Guides
In-depth guides on local semantic search, document retrieval, OCR, and privacy-first file management.
Semantic SearchPrivacyOCR
Local Semantic Search: A Practical Guide
Learn how local semantic search transforms document retrieval by matching queries to concepts rather than keywords. Discover how File Brain uses vector embeddings and OCR to find your files privately and offline.
February 18, 2026·8 min readRead guide
OCROffline SearchScanned PDFs
A Practical Guide to Searching Scanned Documents and PDFs Offline
Finding specific information inside scanned documents and images requires Optical Character Recognition (OCR). This practical guide explains how to index and search your scanned files entirely offline.
February 21, 2026·6 min readRead guide