Recoll
Full-text desktop and server search for your documents
Recoll is a full-text search tool that indexes the contents of your documents, emails and archives. It supports a wide range of file formats and can run as a desktop or web-accessible search.
Key features
- Full-text document indexing
- Supports dozens of file formats
- Powerful query language
- Optional web UI
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Excellent local document search
- Format coverage
Trade-offs
- Indexing UI is utilitarian
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