diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/fileio/mod.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/fileio/mod.rs
index 3135e2bfa..3931defdb 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/fileio/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/fileio/mod.rs
@@ -793,6 +793,17 @@ pub fn open_filters() -> impl Iterator<Item = (&'static str, &'static [&'static
         .chain(std::iter::once(("Plug-ins", super::plugin::EXTS)))
 }
 
+/// Open-dialog filters for Swatch Libraries and Graphic Style Libraries Other Library… and Locate
+/// Library…. The library formats come first so Linux file portals (which grey out files that don't
+/// match the default filter) still list `.ase` and the other library extensions; then the same
+/// filters as [`open_filters`] so a document can be picked for its swatches or graphic styles.
+pub fn library_open_filters(
+    library_label: &'static str,
+    library_exts: &'static [&'static str],
+) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&'static str, &'static [&'static str])> {
+    std::iter::once((library_label, library_exts)).chain(open_filters())
+}
+
 /// File → Place dialog filters: "All placeable files", then one per placeable format, then text,
 /// RTF and Word.
 pub fn place_filters() -> impl Iterator<Item = (&'static str, &'static [&'static str])> {
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/fileio/tests.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/fileio/tests.rs
index fe2dc7251..e656965e1 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/fileio/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/fileio/tests.rs
@@ -384,6 +384,14 @@ fn open_exts_cover_every_readable_format() {
     assert_eq!(filters.last(), Some(&("Plug-ins", crate::cmd::plugin::EXTS)), "File › Open installs plug-ins");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn library_open_filters_list_library_formats_first() {
+    let filters: Vec<_> = library_open_filters("Swatch libraries", super::swatchlib::LIBRARY_EXTS).collect();
+    assert_eq!(filters[0], ("Swatch libraries", super::swatchlib::LIBRARY_EXTS));
+    assert!(filters[0].1.contains(&"ase"));
+    assert_eq!(filters[1], ("All readable files", OPEN_EXTS));
+}
+
 /// The extensions usage texts list for export: one per writable format, each picking that format
 /// (`.png` picks PNG; PNG-8 is asked for by `format`).
 #[test]
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/graphic_styles.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/graphic_styles.rs
index 5929185fb..8b0f2366c 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/graphic_styles.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/graphic_styles.rs
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ pub(crate) fn load_library(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, params: Value) -> Result<Va
 
 /// Other Library…: load the library (or document) at `path`, else one picked in an open dialog.
 pub(crate) fn other_library(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, path: Option<String>) -> Result<Value, String> {
-    match library_panel::pick_library_file(app, path)? {
+    match library_panel::pick_library_file(app, path, library_panel::library_pick_filters(GraphicStyleLibraries::KIND))? {
         Some(path) => load_library(app, json!({ "path": path })),
         None => Ok(Value::Null),
     }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/library_panel.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/library_panel.rs
index b75eefaa0..6ef14648e 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/library_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/library_panel.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ use std::sync::{Mutex, PoisonError};
 use egui::{Rect, Sense, Ui};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::{Value, json};
-use vectorcraft_engine::cmd::swatchlib::LibraryInfo;
+use vectorcraft_doc::style_libs::STYLES_EXT;
+use vectorcraft_engine::cmd::fileio;
+use vectorcraft_engine::cmd::swatchlib::{self, LibraryInfo};
 
 use super::swatches::{View, click_selection, folder_tile, list_row, list_row_name, tile_grid};
 use super::{pstate, set_pstate};
@@ -503,7 +505,8 @@ pub(crate) fn locate(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, p: &Value) -> Result<Value, Strin
         return Err(format!("library panel `{given}` isn't missing its library"));
     }
     let path = p.get("path").and_then(Value::as_str).map(str::to_string);
-    let Some(path) = pick_library_file(app, path)? else { return Ok(Value::Null) };
+    let filters = library_pick_filters(k.kind);
+    let Some(path) = pick_library_file(app, path, filters)? else { return Ok(Value::Null) };
     let r = app.run(k.load, json!({ "path": path }))?;
     let next = r["library"].as_str().unwrap_or_default().to_string();
     let to = panel_id(k.kind, &next);
@@ -529,9 +532,22 @@ fn set(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, panel: &str, mut params: Value) {
     }
 }
 
+/// Open-dialog filters for Other Library… / Locate Library… of library panels of kind `kind`.
+pub(crate) fn library_pick_filters(kind: &str) -> Vec<(&'static str, &'static [&'static str])> {
+    match kind {
+        super::swatches::SwatchLibraries::KIND => fileio::library_open_filters("Swatch libraries", swatchlib::LIBRARY_EXTS).collect(),
+        super::graphic_styles::GraphicStyleLibraries::KIND => fileio::library_open_filters("Graphic Style Libraries", &[STYLES_EXT]).collect(),
+        _ => fileio::open_filters().collect(),
+    }
+}
+
 /// Other Library…: the library file at `path`, else one picked in an open dialog; `None` when the
 /// pick is asynchronous (on the web the picked file arrives later through [`crate::io::open_bytes`]).
-pub(crate) fn pick_library_file(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, path: Option<String>) -> Result<Option<String>, String> {
+pub(crate) fn pick_library_file(
+    app: &mut VectorcraftApp,
+    path: Option<String>,
+    filters: Vec<(&'static str, &'static [&'static str])>,
+) -> Result<Option<String>, String> {
     if path.is_none()
         && let Some(f) = app.services.open_async.as_mut()
     {
@@ -539,7 +555,7 @@ pub(crate) fn pick_library_file(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, path: Option<String>)
         return Ok(None);
     }
     path.or_else(|| {
-        let pick = crate::FilePick { filters: crate::FilePick::filters(vectorcraft_engine::cmd::fileio::open_filters()), ..Default::default() };
+        let pick = crate::FilePick { filters: crate::FilePick::filters(filters), ..Default::default() };
         crate::picks::open(app, &pick)
     })
     .map(Some)
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/swatches.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/swatches.rs
index 17679ca8d..75861ff5c 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/swatches.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/swatches.rs
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ pub(crate) fn load_library(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, params: Value) -> Result<Va
 /// Other Library…: load the library (or document) at `path`, else one picked in an open dialog
 /// (on the web the picked file arrives later and opens through [`crate::io::open_bytes`]).
 pub(crate) fn other_library(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, path: Option<String>) -> Result<Value, String> {
-    match library_panel::pick_library_file(app, path)? {
+    match library_panel::pick_library_file(app, path, library_panel::library_pick_filters(SwatchLibraries::KIND))? {
         Some(path) => load_library(app, json!({ "path": path })),
         None => Ok(Value::Null),
     }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/tests_picks.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/tests_picks.rs
index 3aa8f21b3..47fca62ad 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/tests_picks.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/tests_picks.rs
@@ -260,7 +260,10 @@ fn other_swatch_library_asks_off_the_ui_thread() {
     app.run("swatch.new", json!({"name": "Signal", "color": "#ff3300"})).unwrap();
     let (dir, file) = saved_document(&mut app, "swatches");
     click(&mut app, "Other Library…", library_menu::<SwatchLibraries>);
-    assert!(matches!(shown.requests().as_slice(), [PickRequest::Open(_)]));
+    assert!(matches!(
+        shown.requests().as_slice(),
+        [PickRequest::Open(p)] if p.filters.first().is_some_and(|(label, exts)| label == "Swatch libraries" && exts.iter().any(|e| e == "ase"))
+    ));
     poll(&mut app);
     assert!(library_panel::last_open(&app.ui).is_none() && app.ui.status.is_empty(), "{}", app.ui.status);
     shown.answer(&[&file]);