Now in Public Beta

Find any file by meaning, not by name

OfficeGhost indexes your local files and lets you search by content and context. Fully private. Blazingly fast. No cloud required.

quarterly revenue analysis from last meeting...
Q4-Revenue-Report.xlsx~/Documents/Finance
98% match
meeting-notes-dec.md~/Notes/Work
94% match
annual-review-2025.pdf~/Documents/Reports
87% match

Features

Built for speed, designed for privacy

Every feature is designed to keep your files local while making them instantly searchable.

100% Private

All data stays on your machine. No cloud uploads, no telemetry, no compromises.

Semantic Search

Find files by describing what you need, not by remembering exact filenames.

Instant Results

Background indexing keeps everything ready. Results appear as you type.

Hotkey Overlay

Press one shortcut and a minimal overlay appears above all windows. No context switching.

Multi-Format

Index and search across TXT, Markdown, PDF, DOCX, and XLSX files simultaneously.

Auto Re-Index

Periodic background re-indexing keeps your search results fresh and accurate.

Supported Formats

Index everything that matters

OfficeGhost reads and indexes the most common document formats out of the box.

.txt

Simple text files and logs

.md

Notes, docs, and wikis

.pdf

Reports, papers, and ebooks

.docx

Microsoft Word documents

.xlsx

Spreadsheets and data files

Pricing

Free or forever for $9

Simple pricing with no subscription lock-in: free start or one-time lifetime plan.

Free

$0free

Core features with no time limit.

  • Local indexing
  • Content search
  • Hotkey overlay
  • TXT / MD / PDF

Forever

$9one-time

Lifetime access to all features.

  • Everything in Free
  • DOCX / XLSX
  • AI semantic search
  • Report generation

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions