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Searchmonkey III

Ch 107.0of 59 Desktop Search Software
  1. 1Runs onLinux, Mac, Windows
  2. 2CostsNot stated by the maker
  3. 3Supported platformsWindows, Mac, Linux
  4. 4Index locationslocal
  5. 5Content searchYes
  6. 6Email searchNo
  7. 7OCR searchYes
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Overview

Searchmonkey III is ranked #10 of 59 in desktop search software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.

Searchmonkey III plans and pricing

All plans
PDF Extractor $9 once PDF · macOS · Windows · Linux · version 0.2.9 searchmonkey.dev · 30 Sept 2026
Office Documents $14 once DOC/DOCX/PPT/PPTX/ODT/RTF · macOS · Windows · Linux · version 0.1.2 searchmonkey.dev · 30 Sept 2026
Image OCR $18 once JPG/JPEG/PNG/WEBP/TIF/TIFF/BMP · macOS · Windows · Linux · version 0.1.9 searchmonkey.dev · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on desktop search software

Free plan
Yessearchmonkey.dev
Supported platforms
Windows, macOS, Linuxsearchmonkey.dev
Index locations
localsearchmonkey.dev
Content search
Yessearchmonkey.dev
Email search
Nosearchmonkey.dev
OCR search
Yessearchmonkey.dev

Facts

Purpose
Searchmonkey III is a desktop tool for real-time searching of files on disk.searchmonkey.dev · 30 Sept 2026
Search model
The application searches the filesystem directly without maintaining a background index or daemon.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Results
Search results stream as files are searched and reflect the current state of disk.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Search syntax
The application supports literal searches and regular expressions.searchmonkey.dev · 30 Sept 2026
File handling
The interface shows what was searched, skipped, filtered, or blocked by permissions.searchmonkey.dev · 30 Sept 2026
Technology
Searchmonkey III is built with Tauri and ripgrep and is released under the MIT license.searchmonkey.dev · 30 Sept 2026
Plugins
Optional plugins add local processing for PDFs, Office documents, OCR, and other formats.searchmonkey.dev · 30 Sept 2026
Privacy
Plugins process supported content locally without moving documents off the user's machine.searchmonkey.dev · 30 Sept 2026
Supported users
The project describes use cases including changing codebases, log inspection, large directories, and environments where background daemons are undesirable.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Command line
Searchmonkey provides a ripgrep-inspired command line with path, regex, glob, hidden-file, symlink, context, and ignore controls.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Downloads
Version 0.4.1 is offered for Linux as a portable AppImage, Windows as an installer, and macOS as a universal Intel and Apple Silicon build.searchmonkey.dev · 30 Sept 2026
Plugin roadmap
The plugins page lists email archives, spreadsheets, and audio transcription as coming soon.searchmonkey.dev · 30 Sept 2026

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