What is Linkly AI?
Linkly AI is a desktop search engine that indexes the files on your computer so AI agents can query them. It reads PDFs, slides, notes, images, audio, and video, and answers searches in under a second. Everything is parsed locally, and only small snippets reach tools like Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT.
Top Features:
- Local indexing: parses PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, images, audio, and video without uploading anything.
- Agent access: connects to Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and others through MCP or CLI.
- Cross-language search: finds matching passages across hundreds of languages using local multilingual models.
Use Cases:
- Paper review: search and compare hundreds of papers from one local index.
- Contract checks: pull matching clauses from many contracts and case files at once.
- Agent context: let a coding agent read your specs and meeting notes directly.
Who Can Use Linkly AI?
- Researchers: run full-text and semantic searches across large libraries of papers.
- Legal professionals: compare contracts and case files side by side without manual digging.
- Project teams: share curated knowledge libraries of specs and notes through simple links.
Pricing
- Free ($0): all local features, offline use, CLI and MCP access, plus limited cloud.
- Pro ($29 per year): early bird rate with frontier models, MCP Tunnel, and higher cloud library quotas.
- Pro regular ($66 per year): regular price once the early bird offer ends, with seven-day refunds.
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Private by design: files stay on your machine and only snippets are shared.
- Fast results: indexing takes about five minutes and queries return almost instantly.
- Wide compatibility: works with over twenty agents on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Cons:
- Desktop only: you must install an app instead of using a browser.
- Cloud limits: the free tier caps cloud library usage and premium model access.
- Agent focus: people without AI agent workflows get less value from the tool.
FAQs:
1) Does it upload my files?
No, files are parsed on your device and only snippets are shared.
2) Which agents can use it?
Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, and over fifteen more agents.
3) What file types are supported?
PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Markdown, EPUB, images, audio, and video all work.
4) Is there a free version?
Yes, the free plan includes every local feature and works fully offline.
5) Which systems does it support?
It runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux on both Intel and ARM chips.