Find files without sending them anywhere
Search is a document search tool that runs entirely in your browser. Use the hosted version right now, or download it and keep using it with no internet connection at all. It's the same app either way.
Available now · Free · Open source
Use it online
Open the hosted version in Edge or Chrome and point it at a folder. Nothing is installed, and nothing is uploaded either way.
Open search.siganor.comRequires a Chromium-based desktop browser such as Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome for folder access.
Download it, use it offline
It's a plain HTML and JS page, no build step, no dependencies to install. Download it from GitHub, open index.html, and it works with no internet connection at all.
Get it on GitHub
How Search works
Choose a folder
Give your browser access to the folder you want to search.
Search instantly
Search filenames, folders and supported document contents while Search reads the folder directly from disk.
Open the result
Open the file from the results without uploading it or creating a cloud copy.
Search does not upload your documents to Siganor. File access is handled locally by your browser.
What it does
Live folder scan
Point it at any folder on your computer. It always reflects what's actually on disk, no index to rebuild.
Full-text PDF search
Searches inside PDFs, .txt and .htm files, with a highlighted snippet under each match. Also finds duplicates by hashing every file.
Favorites and collections
Star files you care about, group files into collections, and see what you've opened recently.
Built for keyboard use
Press / to search, arrow keys and Enter to jump between results, Esc to clear.
Export and backup
Export your current results as a Markdown list, and back up your favorites and collections to a .json file.
Nothing ever uploaded
No server, no account, no analytics. Your files are read directly from disk by your browser and never leave your machine.
Your documents stay on your computer
Search has no backend for processing your documents. Your browser reads the folder you select and performs the search locally. Search history, favorites and collections are stored in your browser profile.
No file uploads
Your documents are not sent to a Siganor server.
No account
Open the application and start using it.
No analytics
Search does not send document activity or search history to an analytics service.
What can Search find?
File and folder names
Search across the folder structure you selected.
PDF documents
Search text inside PDFs and display matching context.
TXT files
Search text content directly.
HTML files
Search text contained in HTML documents.
Other file types remain discoverable by filename even when their internal content is not indexed.
Find exact duplicates
Search can calculate SHA-256 hashes locally and group files with identical content, helping identify duplicate documents even when their filenames are different.
Hashing happens in your browser. Files are not uploaded for comparison.
More than a search box
Favorites
Star frequently used documents for quick access.
Collections
Group related documents without moving the original files.
Recent activity
See recently opened and recently added files.
Reading suggestions
Discover related unread documents using a local, explainable matching heuristic.
No AI service or network request is used to generate suggestions.
Search needs a Chromium-based browser (Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome) to read folders from disk. Firefox and Safari don't support that yet, and Search will tell you if you open it there. MIT licensed: use it, fork it, adapt it.
Technical details
Frequently asked questions
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