GlintIndex

Spec sheet

Purpose

GlintIndex is a local desktop search engine that indexes files for full-text search.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Product

GlintIndex is a Rust desktop search engine that indexes files and provides full-text search.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Platforms

The README lists Linux, macOS, and Windows requirements and prebuilt releases.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Integrations

The README describes integrations with Tantivy for search and GTK4 for the GUI; it does not list third-party service integrations.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The project is licensed under Apache License 2.0.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Distribution limits

The README says Windows is distributed as a ZIP without an MSI or NSIS installer, and macOS as a ZIP without a DMG.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

File size limit

The example configuration sets a 50 MB maximum file size for text extraction and a 10-second parser timeout per document.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

File support

It parses text from more than 27 file types, including source code, markup, documents, and scripts, and automatically skips binary content.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

File types

It parses text from 27+ file types, including source code, markup, documents, and spreadsheets.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

GUI features

The GUI offers live search, syntax-highlighted file previews with line numbers, file actions, appearance settings, and index management.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Index controls

Users can configure indexed folders and ignore rules, and can rebuild or clear the index.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Indexing limits

The default configuration skips text extraction for files larger than 50 MB and limits parsing each document to 10 seconds.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Interfaces

GlintIndex provides both a command-line interface and a GTK4 desktop GUI.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Local processing

The project says indexing and search happen locally without sending data to the cloud or requiring a network connection.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

macOS limitation

The macOS app is not code-signed or notarized, so the README warns of a Gatekeeper warning on first launch.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

macOS warning

The README says the macOS app is not code-signed or notarized, so Gatekeeper displays a warning on first launch.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Platform requirements

Linux requires GTK4 system libraries; the README says GTK4 libraries are bundled with Windows and macOS releases.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Release

The releases page lists v0.4.0 as the latest release.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Search

Search supports typo-tolerant fuzzy matching and a CLI interface with pagination.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security and privacy

The README states that files are processed locally without sending data to the cloud.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Desktop Search Software#30 of 577.3