Unfoldly
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Unfoldly, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from Unfoldly's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account
- No signup is required to use the app.checked 11 Oct 2026
- File support caveat
- Support quality can vary with file structure, size, parser availability, and selected model.checked 11 Oct 2026
- File types
- The site lists support for documents, spreadsheets, slides, images, audio, and video files.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Follow-up questions
- After finding a file, users can ask follow-up questions with the source kept in context.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Internet use
- An internet connection may be needed to download models or app updates; the core experience is designed to run on the device.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The project repository says Unfoldly is licensed under Apache License 2.0.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Local indexing
- Users choose the folders to index, and Unfoldly indexes them on the device.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Local models
- The site says local models keep files, indexes, models, and chat history on the device; an internet connection may be needed for model downloads or app updates.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Local processing
- Unfoldly indexes user-selected files on the device and says personal file contents are not uploaded.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Media search
- Unfoldly can search images by their contents and videos by describing a moment in them.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Model families
- The project lists local model families including Gemma, Qwen, GLM, Llama, Ministral, DeepSeek-R1 Distill, and gpt-oss.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Models
- The app supports open model families including Gemma, Qwen, DeepSeek, Mistral, and Llama.checked 11 Oct 2026
- No account required
- The app does not require users to create an account.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Open source
- The terms identify Unfoldly as an open-source project and say its source code is available under Apache License 2.0 as specified in the repository.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says local files are not uploaded to the cloud as part of the core product workflow described on the site.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy policy
- The privacy policy says the website may collect email addresses submitted for updates and basic technical information through hosting, analytics, or infrastructure providers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Unfoldly searches local files by meaning and visual content, so users can find items without remembering filenames.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says Unfoldly uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect information it maintains.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support contact
- The site lists [email protected] as its contact email.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Website data
- The privacy policy says the website may collect an email address for updates and basic technical information through service providers.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Company address
- The privacy policy identifies Unary Works LLC at 30 N Gould St, STE R, Sheridan, WY 82801, USA.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Sheridan, Wyoming, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Current platform
- The project says its current public beta is macOS-only and distributed as a signed, notarized macOS app.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Platform availability
- The maker's download link is labeled “Download for macOS.”checked 11 Oct 2026
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