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monkeSearch

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monkeSearch is ranked #14 of 59 in desktop search software on Inferse. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.

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Product
monkeSearch is an open-source, offline-first desktop tool for searching local files with natural-language queries.monkesearch.github.io · 5 Oct 2026
Search inputs
The maker describes queries as combining file type, temporal context, and other keywords.monkesearch.github.io · 5 Oct 2026
Local processing
The maker says both approaches work fully offline and that nothing leaves the machine.monkesearch.github.io · 5 Oct 2026
macOS approach
The main/dev approach uses a local LLM to turn queries into macOS Spotlight search arguments.monkesearch.github.io · 5 Oct 2026
Vector database approach
The vectordb branch uses vector databases instead of a live LLM at query time and is described as cross-platform.monkesearch.github.io · 5 Oct 2026
Platform architecture
The maker describes vectordb support for macOS, Windows, and Linux; the repository says the main branch is currently macOS-only.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
macOS integration
The main/dev branch uses Spotlight’s existing index and the NSMetadataQuery API for file discovery.monkesearch.github.io · 5 Oct 2026
Windows integration
The vectordb Windows architecture uses an os.walk filesystem crawl and ChromaDB for vector storage and retrieval.monkesearch.github.io · 5 Oct 2026
Security
The maker describes the Spotlight-based approach as read-only and scoped through Spotlight’s access controls.monkesearch.github.io · 5 Oct 2026
Agent use
The maker says the LLM-based implementation can serve as a natural-language file-discovery bridge for AI agents and orchestration systems.monkesearch.github.io · 5 Oct 2026
Performance tradeoff
On macOS, the maker says disabling LEANN recompute makes searches faster at the cost of disk space; recompute is enabled by default.monkesearch.github.io · 5 Oct 2026
Requirements
The main branch requires macOS, Python 3.8 or later, llama-server, and a GGUF model; the stated default model is about 700 MB.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
Limitations
The repository lists Spotlight-indexed files only, metadata-only search, possible small-model misunderstandings, and simple temporal expressions as limitations.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
License and support
The project is open source under the Apache-2.0 license, and its site asks users to support it by starring the repository.github.com · 5 Oct 2026

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