Searchmonkey III

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Command line

Searchmonkey provides a ripgrep-inspired command line with path, regex, glob, hidden-file, symlink, context, and ignore controls.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026

Downloads

Version 0.4.1 is offered for Linux as a portable AppImage, Windows as an installer, and macOS as a universal Intel and Apple Silicon build.searchmonkey.dev · read 30 Sep 2026

File handling

The interface shows what was searched, skipped, filtered, or blocked by permissions.searchmonkey.dev · read 30 Sep 2026

Plugin roadmap

The plugins page lists email archives, spreadsheets, and audio transcription as coming soon.searchmonkey.dev · read 30 Sep 2026

Plugins

Optional plugins add local processing for PDFs, Office documents, OCR, and other formats.searchmonkey.dev · read 30 Sep 2026

Privacy

Plugins process supported content locally without moving documents off the user's machine.searchmonkey.dev · read 30 Sep 2026

Purpose

Searchmonkey III is a desktop tool for real-time searching of files on disk.searchmonkey.dev · read 30 Sep 2026

Results

Search results stream as files are searched and reflect the current state of disk.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026

Search model

The application searches the filesystem directly without maintaining a background index or daemon.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026

Search syntax

The application supports literal searches and regular expressions.searchmonkey.dev · read 30 Sep 2026

Supported users

The project describes use cases including changing codebases, log inspection, large directories, and environments where background daemons are undesirable.github.com · read 30 Sep 2026

Technology

Searchmonkey III is built with Tauri and ripgrep and is released under the MIT license.searchmonkey.dev · read 30 Sep 2026

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