Revit Family Browser

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Hello And Welcome To Our Free Revit Family Browser! 

This addon is currently available for 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.  Please follow the steps below to properly install our application.  If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our support team at: [email protected]
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Please Note: If you would like to Remake Thumbnails, you need to Run As Administrator For Autodesk Revit.

Installation:

A.      Folder Load:

B.      Filter Option:

C.      Deep Search: 

D.      Toggle View Vs Grid View:

      List View:

      Grid View:

E.      Toggle Light Mode Vs Dark Mode

      Light Mode:

      Dark Mode:

F.       Setting Menu For Images:

Installation:

  1. In this step, please begin by downloading the latest version.  You can get the latest version by clicking below: 
  2. Once you have downloaded the installer, and open/run the application, you will be prompted below:

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  1. In the next step, we would advise all our users to look and read the end user agreement.  If you accept the terms, please check the box to proceed to the next step.
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  2. Once you follow through the next several steps, you can find the latest version in the "Add Ins Tab".  The Icon will be listed as Family Browser.

    The diagram below will show all the functionality and the commands of each item:

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  1. Folder Load
  2. Filter Option
  3. Deep Search
  4. Toggle List View Vs Grid View
  5. Toggle Light Mode Vs Dark Mode
  6. Setting Menu For Images

 

A.    Folder Load – This allows each user to add a personal folder / directory to their station.  Please note that it may take time to create the buffer needed for the components. 

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Common Autodesk Library Path:
C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT 2025\Libraries\English-Imperial\US

 

If you need/want to download the content manually, please follow the steps from Autodesk:

How to download Revit Content (autodesk.com)

 

B.    Filter Option: This menu allows users to filter out which specific items you may want to see visually.

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C.   Deep Search: By clicking on Deep Search, this allows the user to see items through all levels of folders rather than just the default one layer. 

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D.   Toggle View Vs Grid View:

List View:

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E.     Toggle Light Mode Vs Dark Mode

Light Mode:

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Dark Mode:

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F.     Setting Menu For Images:
Please Note: If you would like to Remake Thumbnails, you need to Run As Administrator For Autodesk Revit.

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