> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.atom14.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Introduction > SearchAnything is the intelligent search infrastructure for your documents, images, and audio. SearchAnything Light Logo SearchAnything Dark Logo ## What is SearchAnything? SearchAnything is a **multimodal search engine API** designed for developers who need to build powerful search experiences without managing complex infrastructure. Unlike traditional search engines that only index text, SearchAnything understands the **content** of your files, regardless of their format. ### Supported Modalities Full-text search for PDFs, Word docs, and text files with precise page-level citations. Automatically extracts and indexes text from scanned documents, screenshots, and photos. Transcribes spoken words into searchable text with timestamped locators. Connect your databases and structured files for unified retrieval. ## Why SearchAnything? Building a RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipeline or a search feature usually involves stitching together: 1. **OCR Service** (e.g., Tesseract, AWS Textract) 2. **Transcription Service** (e.g., Whisper, Deepgram) 3. **Vector Database** (e.g., Pinecone, Milvus) 4. **Embedding Model** (e.g., OpenAI, Cohere) **SearchAnything unifies this into a single API.** You upload a file, we handle the processing pipeline, and you get a searchable index instantly. ## Ready to build? Get your API key and make your first search in under 5 minutes. Explore our REST API endpoints for upload, search, and management.