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Chat With Your Documents

Private RAG tools that ingest your PDFs/notes/files and answer questions or summarize grounded in those sources.

49 on-device alternatives, ranked
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Top pickFree

PDF Search

Muharrem Ozkan

PDF Search uses genuine on-device NLP and built-in OCR to search thousands of PDFs in seconds with relevance ranking in the Chat With Your Documents category. Practical, private and free.

4.3 · 127on-device
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Overall mark
Capability3/5
Craft4/5
Privacy5/5
Value5/5
What's good
  • +On-device NLP linguistic search
  • +Built-in OCR for scans
  • +Free, fully local
Watch-outs
  • Not conversational/LLM-based
  • Search, not Q&A
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Runner-up

Quirely - PDF Library Manager

Reggie FisherFree

A standout Chat With Your Documents app that turns a PDF archive into a private RAG engine with inline citations opening exact pages. Built for researchers and clinicians who need grounded, hallucination-resistant answers.

4.5 · 8on-device
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Also great

DocuMind: Offline PDF AI Chat

Core Arc Studio LLCFree

Offline PDF chat that answers grounded only in your imported files, with tappable citations to the exact page and a built-in scanner. Fully on-device with solid early ratings.

5.0 · 6on-device
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NoteAI: Private Knowledge

Free
xuezai lan

Private knowledge base that ingests many file types and lets you chat and semantically search them with a local LLM (any GGUF model); 100% offline.

5.0 · 1·on-deviceGGUF
05

Elephant Folio: PDF Library

Free
Beroea Tech L.L.C

Offline-first PDF knowledge manager that auto-files and tags documents by their actual contents using Apple Intelligence, with full-text/content search across devices.

5.0 · 3·on-deviceApple Foundation Models
06

Elephas: Secure AI for Files

Free
Selvam S

Privacy-focused RAG assistant that chats with your PDFs and notes, auto-redacts sensitive data, and lets you choose offline local AI or protected cloud models.

2.5 · 12·on-device+ cloud
07

FluidDocs

Free
Artiste, LLC

Offline document Q&A for field workers: import PDFs/Markdown/text, index locally, and get grounded answers with no connectivity; says when it doesn't know.

5.0 · 2·on-device
08

askM

Free
FEEL.AERO OU

On-device RAG over aviation technical manuals (FCOM, QRH, AFM) with semantic search and verifiable source citations; no network, no telemetry.

new · unrated·on-device
09

TextMates

Free
Anchen Li

iOS document chat that runs entirely on-device via MLX and Vision OCR, answering questions across PDFs with numbered citations; no account, works offline.

5.0 · 1·on-deviceMLX
10

BrieFolio

Free
ehsan azish

Drops in contracts, invoices or papers and extracts structured insights with templates, plus grounded Q&A, all via on-device Apple Intelligence.

new · unrated·on-deviceApple Foundation Models
11

File Superfinder

$9.99
Tendi LLC

Semantic finder that indexes your files (docs, photos via OCR, audio via transcription) on-device and answers questions grounded in them, citing sources.

new · unrated·on-device
12

TextMatesApp

Free
Anchen Li

Mac RAG assistant that ingests PDFs/text/markdown and answers with cited sources using MLX models on Apple Silicon; all processing is local, no accounts.

new · unrated·on-deviceMLX
13

PDF Search : AI Chat with Docs

Free
Muharrem Ozkan

PDF research assistant that chats with your docs via local LLMs (Ollama, LM Studio) for fully offline private RAG, or your own Gemini key; OCR-powered search.

new · unrated·on-device+ cloudOllama
14

CleverGhost

Free
Lale Taneri

Private PDF library you can talk to: auto-classifies and tags documents, hybrid semantic search, and Q&A using Apple on-device and local MLX models (Gemma, Mistral, Qwen).

new · unrated·on-device+ cloudMLX
15

Bunniki

Free
JEAHOON BANG

Turns local folders of docs and PDFs into an LLM-powered wiki you can browse and question; runs on Apple Foundation Models or your own local server.

new · unrated·on-device+ cloudApple Foundation Models
16

MindHalo

Free
Sangeetha Saseendran

Study companion that turns your PDF textbooks into a local RAG knowledge base to chat with, quiz from and generate study guides.

new · unrated·on-device
17

Raven Documents

Free
Eldar Tutnjic

Open-source private assistant for documents, images, audio, and video using Apple Foundation Models, Vision, and Speech fully on-device. Full source on GitHub.

new · unrated·on-deviceApple Foundation Models
18

PrivyPDF: PDF Agent

Free
GUOYU WANG

Chat with your PDFs grounded in the document using your own Ollama/LM Studio models on your LAN, with optional embeddings retrieval.

new · unrated·on-deviceOllama
19

QuickIn Doc

Free
DELEBARRE-DEBAY BRUNO ANDRE MARIE

Apple Intelligence document assistant with QuickActions to summarize, extract dates, translate and decode official letters or suspicious emails; 100% local, works offline.

new · unrated·on-deviceApple Foundation Models
20

Intent - Learn With Purpose

Free
Rian Corcino

Privacy-first PDF reader with built-in AI that answers questions on your docs and generates Anki flashcards from highlights, running locally on Apple Silicon.

new · unrated·on-device
21

ConceptLens: Private AI Docs

Free
宇航 吴

Private RAG knowledge assistant running full on-device LLMs over your PDFs/docs with cited answers, built-in OCR, and a 2D/3D knowledge graph.

new · unrated·on-device
22

Cerebrex

$29.99
Ronan Campbell

Private Mac knowledge base that indexes 30+ file types with on-device AI and answers questions with cited sources, using built-in MLX or local Ollama models.

new · unrated·on-deviceOllama
23

Manex Vision

Free
Untropy, Inc.

Vision Pro spatial front-end for Manex Hub: query your personal knowledge graph with a VLM and search running on your Mac.

new · unrated·on-device
24

SKRY: Private Document AI

$9.99
Mehmet Sisoglu

Menu-bar local RAG that vectorizes your PDFs, code, and notes via Ollama for private semantic Q&A; can switch to Gemini or GPT-4o when needed.

new · unrated·on-device+ cloudOllama
25

CollateAI

Free
Velislava Yanchina

Offline-first PDF reader that lets you chat with your documents and generate structured summaries using on-device AI, with citations that jump to the source.

new · unrated·on-device
26

Lucidoc: AI Document Answers

Free
Branko Borota

Ask questions of PDFs, photos, and pasted text and get grounded answers with source references plus smart summaries; runs fully on-device via Apple Intelligence.

new · unrated·on-deviceApple Foundation Models
27

Manex Hub

Free
Untropy, Inc.

A private research memory for Mac: capture papers and notes as moments, then return for source-grounded RAG conversations.

new · unrated·on-device
28

TT NoteBook

Free
Hangzhou Yuhang Minglan Software Studio(Individually Owned Business)

PDF reading workspace linking highlights into a knowledge graph, with on-device Core ML semantic search and BYO-key AI chat citing source pages.

new · unrated·on-device+ cloud
29

DocuGlance

Free
Sudhakar Nagisetty

Private document Q&A and summarization built on Apple Intelligence; embeddings and LLM processing run on-device so files never leave your Mac.

new · unrated·on-deviceCore ML
30

SafeRag SE

Free
Halldor Gislason

Local-first RAG chat for your PDFs and docs using llama.cpp, with sourced answers, plus optional Apple Foundation Models or a local Ollama server.

new · unrated·on-device+ cloudllama.cpp
31

NoteDock for NotebookLM

Free
良则 牛

Native macOS companion for NotebookLM that locally transcribes audio/video (WhisperKit), OCRs images (Apple Vision) and packages rich sources for your notebooks.

new · unrated·on-devicewhisper.cpp
32

Local Sidekick

Free
FLUXLINK LLC

Chat with your PDFs entirely on-device via Apple Intelligence: summaries, definitions, and auto-generated quiz questions. Provably offline (works in Airplane Mode).

5.0 · 1·on-deviceApple Foundation Models
33

Noteworthy PDF

Free
Alberto Purpura

Annotate PDFs and chat with them via an AI assistant that runs entirely on your Mac, with offline summarization, keyword extraction, and auto-highlighting.

new · unrated·on-device
34

BigBookViaLLM

Free
Robert Roy

Asks natural-language questions about the AA Big Book and returns grounded answers drawn from the source text, using Apple Foundation Models entirely offline.

new · unrated·on-deviceCore ML
35

PDF Loupe - Private AI Reader

Free
Francisco Cantu

Private PDF reader that summarizes sections, builds outlines and glossaries, translates, and OCR-scans paper, all powered by on-device Apple Intelligence.

5.0 · 1·on-deviceApple Foundation Models
36

PDF Search PRO: Chat with Docs

$49.99
Muharrem Ozkan

PDF research assistant that chats with your docs via local Ollama/LM Studio models or your own Gemini key, with OCR and fast indexing; files stay on device.

new · unrated·on-device+ cloudOllama
37

OpenBookLM

Free
JEAHOON BANG

iPad knowledge workspace that connects to an Obsidian vault for grounded Q&A with citations and conflict detection; supports Apple on-device Foundation Models.

new · unrated·on-device+ cloudApple Foundation Models
38

Sigma Vox

$19.99
Musicamania Tecnologia Comercial LTDA

Voice assistant powered by Apple Intelligence: load a menu, manual or guide and it answers spoken questions from only that file, offline, with a kiosk Totem mode.

new · unrated·on-deviceApple Foundation Models
39

Sentiq Mind

Free
Mehmet Sisoglu

Local-first AI workspace with on-device vector search and summarization over your notes and documents; nothing leaves the Mac.

new · unrated·on-device
40

Arcannex

Free
Marco Reinke

PDF reader with Apple Intelligence summaries, key-point extraction, and document chat that answers with source citations, processed on-device.

new · unrated·on-deviceApple Foundation Models
41

Elephas: Secure AI for Docs

Free
Selvam S

Local-first RAG 'Super Brain' that chats with your PDFs, notes, and Notion/Obsidian content with source citations and auto-redaction; offline or protected cloud models.

new · unrated·on-device+ cloud
42

Seolapin

Free
JEAHOON BANG

Opens and edits Korean HWP/HWPX forms on iPad, adding Apple Intelligence summarization, document Q&A, and translation on supported devices.

new · unrated·on-deviceApple Foundation Models
43

Notyx

$4.99
SERGIU IZVOREAN

Privacy-first document annotation that adds an on-device Apple LLM (macOS 26+) to summarize and answer questions about your files without uploading them.

new · unrated·on-deviceApple Foundation Models
44

DocChat - AI Doc Assistant

$4.99
洪业 李

Chat with your PDFs, TXT, and Markdown and review the source passages behind each answer; local providers keep processing on your Mac, cloud is opt-in.

new · unrated·on-device+ cloud
45

TotalDocs

Free
Gera G. Guiles

Total.js docs reader that connects to your own local Ollama server to answer natural-language questions about the framework; offline-friendly browsing.

new · unrated·on-deviceOllama
46

File Insight: Open All Formats

Free
BREE AI TECH PTE. LTD.

Builds a private local knowledge base from your files with embeddings and cited Q&A. Solid RAG concept, but unrated and thin on local-model specifics.

new · unrated·on-device
47

Notebook for AI Notes Taker

Free
Syed Waqas Arshad

NotebookLM-style Mac research assistant that answers questions grounded in your imported PDFs, docs, and notes with source-backed summaries; data stays on device.

new · unrated·on-device+ cloud
48

Belexor

$14.99
Sameer Humagain

Ask questions of your PDFs, code, CSV and JSON and get answers cited to the source; runs local AI or your own private model setup.

new · unrated·on-device+ cloud
49

local-know

$0.99
涛 王

Ask natural-language questions of your local documents and get contextual answers from a personal knowledge base built on your files.

new · unrated·on-device