# Library

> Your firm's reusable catalog of products, construction details, documents and other items, ready to drop into any project.

Source: https://docs.moodiri.com/library/library-overview

![Library page with 12 items, category and collection lists on the left, and a grid of products such as Charcoal Wool Sofa at $4,100.00 and Walnut Arm Chair at $1,350.00.](https://docs.moodiri.com/shots/library--library-overview-1600.webp)
Same screen with numbered callouts: https://docs.moodiri.com/shots/library--library-overview-annotated.webp
Callout 1: Add to library
Callout 2: New collection


The Library is everything your firm reuses across projects: products you specify again and again,
construction details, documents, and anything else worth keeping. Instead of hunting through old
projects for that pendant or that window jamb detail, you find it here and add it to the next project.

Open it from **Library** in the sidebar. Choose an item's card to see its details, or the heart on a
card to mark it as saved.

## Kinds: Products, Construction details, Documents, Miscellaneous

![Library page with kind tabs for All, Products, Construction Details, Documents and Miscellaneous above a grid of saved products with vendors and prices.](https://docs.moodiri.com/shots/library--library-overview--kinds-1600.webp)
Same screen with numbered callouts: https://docs.moodiri.com/shots/library--library-overview--kinds-annotated.webp
Callout 1: Kind tabs


The tabs across the top split the Library by kind: **All**, **Products**, **Construction Details**,
**Documents** and **Miscellaneous**. Each tab shows how many items it holds. Only products can be added
to a project's spaces; the other kinds are reference material you keep alongside them.

## Categories and collections

![Library page with the Categories panel listing Construction & Surfaces and Furniture & Lighting, a Collections tab with an add button, and a product grid.](https://docs.moodiri.com/shots/library--library-overview--categories-and-collections-1600.webp)
Same screen with numbered callouts: https://docs.moodiri.com/shots/library--library-overview--categories-and-collections-annotated.webp
Callout 1: New collection


The panel beside the grid narrows what you see.

- **Categories** (on **All** and **Products**) group products by type, under headings such as
  *Furniture & Lighting* or *Fixtures & Hardware*. Choose a heading to expand it, then choose a
  category. **Expand all** and **Collapse all** open or close every heading.
- **Collections** are groups you build yourself, for example *Coastal living room*. Choose **+**
  (**New collection**) to create one. To add an item, open it and choose the collection's name under
  **Collections**. Choose the name again to take it out.

## Filters (vendor, project, tag, price, source) and sorting

Use the search box and the filter pills above the grid to find an item fast. Filters only appear when
there is something to filter by.

- **Vendor** and **Project**: items from one vendor, or items used in one project.
- **Tag**: items carrying a tag you added, such as *#modern*.
- **Price**: a price rating (**$** to **$$$$**) or a price band: **Under $100**, **$100–$500**,
  **$500–$1k** or **Over $1k**.
- **Source**: how the item arrived: **Manual**, **Extension**, **Approval**, **Project** or **Backfill**.
- **Sort**: **Most used**, **Recently added** or **Price**.

The heart on a card (**Save to library**) marks an item as saved so it stands out when you browse.

## Saved families

When you work with [product families](https://docs.moodiri.com/products/product-families), the **Products** tab also offers
**All products**, **Families** and **Supplemental**. **Families** lists the family configurations your
team saved, each with its parent, children, catalog cost and how many projects use it. See
[Library families](https://docs.moodiri.com/library/library-families).

## Limits

- Four kinds: Products, Construction Details, Documents and Miscellaneous.
- Price bands are fixed: Under $100, $100–$500, $500–$1k and Over $1k.
- **Add to library** is not offered in the **Families** view. Families are saved from a project instead.

## Questions

### How do products get into the Library?

Products you capture with the Chrome extension, add by hand, or use in projects are kept here. You can also choose **Add to library** to save any item yourself.

### Can my clients see the Library?

No. The Library is for your team. Clients only see products you add to their project and make visible to them.

### Is a collection the same as a category?

No. Categories come from each product's type and are filled in for you. Collections are groups you make and fill yourself, such as a look you reuse.