Best desktop search AI tools

Waylight is a privacy-first AI assistant that runs locally on your computer. It remembers everything you see—meetings, documents, and websites—creating a searchable memory you can chat with, without ever uploading your data to the cloud.

AI Finder is an intelligent file management agent for macOS that revolutionizes how you find files. Using natural language, you can search files by content, creation date, or even vague descriptions. It also features a 'Talk to PDF' function, allowing you to chat with, summarize, and extract key insights from your documents. All processing is done locally, ensuring your data remains private and secure.

Cosmos is an AI-powered desktop assistant that revolutionizes how you find files. It runs locally on your computer, indexing your media and documents to enable natural language search. Instead of remembering file names, you can search for content like "photo of a red car" or "presentation with charts." Designed for creative professionals and teams, it ensures 100% privacy, works offline, and dramatically speeds up your workflow by eliminating the hunt for files.

Curiosity is an AI-powered search app that unifies all your local files and cloud apps into one searchable interface. It acts as a smart command bar, allowing you to instantly find documents, chat with your files using AI, launch applications, and manage emails and calendars, all with a simple keyboard shortcut. It prioritizes privacy by processing your data locally.