In-Document Search
Full-text search inside PDFs, Office docs, LibreOffice files, plain text, HTML, CSV, and Apple iWork files.
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Available now · Windows, Mac & Linux
Find any file by what's inside it — not just its name.
Full-text search across PDFs, Office docs, scanned images (OCR), and video captions — entirely on your machine.
7-day trial, full app access, no credit card.
2.5hspent searching for information, per knowledge worker, every dayIDC
47%of workers can't reliably find the information they needGartner
$19,732lost per knowledge worker each year to document problemsIDC
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 existing subtitle files (.srt, .vtt), embedded captions, and chapter metadata. FindAZ reads captions your videos already have — it does not transcribe audio.
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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.
01
Download & Install
Grab the installer for your platform and run it. No admin mode needed for daily use.
02
Select Folders
Choose which folders to index. First run indexes everything; later runs are incremental.
03
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
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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.
Media & Archive Managers
Search the content of your media library, not just filenames. Subtitles, documents, and images — all indexed.
Legal & Compliance
Find clauses, signatures, and specific language across local document archives with no cloud exposure.
Teams & Enterprises
Roll out local-first search across your org. Free to try today; admin controls and team licensing coming soon.
The only desktop search software with content search, OCR, and video.
Every other desktop search tool makes you choose — content search or OCR, and nothing for video. FindAZ is the only one that does all three, fully on your machine.
Download Find AZ and try every feature free for 7 days. No credit card needed.
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