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Search locally
Search podcast and interview archives without uploading old recordings.
Find quotes, topics, guest moments, and reusable clips across local recordings from Riverside, Zoom, Teams, or your own folders.
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Query
speaker says "we launch tonight" while the crowd reacts
Speech
Find spoken lines in transcripts and jump to exact moments.
Visual
Match scene descriptions and visual context in your footage.
People
Filter results where detected people appear.
Short answer
How do you search old podcast and interview recordings?
Index the recordings locally, search the transcript and visual context, then jump to exact timestamps or save moments for editing.
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Works with exported recordings stored in local folders.
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Useful when recording tools are not enough for long-term archive search.
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Transcript search
Find exact spoken lines and jump to their timestamps.
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Topic retrieval
Search by theme, guest, decision, or reusable moment.
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Clip handoff
Save moments and export them for editing, review, or publishing workflows.
The friction
Recording is solved. Rediscovery is not.
Find quotes, topics, guest moments, and reusable clips across local recordings from Riverside, Zoom, Teams, or your own folders.
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A strong quote can be buried inside hundreds of recorded hours.
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Recording platforms help capture sessions but do not always solve local archive search.
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Uploading old files again wastes time and creates privacy concerns.
How Focus helps
Make the recordings searchable where they already live.
Focus indexes local recordings so editors can search transcripts, speakers, topics, and visual context before building clips or summaries.
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Transcript search
Find exact spoken lines and jump to their timestamps.
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Topic retrieval
Search by theme, guest, decision, or reusable moment.
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Clip handoff
Save moments and export them for editing, review, or publishing workflows.
Archive search vs recording-first tools
Focus
Focus- Search exported recordings locally.
- Keep old archives private.
- Move from quote to clip handoff.
Recording-first workflow
- Great for capture.
- Archive search can stay platform-bound.
- Old files may need re-uploading.
How it works
How to use it
A shorter path from footage to the next useful action.
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Add recording folders
Point Focus to podcast, interview, webinar, or meeting exports.
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Index speech and context
Build searchable transcripts and moment context locally.
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Retrieve and reuse
Find exact quotes, save moments, and export clips or handoff files.
FAQ
FAQ
Does Focus record podcasts?
No. Keep using Riverside, Zoom, Teams, or another recorder. Focus is for searching and reusing the recordings after they exist.
Can I search by transcript?
Yes. Transcript search is one of the main workflows for long recordings.
Is this only for podcasts?
No. The same workflow fits interviews, webinars, user research, meetings, and documentary footage.
Ready
Stop rewatching recordings to find one quote.
Use Focus to search local podcast and interview archives.