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PDF PalsGPT4All
Paid

Paid license with a free trial; AI usage needs your own API key or a rented one.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence, including for commercial use.

macOS Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Native app rather than Electron
  • OCR for scanned PDFs and forms
  • LocalDocs answers questions from your own files, entirely on your machine
  • Runs on CPU; no API calls and no GPU required
  • macOS Ventura 13 or later only
  • Needs an external AI API, so text is sent to that provider
  • The latest release, 3.10.0, dates from February 2025
  • Nomic’s website now foregrounds a separate commercial platform rather than GPT4All
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Needs internet Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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