Support Guide

How to Use GenCatalog

A complete guide to capturing, organizing, and browsing your AI-generated content across Grok Imagine, Higgsfield, Midjourney, and Digen.
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Installation & Setup

Get GenCatalog running in a few minutes.

1
Download & Install the App

Mac: Download the DMG from gencatalog.app, open it, and drag GenCatalog to your Applications folder.

Windows: Download the installer (.exe) from gencatalog.app, run it, and follow the setup steps.

2
Choose Your Storage Folder

On first launch, GenCatalog asks you to select a folder where all media and metadata will be stored. Choose anywhere — an external drive works great for large collections.

3
Set Up Video Thumbnails (FFmpeg)

GenCatalog uses FFmpeg to generate video thumbnail previews. During setup, a prompt will appear — here's what to expect:

Mac: GenCatalog can install FFmpeg for you automatically. The process takes about a minute and requires no technical steps.

Windows: You'll be directed to a download page to grab the FFmpeg files you need. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete setup.

Image thumbnails work immediately without FFmpeg. This step only affects video previews.

4
Install the Chrome Extension

Install the GenCatalog extension from the Chrome Web Store. Works in any Chrome-based browser (Chrome, Brave, Edge, Arc, and more).

5
Start Saving

GenCatalog lives in your menu bar (Mac) or system tray (Windows). As long as it's running, the extension is active and ready across all supported platforms.

Tip: Set GenCatalog to launch at login so it's always ready — Mac: System Settings → General → Login Items. Windows: Settings → Apps → Startup.

System Requirements

  • macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or later
  • Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) or Intel Mac
  • Any Chrome-based browser (Chrome, Brave, Edge, Arc, and more)
  • Windows 10+ (x64) — download here

The Chrome Extension

The bridge between AI platforms and your local catalog.

Click the GenCatalog icon in your browser toolbar to open the popup. It shows:

  • Status indicator — green "Running" = ready; red "Not Running" = open the desktop app
  • Catalog stats — total items and video count
  • Platform tabs — Grok, Higgsfield, Digen with controls for each
  • Open Catalog — opens your full catalog in the browser
If showing "Not Running": Open the GenCatalog app on your Mac, wait a few seconds, then try again.

Grok Imagine

Full support for saving images and videos — individually or in bulk from your favorites.

✓ grok.com  ·  x.com/i/grok

Saving Individual Generations

When viewing any Grok Imagine generation, a blue GenCatalog save button (⊞ grid icon) appears on the media. Click it to save instantly. The button shows a spinner while saving, a green checkmark on success, or orange if it's already in your catalog.

Tip: Saving from a detail page captures the most complete metadata including the full prompt. Grid view saves also work but may capture less metadata.

Bulk Downloading Your Favorites

1
Open the extension popup on grok.com

Make sure you're logged into your Grok account.

2
Click the Grok tab → "Scan Favorites"

GenCatalog scans all your favorites and compares against your existing catalog. You'll see: total favorites / already saved / new to download / previously deleted (skipped automatically).

3
Click "Download All New"

Downloads only items not already in your catalog. Progress bar shows real-time status.

4
Pause & Resume anytime

Pause a bulk download and resume it later. Progress is preserved — already-saved items won't be re-downloaded.

Multiple Grok Accounts

GenCatalog supports saving from multiple Grok accounts into a single catalog. Each item is automatically tagged with the account it came from, so you can filter your catalog by account. To save from another account: log out of Grok, log in to your second account, and use the extension as normal.

Smart Sync & Exclusion

When you delete an item through GenCatalog, it's added to a permanent exclusion list and will never be re-downloaded during future bulk scans — even if it's still in your Grok favorites.

Always delete through GenCatalog — not by removing files in Finder. Only GenCatalog-deleted items are added to the exclusion list.

Higgsfield

Save images and videos from your Higgsfield library — individually or all at once.

✓ higgsfield.ai

Where Save Buttons Appear

  • Detail pages — grid icon ⊞ appears next to the native Download/heart/share buttons
  • Grid / browse pages — a save badge appears on each thumbnail in your library, explore feed, and profile
  • Modals / lightboxes — save button appears automatically when you open any generation in a lightbox

Bulk Saving Your Library

1
Scroll through your Higgsfield library

Browse your personal library or any grid page. GenCatalog caches items as they appear on screen.

2
Open extension → Higgsfield tab → "Refresh Count"

See how many items have been cached from the current page.

3
Click "Save All Cached"

Saves all cached items to your catalog at once.

Important: Scroll through your entire library before clicking Save All — GenCatalog can only save items that have loaded on screen.

Captured Metadata

  • Prompt text
  • Model name (e.g., Seedream 4.5, Nano Bana Pro 2)
  • Preset information
  • Character name (if used)
  • Asset UUID for reliable deduplication
  • Full-resolution media file

Midjourney

Save individual images or scan your entire Midjourney generation history at once.

✓ midjourney.com

Saving Individual Items

A Save button appears on each image as you browse Midjourney. Click it to save the image with its full prompt, model version, and parameters.

Scanning Your Full Library

GenCatalog can import your entire Midjourney generation history in one go — no need to save items one at a time.

1
Navigate to midjourney.com

Make sure you're logged in and on the main Midjourney web app. Wait a moment for the page to fully load.

2
Open the extension → Midjourney tab → click "Scan Library"

GenCatalog reads your generation history from the page — no separate network request. You'll see Total, Saved, and New counts.

3
Click "Download New"

Saves all new items to your catalog with full metadata. Re-scanning will only pick up items not yet saved.

What Gets Saved

For each Midjourney generation, GenCatalog preserves:

  • Full prompt text (with --sref and --cref URLs stripped for readability)
  • Model version (--v), aspect ratio (--ar), chaos, seed, style, and all other parameters
  • All four image variants per generation
  • Image dimensions and generation date

Digen

Save your Digen AI generations individually or in bulk.

✓ digen.ai

Saving Individual Items

A blue GenCatalog save button appears on each generation on digen.ai. Click it to save the image or video with its metadata.

Bulk Saving

1
Open extension → Digen tab

Click the GenCatalog icon while on digen.ai and switch to the Digen tab.

2
Click "Scan"

Counts available items on the current page.

3
Click "Download All"

Saves all scanned items to your catalog.

Browsing & Search

Find anything in your catalog instantly.

Open your catalog via Open Catalog in the extension popup, or go to http://localhost:8080 in your browser.

Search

Type in the search bar to filter your entire catalog by prompt text. Search is instant across all platforms.

Filters

  • Platform — show only Grok Imagine, Higgsfield, Midjourney, or Digen content
  • Media type — images or videos only
  • Favorites — show only starred items
  • Tags — click any tag to filter by it
  • Source image — find all generations made from the same img2vid source
  • Account — filter by Grok account

Other Tools

  • Rediscover ✨ — opens a random item from your catalog
  • Slideshow — auto-plays through your collection. Images advance on the timer you set; videos play to their full natural duration before advancing.
  • Compare — select 2 items in multi-select mode to compare side by side

Tags & Favorites

Favorites

Click the ⭐ on any item to favorite it. Filter to favorites-only using the sidebar. Bulk-favorite items using multi-select mode.

Tags

Open any item and click the tag field to add custom tags. Tags are fully searchable. Good uses: style names, project names, character names, or any workflow category you need.

Notes

Add personal notes to any item — useful for recording what worked, variations to try, or any context you want to preserve alongside the prompt.

Bulk Operations

Multi-Select Mode

1
Click the checkbox icon ☑️ in the toolbar

Enters multi-select mode.

2
Click items to select them

Selected items show a blue border. Use Select All / Deselect All for quick selection. Shift+click to select a range.

3
Apply a bulk action

Available: Favorite Selected, Delete Selected, Compare (exactly 2 items).

Press Escape or click the checkbox icon again to exit multi-select mode.

Hidden Items

Keep private generations out of sight with PIN protection — without deleting them.

Hidden Items is a PIN-protected vault inside your catalog. Hidden content is removed from the main grid and can only be accessed by entering your PIN. Nothing is deleted — your files, prompts, and metadata are fully preserved.

Hiding Items

Open any item in the detail view and click Hide. The item disappears from the main grid immediately and moves to your hidden collection.

Accessing Hidden Items

Click Hidden Items in the sidebar. You'll be prompted to enter your PIN. Once verified, hidden items appear in a separate grid view with the same browsing, search, and filter capabilities as the main catalog.

Restoring Hidden Items

While in the hidden view, hover over any item and click Unhide. The item returns to your main catalog.

Setting or Changing Your PIN

Go to the sidebar → Hidden Items → Change PIN. You can set a new PIN at any time without affecting your hidden collection. Your PIN and your hidden list are stored separately — changing one doesn't affect the other.

Security note: Five incorrect PIN attempts triggers a lockout with increasing wait times, preventing brute-force access to your hidden content.

Trash & Deletion

Deleting an item moves it to Trash first — nothing is immediately gone.

Managing Trash

  • Click View Trash in the sidebar to see deleted items with deletion dates
  • Restore any individual item using the button on each row
  • Restore All — one-click button to recover everything in trash at once
  • Multi-select — click items to select them, then use the floating action bar to Restore Selected or Delete Permanently
  • Empty Trash to permanently delete all trashed items
Always delete through GenCatalog — not via Finder. Finder deletions break the catalog database and don't add items to the exclusion list, meaning they may reappear in future scans.

Exclusion List

Every item deleted through GenCatalog is permanently added to an exclusion list. It will never be re-downloaded during future bulk scans — even if it still exists in your Grok favorites.

Duplicate Detection

1
Click "Remove Duplicates" in the sidebar

GenCatalog scans your entire catalog.

2
Review the count

See how many duplicates were found before confirming.

3
Confirm removal

GenCatalog removes duplicates, keeping the oldest version of each item.

Detection uses two methods: exact URL matching, and platform UUID matching (works even if the URL format changes between captures).

Mobile Access

On Your Home Network

Your catalog is accessible from any device on your Wi-Fi. GenCatalog shows a QR code in the catalog sidebar — scan it with your phone to open your catalog instantly. Or type your Mac's local IP (shown in the sidebar) into your phone's browser followed by :8080.

From Anywhere

Install Tailscale (free) on both your Mac and phone. Once set up, you can access your full catalog from anywhere in the world — coffee shop, travel, anywhere — as long as your Mac is on and running GenCatalog.

Note: Your Mac needs to stay awake for remote access. Consider disabling sleep in System Settings → Battery.

License & Activation

After purchasing, you'll receive a license key by email. To activate: open GenCatalog → click the menu bar icon → select License → enter your key and click Activate. Requires internet for initial activation.

License revalidation happens approximately every 7 days, with a 30-day offline grace period. Your files and catalog data are never affected by license status.

Free Trial

  • Duration: 7 days from first launch
  • Item limit: up to 100 saved items
  • Trial ends when either limit is reached
  • After expiry: saving new items is paused until license activation
  • Your existing library, files, prompts, and tags are always accessible — nothing is ever deleted

You can activate your license at any time during or after the trial. Purchase at gencatalog.app.

Need more help?

If something isn't working or you have a question not covered here, we're happy to help. We respond within 1–2 business days.

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