Windows 11 + macOS, launching together

Find files by what’s in them.

Describe what you remember and EmbedCore finds the document, slide, scan or photo, even when you’ve forgotten its name. It runs on your own computer. Nothing is uploaded, and there’s no account.

Try meaning search in your browser

Fig. 1 / Gadget

Gadget on Windows 11 with the search “a peaceful walk beside the ocean”: a text file about an ocean voyage at the top, a section of files that match by meaning below it, and a web search row at the bottom.
Gadget on Windows 11. Press a shortcut and describe what you remember. Exact matches come first, then files that match by meaning.
Gadget’s search panel on macOS with the query “receipt for the blue couch”, showing a scanned receipt as the top result.
Gadget on macOS. Press a shortcut and type what you remember. A scanned receipt comes up for “receipt for the blue couch”.

01Search by meaning

Ask for a file the way you’d ask a person.

EmbedCore reads what your files are about, not only what they’re called. Search with whatever you remember: a phrase, a topic, a detail in a photo.

Example search

receipt for the blue couch

Scan 2026-09-23 14.07.jpg

~/Documents/Receipts

Text found in the photo: “Blue linen sofa – 3-seat”

Image meaning · OCR

slide with last quarter’s hiring numbers

Board update Q3.pptx

Slide 14

“Hiring: 12 of 15 roles filled”

Text meaning

notes about the kitchen budget

Kitchen remodel plan.md

~/Documents/Projects/Kitchen Remodel

About the same thing: “cabinet costs,” “contractor quote”

Text meaning

Illustrative searches. In the app, exact matches come first and files that match by meaning follow.

02Gadget

Press a shortcut. Type what you remember.

Gadget is EmbedCore’s quick search window. Matching apps, exact file names and files that match what you mean all land in one list.

Names, words and meaning together
Exact matches appear instantly. Files that match what you meant follow right behind them.
Reads scans, photos and slides
Text inside scanned PDFs, photos and presentations is searchable, and results point to the matching page or slide.
Office files and PDFs, no Office needed
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, Markdown, text and more are read right on your computer.
Actions on every result
Open with another app, show a file in its folder, copy its path or find files like it, all from the keyboard.
Opens apps too
Your apps show up as you type, from the same shortcut. No digging through the Start menu or Launchpad.
Filters and duplicate spotting
Narrow results by file type, folder or date, and spot duplicate copies.
Search with a picture
Drop in an image to find similar photos and related documents.Needs the more thorough search setting.

Fig. 2 / Gadget

Gadget on Windows 11 with the action panel open for a Markdown file: Open, Open with, Show in Explorer, Copy path, Copy file, Find similar and Preview, each with its keyboard shortcut.
Actions on every result. Press Ctrl+K for Open, Open with, Show in Explorer, Copy path and Find similar.
Gadget’s search window on macOS listing kitchen budget notes, plans and a spreadsheet for “notes about the kitchen budget”, with the spreadsheet previewed.
The full search window. Filters on the left, results in the middle and a preview of the selected file on the right.

03Find similar

Fig. 3 / Gadget on Windows 11

Gadget on Windows 11 showing a list of files similar to a notes file, under a “Similar to” label with a button to clear it.
“Similar to calc_notes.txt.” One file becomes a search for the files most like it.

Start from one file. Find its relatives.

Pick any result and ask for more like it. EmbedCore lists the notes, drafts and documents that cover the same ground, even when they use different words. It works from Gadget and from your EmbedCore Docs library.

  • CourseworkFound the assignment? Pull up the lecture notes and readings that go with it.
  • Client workOpen one note and see the quotes, drafts and meeting notes that belong with it.
  • Everything elseYou found one file. Now find the three you forgot you had.

Try it on a novel.

In the browser demo, pick a book, describe a scene, then click any passage to find the passages most like it. It all runs in your browser tab, and nothing you type is sent anywhere.

Open the demo

04EmbedCore Docs

Organize your documents without moving them.

A library window for collections, tags, notes and Markdown, built on the same private search. Your files stay exactly where they are, and Docs is built to keep track of them if they’re renamed or moved.

Fig. 4 / The Docs library

The EmbedCore Docs library window on Windows 11: folders, collections and tags in a sidebar, a list of documents, and a Markdown note called Harbor Project open with its front matter and links to other notes.
The library on Windows 11. Folders, collections and tags on the left, your documents in the middle, and a Markdown note open on the right.
The EmbedCore Docs library window on macOS with folders, collections and tags in the sidebar, a document list, a contractor quote preview and its custom properties.
The library on macOS. A contractor quote previewed beside its custom properties.

  1. Collections, tags and saved searches

    Group documents from any folder, nest tags, and keep the searches you use often one click away. Nothing is copied or moved.

  2. Custom properties

    Add your own fields to anything from contracts to client notes, then sort and filter by them.

  3. Markdown notes that connect

    Write in plain Markdown, link notes to each other and to your documents, and see what links back. Your notes stay ordinary files.

  4. Side by side, your way

    Keep a scan or PDF open next to the note you’re writing, and arrange the workspace the way you work.

  5. Safe by design

    See changes before they happen, undo mistakes, and tidy up duplicates with care. Deleted files go to the Trash or Recycle Bin.

  6. Backups and searchable PDFs

    Back up your library and how it’s organized, and turn scanned PDFs into searchable copies while the originals stay untouched.

Fig. 5 / A note, on macOS

A Markdown note in EmbedCore Docs on macOS with front matter, a wiki link to another note, typed properties and a list of backlinks.
Properties and backlinks. A Markdown note with its typed properties, and every note that links to it.

05Private by design

Your files never leave your computer.

EmbedCore reads, indexes and searches on your own machine. There’s no account to make, and once its search models are downloaded, searching works offline.

  • You choose which folders are searched. Nothing else is indexed.
  • Your searches stay on your computer.
  • No ads, no tracking, no cloud AI.
Read the privacy policy

Stays on your computer

  • Your files
  • The text and meaning read from them
  • Your search index
  • Everything you search for

Goes online

  • Search model downloads
  • App updates
  • License checks, where they apply

None of these ever includes your files, what’s in them, or your searches.

06Fits your computer

Runs on the laptop you have.

EmbedCore is designed to run well on modest hardware, including budget Windows 11 laptops. Trade a little speed for accuracy whenever your computer can spare it.

Search setting

Quick on modest hardware, so an everyday laptop can keep up.

More accurate results when your computer has power to spare, plus features such as searching with a picture.

Search is planned to support English at launch. Exact system requirements will be published before launch.

Reads the files you already have.

Text inside scans and photos is searchable too.

Documents
PDF, including scansWord (.docx, .doc)MarkdownPlain textHTMLCSV
Spreadsheets and slides
Excel (.xlsx, .xls)PowerPoint (.pptx, .ppt)
Images and scans
JPEGPNGTIFFWebPBMPGIFHEIC (macOS)

Format support is being finalized for each platform. Searching inside recordings and videos is planned for later.

07Platforms

Windows 11 and macOS, together.

The same two apps on both desktops, launching at the same time. Linux follows.

  • Windows 11

    A native app for Windows 11. Gadget opens from a keyboard shortcut, and EmbedCore Docs has its own window.

    Launch platform

  • macOS

    A native app for Macs with Apple Silicon. Gadget opens from a keyboard shortcut, and EmbedCore Docs has its own window.

    Launch platform

  • Linux

    Planned after Windows 11 and macOS.

    Later

Questions, answered.

Does EmbedCore upload my files?

No. Reading your files, building the index and searching all happen on your computer. EmbedCore goes online only for things like downloading its search models and app updates, never to send your files or searches.

Do I need an account?

No. You don’t need an account to index or search your files.

Which files can it search?

PDFs (including scanned ones), Word, Excel and PowerPoint files including older .doc, .xls and .ppt, Markdown, plain text, HTML, CSV, and common image formats such as JPEG, PNG and TIFF, plus HEIC on macOS. Format support is still being finalized for each platform. You choose the folders, and nothing outside them is indexed.

Will it change or move my files?

Gadget only reads your files. EmbedCore Docs organizes documents where they are and only renames, moves or deletes something when you ask, with safeguards such as previews, undo, and the Trash or Recycle Bin instead of permanent deletion.

When can I try it, and what will it cost?

Windows 11 and macOS are the launch platforms, with Linux planned after. No date is announced yet. Join the list below and we’ll email you about early access and launch. Pricing will be announced before launch.

What do I need to run it?

At launch, EmbedCore is planned for Windows 11 and Macs with Apple Silicon. It’s designed to run well on modest hardware, and you can choose a lighter or more thorough search setting. Some features, such as photo search, need the more thorough setting. Search is planned to support English at launch. Exact system requirements will be published before launch.

What is the browser demo?

A small taste of meaning search that runs entirely in your browser. Pick a classic novel or paste your own text and search it by meaning. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.

Early access

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