In-Document Search
Full-text search inside PDFs, Office docs, LibreOffice files, plain text, HTML, CSV, and Apple iWork files.
PDFDOCXXLSXPPTXODTTXTCSV
Available now · Windows, Mac & Linux
Desktop Search That Finds Text in Every File.
Search inside PDFs, Word docs, and spreadsheets. Extract text from scanned images with OCR. Find spoken words in local video captions. Your file content never leaves your machine.
2.5hAvg. searching per knowledge worker / day
18mAvg. time to locate a single document
0Competitors with doc + OCR + video combined
Find AZ - Search ResultsIndexing
liability clause indemnification
AllPDFsWordImagesVideos4 results · 38ms
Documents
contracts/acme-corp-2024.pdfp. 14 · PDF · 2.4 MB
...matching paragraph with highlighted liability indemnification text...
Scanned Images (OCR)
scans/signed-agreement-2023.pngOCR · 99% confidence
...matching paragraph with highlighted liability indemnification text...
Videos (Captions)
recordings/legal-webinar-nov.mp401:14:32 · SRT
...matching paragraph with highlighted liability indemnification text...
What it does
One search. Full-text across every file type.
OCR for Images
Scanned PDFs, photos of whiteboards, screenshots of contracts. If there is text in an image, Find AZ can find it locally.
PNGJPGTIFFScanned PDFScreenshots
Video Caption Search
Search subtitle files, embedded captions, and chapter metadata for local video files.
MP4MKVMOVSRTVTT
Tags, Context & Synonyms
Pin files with custom tags, group searches by context, and define synonyms for local terminology.
#TAGSContextSynonyms
Fully Local
Your file content and search data stay on your machine. License verification sends only an anonymised token.
No telemetryNo file uploadLicense check
Cross-Platform
Windows, macOS, and Linux are available at launch.
WindowsmacOSLinux
How it works
Up and running in three steps.
Download & Install
Grab the installer for your platform and run it. No admin mode needed for daily use.
Select Folders
Choose which folders to index. First run indexes everything; later runs are incremental.
Search Anything
Search, filter, tag, export, and jump directly to the matching file and paragraph.
Supported formats
If it has text in it, Find AZ can find it.
Documents & Text
PDFEPUBTXTMDHTMLCSVSQL
Microsoft Office
DOCXDOCXLSXXLSPPTXPPT
LibreOffice / ODF
ODTODSODPODG
Images - OCR
PNGJPGJPEGBMPTIFTIFF
Apple iWork
PagesNumbersKeynote
Video - Captions
MP4MKVMOVSRTVTT
Who it is for
Built for people who work with a lot of files.
Knowledge Workers
Stop re-downloading documents you know you saved somewhere. Find any paragraph in any file, instantly.
Researchers
Search across thousands of PDFs, including scanned papers, without leaving your machine.
Data Hoarders
Search the content of your media library, not just filenames. Subtitles, documents, images, all indexed.
Legal & Compliance
Find clauses, signatures, and specific language across local document archives with no cloud exposure.
The only desktop search software with OCR + video search.
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