SurfSense
Ask questions across your files and turn cited answers into reports, slides, or study material.
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About this product
SurfSense is a desktop research notebook for Windows, Apple Silicon Macs, and Linux. Add files to a project and ask questions that span those sources. The app indexes documents on your computer and can cite passages in an answer. The same source set can feed a report, slide deck, study guide, or podcast.
You can run a local model or connect a supported remote provider. Offline use requires a local model and documents already available on the computer. The free app includes the local research workflow. Paid licenses add web-scraping plugins and priority support. SurfSense 2.0 is a separate desktop rebuild. The older self-hosted web app has its own documentation.
Start with two versions of a policy or product specification. Ask for the three most important changes, then open the citations and check that each points to the right version. If the project needs to stay offline, repeat the question with a local model while disconnected from the network.
Features
- Local document indexing
- Answers with citations
- Local and remote model support
- Reports, slides, and podcasts
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