DictatorFlow Can Now Index Your Local Music and Movies
DictatorFlow is growing past transcription into a local-first media workspace. The desktop player can now scan folders on your computer, index music and movie files, and make them searchable inside the app.
- > Index local music folders and video folders from the desktop app.
- > Search indexed media by filename, path, and normalized title.
- > Play audio and video through the built-in player controls.
- > Create named indexes, then choose which folders belong to each index.
Why local indexing matters
People already have media scattered across drives: music folders, movie archives, downloaded lectures, screen recordings, meeting captures, and old project exports. The new player library gives those files a fast local surface instead of forcing everything through a cloud upload step.
The goal is simple: point DictatorFlow at the folders you care about, scan them, and get a searchable media library that stays on your machine.
Named indexes
Not every media collection should be mixed together. A music archive, a movie drive, and a work recordings folder may need different scan roots. Named indexes make that explicit. Create an index, name it, add folders to it, and scan only that index when you want to update it.
| Index | Example folders |
|---|---|
| Music | /vfast/data/music, external music drives, downloaded albums |
| Movies | Local video folders, lectures, documentaries, screen recordings |
| Work Media | Calls, demos, walkthroughs, product research, meeting captures |
Built for the desktop app
This is a desktop-first feature. The app can index local paths directly, cache track durations as files are played, and keep the interface responsive while the player library loads. It is designed for large collections where uploading everything first would be the wrong model.
Media indexing is now part of the broader DictatorFlow direction: voice, documents, local files, searchable history, and playback in one focused workspace.