workflow is Files followed by project association. Projects covers project context; Images covers saved generated media.