Beacon vs Open Semantic Desktop Search
| Beacon | Open Semantic Desktop Search | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | |
| Free trial | No | |
| Paid from | Free | |
| Platforms | macOS | Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | macOS | web, windows, macos, linux |
| Index locations | Local filesystem, Desktop and Downloads, and connected cloud folders accessed through desktop sync apps | local folders, file servers, file shares |
| Content search | Yes | Yes |
| Email search | Yes | Yes |
| Message search | Yes | |
| OCR search | Yes |
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