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BeaconFind

Semantic desktop search finds files, emails, and photos by meaning, running AI models locally on Windows. Supports 70+ file types, OCR image search, 50+ languages, instant document previews, AI chat, duplicate detection, and encrypted, private indexing.

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Cost / License

  • Pay once or Subscription
  • Proprietary

Application type

Platforms

  • Mac  Requires macOS 12 or later on Apple Silicon (M1 or newer). Intel Macs are not supported.
  • Windows
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Features

Properties

  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Configurable
  3.  AI-Powered

Features

  1.  Batch Rename Files
  2.  No Coding Required
  3.  Works Offline
  4.  Dark Mode
  5.  No registration required
  6.  Ad-free
  7.  No Tracking
  8.  Full-Text Search
  9.  Built-in viewer
  10.  Duplicate File Finder
  11.  File Search
  12.  Indexed search
  13.  PDF OCR
  14.  No Telemetry
  15.  Local AI
  16.  Search in files
  17.  Gaming Mode
  18.  Semantic Search
  19.  Global hotkey
  20.  GPU Acceleration

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BeaconFind information

  • Developed by

    DE flagOnat Atmaca

  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Commercial product.

  • Pricing

    One time purchase that costs $29, and / or subscription that costs $2 per month.

  • Rating

    Average rating of 5

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about BeaconFind, and it has gotten 10 likes

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Comments and Reviews

   
Top Positive Comment
Viktor Korobov
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I like that BeaconFind focuses on searching by content instead of filenames. Offline AI processing and support for OCR make it especially appealing if privacy is important and you work with lots of documents, screenshots, or scanned files.

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What is BeaconFind?

BeaconFind is a desktop search tool for Windows and Mac that finds files based on content, not filenames. Users can search by typing a description of the file after pressing Ctrl+K. The app works offline, keeping all files and search data private. It only requires internet for license verification and updates, which can be blocked without affecting the search function.

The tool can search over 70 file types, including PDF, Word, Excel, and more. It also has an image recognition and OCR feature for photos and screenshots, and can search scanned PDFs and text in over 50 languages.

Other features include a hybrid search function, an AI chat, duplicate detection, AI-suggested file renaming, and instant preview for various file types. Users can also manage background indexing with three resource modes.

BeaconFind works on Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit, and downloads its AI models once. The AI model sizes range from 0.8 GB to 6 GB. An optional NVIDIA GPU will be used if available. On a Mac it needs macOS 12 or later with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer); Intel Macs are not supported, and the Apple GPU is used through Metal. One license covers both platforms.

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