Audience
Knowledge workers, researchers, lawyers, accountants, engineers and anyone with a large or disorganised local file archive on Windows. Also suited to privacy-sensitive work where documents cannot be uploaded to a cloud service.
About BeaconFind
BeaconFind is AI file search for Windows that runs entirely on your own machine. Press Ctrl+K and describe a file the way you would to a colleague, and it finds the document even when you cannot recall its name: "the rental contract with the deposit" finds scan0047.pdf.
Ordinary search matches literal keywords, so "salary" misses a payslip that says "compensation", and a scanned PDF has no text to match at all. BeaconFind indexes what files are about. It reads 70+ file types including PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, code and email, matches across 50+ languages so an English search finds a German document, and uses OCR to read text inside screenshots and scans. It also answers questions about your documents with citations and finds duplicates.
Every AI model runs locally. Files, their contents, your searches and the index stay on the machine, and there is no telemetry. Only a licence check and an update check reach our server, and both can be firewalled.
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Pricing
Starting Price:
$29 one-time
Free Trial:
Free Trial available.
Integrations
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Company Information
BeaconFind
Founded: 2026
Germany
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Product Details
Platforms Supported
Windows
Training
Documentation
Support
Online
BeaconFind Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What kinds of users and organization types does BeaconFind work with?
BeaconFind works with these users and organization types: Mid Size Business, Small Business, Enterprise, Freelance, Nonprofit, Government, and Startup.
Q: What languages does BeaconFind support in their product?
BeaconFind supports these languages: English.
Q: What kind of support options does BeaconFind offer?
BeaconFind offers support via online.
Q: What type of training does BeaconFind provide?
BeaconFind provides training in the form of documentation.
Q: Does BeaconFind offer a free trial?
Yes, BeaconFind offers a free trial.
Q: How much does BeaconFind cost?
Pricing for BeaconFind starts at $29 one-time.
