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Windows Search has always felt too limited to me. It can open apps and sometimes find files, but when I actually want to search my PC properly, it usually falls apart. I want to search and use features like: Text inside files, code, and images Browser bookmarks and history Clipboard history Clipboard image OCR Git commits Windows settings Local commands Text expansions Web search Circle to Search Local agents for Windows Windows Search is not powerful enough for this workflow. So I built ProtonSearch , formerly called OmniSearch . ProtonSearch is a fast, lightweight, local-first Windows launcher that opens with: Alt + Space You can also set your own custom hotkey. It gives you one search box for your PC. Instead of only searching apps or basic file names, ProtonSearch can search across: Apps Files and folders Content inside files, supporting 50+ extensions Image OCR text Clipboard image OCR Browser bookmarks and history Clipboard history Git commits Windows settings and Control Panel pages Local commands Text expansions and snippets Web search Circle to Search Local AI agents powered by Hermes The goal is simple: find and act on almost anything on your PC from one shortcut. How is ProtonSearch better than Windows Search, Flow Launcher, Raycast, Everything, and other launchers? Tool Why ProtonSearch is better Windows Search Windows Search is too limited for real PC search. ProtonSearch searches apps, files, folders, file contents, OCR text, clipboard history, browser history, Git commits, Windows settings, commands, and local agents from one shortcut. Flow Launcher Flow Launcher is a good launcher, but ProtonSearch has deeper built-in PC search. ProtonSearch includes OCR search, clipboard image OCR, content search across 50+ file extensions, browser history, Git commits, ignored folder rules, plugins, and local agents without needing to build the whole workflow through plugins. Raycast Raycast is polished, but it is mainly macOS-first. ProtonSearch is built specifica
