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title: "Modern Media Library"
slug: "modern-media-library"
abstract: "An overview of how to manage media items."
media: modern Media Library
---

# Modern Media Library

> [!note]
> Feature availability is part of a phased rollout. Your organization might not see this functionality yet. It will become available when your environment is included in the rollout. In the meantime, use the legacy [Media Library](https://doc.sitecore.com/sai/en/users/sitecoreai/manage-media/media-library.html).

The **Media** page in the modern Media Library is the evolution of the legacy Media Library. It builds on familiar asset management capabilities while delivering a more intuitive and streamlined experience. By making it easy to upload, organize, and manage images and videos in one place, the **Media** page helps teams create engaging, on‑brand content more efficiently. Automatic tagging and image alt text generation during upload support search engine optimization (SEO) and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) compliance, improving both discoverability and accessibility.

Sharing media publicly or with collaborators is as easy as [adding a public link](https://doc.sitecore.com/sai/en/users/sitecoreai/manage-media/modern-media-library/add-a-public-link.html "Add a public link") and then setting a link availability period. This simplifies and improves the process of delivering media to your channels or sharing media with others.

To speed up everyday work, the **Search media** field shows recent searches and recently viewed media, so you can quickly return to the content you use most.

![The Recent searches and Last viewed media items dialog](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/sai/en/users/sitecoreai/images/recent-searches.png)

Each media file becomes a media item in SitecoreAI when you upload it and it is added to the **Media** page. After you upload your media files, on the **Media** page, you can:

- [Filter media items](https://doc.sitecore.com/sai/en/users/sitecoreai/manage-media/modern-media-library/filter-media-items.html "Filter media items")
- [Search for media items](https://doc.sitecore.com/sai/en/users/sitecoreai/manage-media/modern-media-library/search-for-media-items.html "Search for media items")

If you click a specific media item, it opens a details dialog that provides more information about the item. From here, you can perform the following actions:

- [Set a focal point](https://doc.sitecore.com/sai/en/users/sitecoreai/manage-media/modern-media-library/set-or-remove-a-focal-point.html "Set or remove a focal point")
- [Download the media item](https://doc.sitecore.com/sai/en/users/sitecoreai/manage-media/modern-media-library/download-a-media-item.html "Download a media item")
- [Delete a media item](https://doc.sitecore.com/sai/en/users/sitecoreai/manage-media/modern-media-library/delete-media.html "Delete media")
- [Add a public link](https://doc.sitecore.com/sai/en/users/sitecoreai/manage-media/modern-media-library/add-a-public-link.html "Add a public link")