Search and media

Last updated 2026-09-25

You can search by the words you type or by meaning, and attachments stay on this device unless you turn sync on.

Search and media Word search looks at titles and text inside the encrypted database and sends nothing. Meaning search is an optional AI feature: an on-device model stays on this computer, a provider you pick receives the text. Attached photos, video, and files are ordinary files on this device, not encrypted there, and sealed before sync. Word search Looks at Title and text Runs In the encrypted database Nothing is sent. Meaning search Looks at What a passage means AI feature, off until you opt in On-device model: stays here Provider you pick: gets the text Photos, video, files: ordinary files on this device Not encrypted here. Sealed before sync. Search and media Word search looks at titles and text inside the encrypted database and sends nothing. Meaning search is an optional AI feature: an on-device model stays on this computer, a provider you pick receives the text. Attached photos, video, and files are ordinary files on this device, not encrypted there, and sealed before sync. Word search Looks at Title and text Runs In the encrypted database Nothing is sent. Meaning search Looks at What a passage means AI feature, off until you opt in On-device model: stays here Provider you pick: gets the text Photos, video, files Ordinary files on this device Not encrypted here. Sealed before sync.
  • It looks at titles and text inside the encrypted database.
  • The words you type are not sent anywhere.
  • It cannot see inside attached files or find a photo by what it shows.
  • It stays off until you choose a helper.
  • An on-device model, downloaded once, stays on this computer.
  • A provider you pick receives passage text and your question; Memlore cannot stop it reading them.
  • A helper on another computer on your network still gets the text, without a privacy notice. See AI.

Locks and hidden journals

  • Both searches leave closed locks and hidden journals out of results until you open them.
  • Hidden entries are never sent to a meaning helper.
  • With Include locked entries on, locked text is sent before you open the second lock. See Locks.

Photos, video, and files

  • They are not encrypted on this computer; anyone who opens the media folder can open them.
  • Sync is off until you turn it on; files are sealed on this device first. See Sync.
  • A Memlore export is not encrypted; attachments are ordinary files in it. See Backup and recovery.
  • Only a Mac can make a video smaller; elsewhere clips stay as added.