Linda Probe finds local files by name and exact words, with indexing and search running entirely on your own PC rather than uploading anything to a remote server. A Pro tier adds OCR for scanned documents, meaning-based document search, and photo search. That local-only design is a meaningful privacy advantage for searching through personal or sensitive documents, since nothing leaves your machine. Meaning-based search in the Pro tier goes beyond simple keyword matching, a real step up from Windows' built-in file search, and OCR support means even scanned documents and photos of text become searchable. The free tier appears limited to name and exact-word search, with the more useful meaning-based and OCR search locked behind the paid Pro tier. It's distributed through the Microsoft Store and, like its companion app Linda Detector, is Windows only.
- Category: Productivity
- Pricing: Freemium
- Platforms: Windows
Key features
- Finds local files by name and exact words
- Pro tier adds OCR for scanned documents
- Meaning-based document search
- Photo search
- All indexing and search runs on the PC
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Everything runs locally rather than uploading files anywhere, a meaningful privacy advantage
- Meaning-based search in the Pro tier is a real step up from simple keyword matching
- OCR support makes even scanned documents and photos of text searchable
Cons
- The free tier appears limited to name and exact-word search, with the more useful features locked behind Pro
- Windows only
- No independent Trustpilot presence found to check against
FAQs
Does Linda Probe upload my files anywhere?
No, indexing and search run entirely on your own PC.
What does the Pro tier add?
OCR for scanned documents, meaning-based document search, and photo search, beyond the free tier's name and exact-word search.