I Built an AI File Manager Using the GPT API to Make Files Searchable Like Memory
A few months ago I realized I had a ridiculous amount of files spread across my phone, screenshots folder, downloads, PDFs, receipts, contracts, and random scanned documents.
The worst part was not storing them. It was finding them later.
I would remember things the way humans naturally do:
“that Uber bill from March”
“my passport scan”
“that insurance PDF”
“the handwritten note from last week”
But file systems do not work like that. They expect you to remember exact filenames and folders.
So I started building Filex AI using the GPT API.
Instead of treating files as static documents, I wanted the app to actually understand them.
When you upload or scan a file, the AI extracts text, understands context, identifies entities like company names, dates, invoices, passports, subscriptions, bills, and document types, then indexes everything into a searchable knowledge layer.
The app also generates meaningful filenames automatically because nobody remembers things like IMG_4829.jpg.
One interesting part was building entity linking. If multiple files are related to the same company, person, trip, or project, Filex automatically connects them together even if the filenames are completely different.
Right now Filex AI is available on iPhone, iPad, Android, and Web.
Would genuinely love feedback from you guys and people building with GPT APIs.
Try for free: https://filexai.com/app