Private, local-first document search — search your own files like a search engine.
SearchBox is a local-first document search app that indexes your files — folders,
ZIP and ZIM (Kiwix/Wikipedia) archives, and qBittorrent downloads — and lets you
search across them instantly from a clean web UI. It includes an optional
AES-256 encrypted vault and local AI summaries via Ollama. Nothing leaves your
machine by default; the bundled Meilisearch engine and all data stay local.
| Publisher | SourceBox LLC |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.18 |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Installer type | wix |
| Architecture | x64, arm64 |
| Package ID | SourceBox.SearchBox |
| Install scope | All users |
winget install --id=SourceBox.SearchBox -ewinget upgrade --id=SourceBox.SearchBox -ewinget uninstall --id=SourceBox.SearchBox -emsiexec /i "SearchBox-0.3.18-x86_64.msi" /quiet /norestartmsiexec /x {C7B5932B-4A2D-416B-9821-339D3DC23DD5} /quietYes. SearchBox is free and open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0-or-later license.
The latest version is 0.3.18.
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with bcd5ec06024dec1c0006b09bf6060823ff51dd5c085aa18cde4e26a5dd39a656.
SearchBox runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64), ARM64 systems.
Run the offline installer with msiexec /i "SearchBox-0.3.18-x86_64.msi" /quiet /norestart, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=SourceBox.SearchBox -e --silent.
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find SearchBox and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=SourceBox.SearchBox -e.
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