Searchmonkey III
Optional plugins for advanced file formats

Searchmonkey plugins

Extend Searchmonkey with optional file processors

Extend Searchmonkey for more file types

Searchmonkey plugins add support for specialized formats and preprocessing steps while keeping your documents on your own machine.

  • Local processing
  • Native Searchmonkey integration
  • Install only what you need

Plugins prepare supported content in the background so searches stay fast

Supported Files
Plugin
Search Results

Available plugins

Fast local search for modern file formats

Plugins process supported content in the background so Searchmonkey can return instant results without moving documents off your machine.

Image OCR

Extracts searchable text from image files.

OCR text extractionImage preprocessingLocal processing
$18
Version 0.1.9

After purchase, we’ll email you a secure download link. You can retrieve your purchase later using the same email address. Retrieve purchase

Office Documents

Extracts searchable text from Office documents.

Office text extractionLegacy format supportLocal processing
$14
Version 0.1.2

After purchase, we’ll email you a secure download link. You can retrieve your purchase later using the same email address. Retrieve purchase

PDF Extractor

Extracts searchable text from PDF files.

Text extractionLayout preservationLocal processing
$9
Version 0.2.9

After purchase, we’ll email you a secure download link. You can retrieve your purchase later using the same email address. Retrieve purchase

Coming soon

  • Office documents
  • Email archives
  • Spreadsheets
  • Audio transcription

How plugins work

  1. Install a plugin package
  2. The plugin processes supported content in the background
  3. Searchmonkey adds the extracted results to normal search workflows

Plugins run locally on your machine

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