PlanSearchGet PlanSearch MEET YOUR FILES AGAIN
A sentence in a document. A detail on a slide. Words in a screenshot. Find the file you’re thinking of, even when its name escapes you.
On your computer. Off the cloud. Yours.
YOUR COMPUTER. YOUR KIND OF SEARCH.
The same private file library. Choose classic search, add local understanding, or explore a larger AI resource budget. No dedicated GPU required.
A word. A name.
Right where you left it.
For everyday documents and computers where every bit of memory matters.
Remember the idea.
Find the words.
For people who remember what a document means, even when they forget its wording.
More room.
A bigger local budget.
A separate capability pack for larger libraries on modern, well-equipped computers.
Hardware figures are targets, not speed guarantees. Smart has been tested on a Windows x64 PC with 8 GB installed RAM; 4 GB and 16/32 GB hardware validation is pending. Background work can wait when your other apps need memory. Advanced Pro features are not included in the current purchase.
LET'S FIND YOUR FIT
Tell us what you know. This check stays in your browser and does not scan your device.
On Windows: Settings → System → About → Installed RAM.“Why is the equipment shipment late?”
“La réception du matériel a été reportée.”Related meaning. The original passage. A link to its source.
Semantic search is optional and starts off. Original filename and content search still work without a model. Results depend on your indexed documents and the query.
01 / LESS SEARCHING, MORE FINDING
Names are only the beginning. Search inside your files, then see the matching page before you even open them.
02 / LOOK A LITTLE DEEPER
The useful bit is rarely on the cover. PlanSearch looks through document text, presentation notes and comments, spreadsheets, and text recognized in images.
Results bring you to the matching page with the words highlighted. Cached visual previews make returning to a file feel familiar.
Find your next “there it is” ↗Ideas worth keeping.
Even on a small piece of paper.
03 / A SENSE OF WHEN
Browse a visual timeline by year and month. Switch between modified date and creation on this computer, in recent files or search results.
04 / PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Your documents, search index, OCR and previews stay on your computer. Desktop search works offline. There’s no document upload and no search account to create.
The website uses PayPal for checkout. That payment is separate from your private desktop library.
THE LITTLE THINGS ADD UP
Exact words and phrases come before close spellings and partial matches. Accent-friendly search helps with everyday French. Turn spelling suggestions on or off.
Discovered files are searchable by name right away. Content joins your results as background indexing progresses, with a clear count in the footer.
A compact desktop widget puts search within reach. Jump to a file or its folder without breaking your train of thought.
Watched folders pick up new and changed files. Cached previews avoid repeating work, and you can pause indexing whenever you need to.
See the file name, extension, author when available, and dates. Browse a grid, a list, or a timeline, then move through the document’s pages.
Enter a known password or explicitly start local recovery for supported Office and PDF files. Indexing and OCR pause while previews stay available. Recovery is never guaranteed.
A SMALL PURCHASE. A LITTLE MORE FOCUS.
One payment supports the development of a quieter, more useful desktop.
The current Essential release is $10 USD, once. Smart and Pro are not on sale until their installers and purchase terms are ready.
By purchasing, you agree to the . Checkout is securely handled by PayPal.
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A FEW GOOD QUESTIONS
Desktop indexing, OCR, search and cached previews work locally. You need an internet connection to purchase and download PlanSearch. Some Office previews require a locally installed renderer, such as Microsoft Office or LibreOffice.
Text in supported Word documents, Excel workbooks, PowerPoint slides and their notes and comments, PDFs, text files, and supported images through OCR. Extraction depends on the format, file condition and protection. Files that cannot be read remain searchable by filename.
The first index takes time, especially for scanned documents. PlanSearch runs extraction in background workers, caches previews, and shows progress. You can pause indexing. Search speed depends on your computer, library and query.
Images, text and PDFs have local preview readers. Office preview quality depends on available rendering software, fonts and the document itself. Unsupported, damaged or locked files may need to be opened in their original application.
It is a required $10 USD one-time purchase for the current desktop release. It supports ongoing development, but it is not an optional charitable donation. There is no subscription and no promise of free future major versions.
The current Essential release is prepared for Windows x64. Smart installers are pending validation, and Pro AI is a preview pack. macOS and Linux downloads become available after their native packages are built and tested. Choosing a pack does not make an unavailable installer available. Checkout stays disabled for unreleased platforms. Local password recovery currently uses the bundled Windows engine.
No. Recovery time depends on the password and encryption, and some passwords are not practical to recover. It runs only on your computer. Automatic recovery is off by default; you can start or cancel an individual job and continue browsing previews.