bHive reads what's inside your documents, photos and recordings — so you can find anything by describing it, or simply ask a question and get an answer drawn from your own files. All on your Mac. Nothing is ever uploaded.
Every bit of reading, searching and answering happens on your Mac. No account, no cloud, no telemetry. bHive uses the network for exactly two things: downloading the models it runs locally, and checking for updates.
What it does
Not just filenames — bHive understands what's inside your documents, so the right file surfaces even when you don't remember what you called it.
bHive reads the text inside your PDFs, notes and spreadsheets — plus the words in your photos and screenshots, and the speech in your recordings — then searches by meaning. Describe what you're after and the right file rises to the top, even when you can't remember what you called it.
Search finds the file. Ask bHive reads it for you. Ask “what did the lease say about ending it early?” in plain language, and get a written answer built from your own documents — with the files it drew on listed underneath, so you can check it rather than trust it.
Select up to three files and the Info Pane lays their details out in parallel — size, format, resolution, codecs, dates and more — highlighting every value that doesn't match. Perfect for spotting the better version at a glance.
Group anything into tidy, named collections in the sidebar — like folders, but flexible.
Color-code files across Hives and filter to exactly what you need in one click.
Recently Added, Recently Modified, Untagged and more — always up to date, automatically.
Icons, list, columns or gallery — see your library the way that fits the moment.
Full details and metadata for any file, without leaving bHive.
Signed and notarized by Apple, with built-in updates. No price, no catch.
Download bHive, drag it to Applications, and point it at a folder. That's it — you're searching in seconds.
Download for Mac — Free