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

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Plugin

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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.

Handles

.jpg.jpeg.png.webp.tif.tiff.bmp

Platforms

macOS • Windows • Linux

OCR text extractionImage preprocessingLocal processing

$18

Version 0.1.9

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Office Documents

Extracts searchable text from Office documents.

Handles

.doc.docx.ppt.pptx.odt.rtf

Platforms

macOS • Windows • Linux

Office text extractionLegacy format supportLocal processing

$14

Version 0.1.2

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PDF Extractor

Extracts searchable text from PDF files.

Handles

.pdf

Platforms

macOS • Windows • Linux

Text extractionLayout preservationLocal processing

Version 0.2.9

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Coming soon

Office documents
Email archives
Spreadsheets
Audio transcription

How plugins work

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

Plugins run locally on your machine

How to install your plugin

After purchasing, download your plugin and install it inside Searchmonkey III.

Open the secure download link in your purchase email and download the .smplugin file for your operating system.
In Searchmonkey III, open Plugins → Install Plugin… from the menu at the top (the macOS menu bar on a Mac).
Click Browse… and select the downloaded .smplugin file. Wait for the installation to succeed.
Open Plugins → Manage Plugins… and check that your plugin is listed and enabled.

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These instructions are for Searchmonkey III. The SourceForge manual describes the older GTK version, which has different menus.

If installation fails, email hello@searchmonkey.dev with the message shown in the plugin window.