Open Semantic Desktop Search
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VisitOpen Semantic Desktop Search vs Scherlokk
What both publish
| Fact | Open Semantic Desktop Search | Scherlokk |
|---|---|---|
| File formats | Supported content includes office documents, spreadsheets, PDFs, email, CSV, images, photos and video formats. | Built-in decoders cover PDF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, XML, RTF, RTFD, EPUB, XLS, XLSX, HTML, XHTML, and image formats with text recognition; other files are searched as raw data. |
| 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 Scherlokk as intended for macOS users who want to keep their files under control. |
| OCR | Tesseract-based OCR extracts text from scanned documents, screenshots and photographed pages. | OCR recognizes and searches text inside images, scanned documents, screenshots, and other photo-based files. |
Open Semantic Desktop Search plans
- Open Semantic Desktop SearchFree
- Open Semantic Search ServerPriced on request
Scherlokk plans
- Monthly Subscription$4.95 a month
- Annual Subscription$9.95 a year
- Single User License$29, paid once
- Annual Business Subscription$39 a year
- Small Business License$69, paid once
- Site License$399, paid once
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 Scherlokk if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.