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Fenn

Mac app that searches video, audio, PDFs and images by meaning, entirely on your own machine.

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Introduction

Fenn is a file search app for macOS that indexes your documents, videos, audio and images and lets you search them semantically and visually. It can jump to the exact video scene, audio moment or PDF page you want. Everything runs locally, with no cloud or tracking, and a keyboard shortcut starts a search from anywhere.

Added on
Nov 2, 2026
Website
usefenn.com
Pricing model
Paid
Company
Fenn

Product information

What is Fenn?

Fenn is a private, AI-powered file search engine for macOS that runs fully on your Mac and searches across video, audio, PDFs and more.

How to use Fenn?

Download the AI models, index your files, then press the keyboard shortcut from anywhere to search.

Core features of Fenn

  • Semantic and visual search
  • 100% local operation
  • Video, audio and PDF search
  • Image database search

Use cases of Fenn

  1. 1Finding a specific video scene, audio moment or PDF page
  2. 2Searching content across Finder, Notes, Google Drive, Obsidian and Dropbox
  3. 3Visual and semantic search over images

Frequently asked questions about Fenn

Does Fenn send data to the cloud?+

No. Fenn runs fully on your Mac with no cloud and no tracking.

What file types does Fenn search?+

Video, audio, PDFs and more.

What is Fenn's refund policy?+

The Standard plan has a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Which category is Fenn in?+

Fenn is listed under AI Search Engine.

Tags

ai file searchmacos applocal aisemantic search

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