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Kensaku
by Yash JangidAppGet organised
Finds files on your computer by name, the text inside them, screenshot text or meaning
The problem it solves
You know you saved a screenshot of that error last week, but it is called Screenshot 2026-10-21 and you cannot find it.
For People with large document foldersDevelopers searching logs and code
- Before
- You click through folders and guess file names, or open files one by one to find a phrase.
- After
- You press a shortcut, type what you remember and get matches from names, file text and screenshot text, with the words highlighted.
- Stars
- ★ 307
- License
- MIT
- Cost
- Free
- Platforms
- Mac · Win · Linux
- Runs
- Local
Screenshots
From the project's own repository.
Overview
Kensaku is a free desktop search app for Windows, macOS and Linux. You type what you remember, such as a phrase from a PDF or the error text in a screenshot, and it searches file names, the text inside documents and images, and meaning, then opens the match with Enter. It runs from the tray with a keyboard shortcut, keeps its index on your computer and can share that index read-only with AI agents over MCP. It suits anyone who loses track of documents and screenshots.
It searches the text inside documents and screenshots, not only file names, and nothing leaves your computer during a search.
Try these first
Start with the first one: it is a small task you can check easily.
- In Kensaku, type a phrase you know is inside one PDF in your Documents folder and press Enter on the match.First try · on your computer
- screenshots from last week
- type:pdf invoice modified:<30d
- Ask your agent: search Kensaku for the PDF about [topic] and tell me its path.via MCP
Example prompts written by Agent Flows Hub.
Features
From the creator's documentation.
| Feature | What it does | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Name search | Finds file names as you type, with typo-tolerant matches | Your computer |
| Content search | Reads text inside PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, EPUB, code and log files | Your computer |
| Screenshot text | Reads text inside images with an OCR pack you download once | Your computer |
| Meaning and time | Finds files by topic or by phrases like last week or 3 days ago | Your computer |
| Launcher | Opens from the tray with a shortcut; Space previews, Enter opens | Your computer |
| Agent access | AI agents can search the same index over MCP, read-only by default | Your computer |
Good to know
You remember a phrase from a document or an error in a screenshot, but not the file name. Kensaku searches names, file contents and image text from one box and opens the match.
Limits
- Builds are not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen and macOS show a warning the first time you open the app.
- Image text search needs an OCR pack downloaded during setup, and Intel Macs fall back to Tesseract. The index holds extracted text, so keep it out of shared folders.
Notes by Agent Flows Hub (original project name: Kensaku), written from the creator's documentation, not from running it ourselves. Kensaku README · Kensaku install guide
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