Searchlify Brings Offline AI-Powered Semantic Search to Mac

Summary

Searchlify is a macOS search application that lets users find files, PDFs, screenshots, documents, and other content with natural-language queries. Its semantic search is designed to interpret intent in requests such as “invoice from last month,” while full-text indexing searches inside PDFs, Word documents, text files, and code rather than only filenames. The app also uses on-device OCR to extract text from images and screenshots. Searchlify says all indexing, OCR, and AI processing happen locally, with no internet requirement, cloud processing, telemetry, analytics, or user tracking. Users can choose which folders or drives are indexed, leaving other locations private. The app runs natively on Apple Silicon and uses the Neural Engine for local processing. It is distributed exclusively through the Mac App Store, which handles installation, updates, and payments.