Instant full-text search across your PDFs, Word and Excel files — plus on-device AI semantic search that finds what you mean, not just what you type. All data stays on your machine.
Windows 10 / 11 · Install and go · Free forever
Filename search can't see inside your documents. Cloud search reads them to answer your queries. And keyword-only search fails the moment you paraphrase. Quillseek solves all three.
You remember the clause, the client name, the number — not that the file was called final_v3_revised(2).docx. Only full-text search inside the document finds it.
Some modern tools send your document text and even your search queries to someone else's servers. Your documents are your work and your privacy — they shouldn't pass through anyone else's machine.
You remember the meaning, not the exact wording — and keyword-only search comes up empty. Searching by meaning, not just by string match, is how people actually remember things.
No subscriptions to manage, no accounts to create, no network required — ever.
Search inside PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TXT and Markdown files. Results appear as you type, with matched passages highlighted. Indexing runs quietly in the background.
Can't remember the exact wording? Search by meaning. Inference runs entirely on your machine, then gets fused with keyword results for better ranking.
No cloud AI involved — everWatch your folders and forget about it. New, changed and deleted files are picked up via filesystem events, and indexing progresses in stages: filenames searchable in seconds, full text next, semantics last.
Files in your watched folders are automatically logged as they are created, modified, deleted or renamed — with timestamps and size changes — in the Activity page. Know exactly when a file was touched.
Visible in the Activity pageThe index lives on your disk. There is no server, no login, and nothing to opt out of. Unplug the network cable and everything still works exactly the same.
Search suggestions, highlighted matches, passage previews with page labels, categories and favorites, dark mode, system tray — every everyday interaction considered.
Install and go — nothing to configure.
No. There is no cloud component, no account system and no telemetry. All indexing and search happens on your machine. Unplug your network cable and try it — search, previews and opening files all work exactly the same.
At launch: PDF, Microsoft Word (doc/docx), Excel (xls/xlsx), PowerPoint, TXT and Markdown for full-text indexing. Filename search works for every file type. More formats are added based on user feedback.
Semantic search finds documents by meaning, even when the wording differs. Inference runs entirely on your device — fundamentally different from tools that upload your documents to a cloud AI.
When a file in a watched folder is created, modified, deleted or renamed, the app records when it happened and how the file size changed. You can browse this change log in the Activity page. It helps you keep track of when files were touched — it records change events, not past content versions.
The free version is fully usable: complete full-text search, on-device semantic search, watched-folder sync and the file change log, with full-featured indexing for up to 500 documents — free forever. The Pro edition ships alongside the free one (one-time purchase, no subscription) and unlocks higher limits — no separate download needed: the free and Pro editions share the same installer, and a license key unlocks Pro in the app.
No. We hate subscriptions on utility software as much as you do.
Indexing runs in three stages: filenames become searchable as soon as folders are scanned, full text next, semantic search last — so you can start using results immediately. Indexing intensity is adjustable (Gentle / Balanced / Full power) so background indexing never gets in your way.
Windows first. macOS is on the roadmap — drop us a line at dochub365@hotmail.com to help us prioritize.
The free version will be downloadable right here on this page at launch (targeted for early 2027). Pro can be unlocked in-app with a license key — no separate download.