Download Magpie Search.

Free for Windows 10 and 11. Version 3.0.0, November 2026.

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Microsoft Store

The easiest way. Updates arrive automatically and no admin rights are needed.

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Installer (.exe)

A friendly one-page setup: click Install, approve the Windows prompt and choose Launch. MagpieSearch-Setup-3.0.0.exe, about 73 MB.

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For IT departments

Windows Installer (.msi)

For silent installs with Intune or Group Policy: msiexec /i MagpieSearch-Setup-3.0.0.msi /qn. About 73 MB.

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Everything Magpie needs is included, so nothing else has to be installed. The direct downloads are hosted on GitHub Releases.

System requirements

WindowsWindows 10 (version 2004 or later) or Windows 11
Processor64-bit (x64)
Disk spaceAbout 220 MB for the program, plus the index (usually a few megabytes per thousand files) and any models you download (8–25 MB per text-recognition language, 23 MB for Find by meaning in English, about 118 MB for the multilingual model)
InternetOnly to download the models you switch on. Searching works offline.
PriceFree. No account.

If Windows shows “Windows protected your PC”

This applies only to the direct .exe and .msi downloads, not to the Microsoft Store. Microsoft Defender SmartScreen can show this message for an installer it hasn't seen often yet. If you downloaded the file from this site, click More info, then Run anyway.

If you'd rather not see the prompt at all, install from the Microsoft Store instead.

Upgrading from version 2

Version 2 was called Magpie — Screenshot Finder. Install version 3 and it upgrades in place: your folders, languages and the text already read from your pictures are kept, so nothing has to be read again. After the upgrade, Magpie also starts reading the documents, PDFs and notes in your folders.

Uninstalling and removing your data

  1. Quit Magpie: right-click its icon in the System Tray and choose Exit.
  2. Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps (on Windows 10: Settings › Apps › Apps & features), find Magpie Search and choose Uninstall.
  3. To remove the index, settings and downloaded models too, delete the folder %LocalAppData%\Magpie. You can paste that path into the File Explorer address bar. Before uninstalling, Settings › General › Open data folder shows it.

Your own files are never changed, moved or deleted by uninstalling.

Need help?

Read the support page or the user guide (PDF), or write to elham.derakhshan [at] outlook.com.