# Search your files

The **Search** screen finds files across your library. Type a query and results stream
in as cards. Click a card to jump straight to that file in **All Files**.

## The four search modes

A row of pills above the search box picks how Curator matches your query.

| Mode | What it matches |
| --- | --- |
| **All** | Filename and content together. The default catch-all. |
| **Filename** | Only the names of your files. |
| **Content** | The text inside your files. |
| **Semantic** | Meaning, not exact words. It finds files about an idea even when they never use your search terms. |

**Semantic** search uses embeddings, which are a numeric representation of meaning. A
search for "quarterly revenue" can surface a file titled "Q3 earnings" because the two
are close in meaning, not because the words match.

## Search across every source

By default, Search looks inside the current storage source. Switch the **Storage Source**
selector to **All Sources** and Search runs across every source at once. See
[Manage storage sources](/using/manage-sources/).

## Quick search with Cmd+K

Press <kbd>Cmd</kbd> + <kbd>K</kbd> from anywhere in the app to open quick search. It
searches filenames and full text and shows up to 8 instant results. It is the fastest way
to reach a file without leaving what you are doing.

> [!NOTE]
> Semantic mode needs processed files and an **Embeddings** model assigned in **Settings**.
> Without them, semantic search returns nothing.
> See [How processing works](/concepts/processing/) and [Models](/reference/models/).