Open Semantic Desktop Search
7.5#3 in desktop search softwareFree planFree planWebAPIExtensionLinux
VisitOpen Semantic Desktop Search vs ProtonSearch
ProtonSearch
5.5#39 in desktop search softwareWindows
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | Open Semantic Desktop Search | ProtonSearch |
|---|---|---|
| Installation | Installation requires importing the appliance into VirtualBox and mapping host document folders as shared folders. | The maker provides a Windows PowerShell installer and a manual installer download through GitHub Releases. |
| Intended users | The desktop virtual machine is described for single users, while the separate server installation is aimed at organizations and research teams. | The maker describes ProtonSearch as made for Windows power users. |
| OCR | Tesseract-based OCR extracts text from scanned documents, screenshots and photographed pages. | It extracts OCR text from screenshots, pictures, and copied clipboard images for searching. |
| Search | Search supports operators including wildcards, Boolean AND/OR/NOT, and fuzzy search. | It searches apps, files, folders, browser history, clipboard, OCR text, Git activity, notes, Steam games, settings, commands, and AI chats. |
Open Semantic Desktop Search plans
- Open Semantic Desktop SearchFree
- Open Semantic Search ServerPriced on request
ProtonSearch plans
No prices published.
Pick Open Semantic Desktop Search if…
It suits individual users who want to search and explore a large document collection through a VirtualBox desktop appliance. Organizations and research teams are directed toward the separate server installation.
Pick ProtonSearch if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.