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title: "Comparison"
url: https://lookeen.com/comparison
lang: en
description: "Discover Lookeen 2026: faster indexing, discovery, tags, OCR and AI."
published: 2024-10-01T09:04:52+00:00
modified: 2026-10-23T09:00:00+00:00
---

# What’s new in Lookeen 2026?

Version 2026 has been completely rebuilt from the ground up, drawing on over 20 years of expertise in search technologies.

[Download now and try it free](https://download.lookeen.com/)

## First voices on the 2026 version:

Here is what the first users say.

### Thomas Tai

CEO SmartTools Publishing

A big compliment to the developers – Lookeen 2026 reinvents itself completely and offers many innovative features.

### Aage Pedersen

Asc. Prof., pen. Docent at the TU, Denmark

Compared to the old Lookeen program, which has arguably been the best on the market until now, Lookeen 2026 is a significantly improved version.

### M. M.

Entrepreneur in the Agricultural Sector

Finally! The developers of Lookeen have really put some deep thought into this. Super easy to use. I’m impressed. Keep up the great work!

## Version 2026

### Index Creation

-   Up to 10 times faster index building compared with version 12

### Discovery

-   Introduction of the Discovery Panel for insights into your data sources

### Tagging and Metadata

-   Tags on documents, including filter and search functions

### Supported File Formats

-   Over 60 file formats

### Search Speed

-   Up to 3 times faster search results for large amounts of data

### Availability

-   No need for complete re-indexing anymore, significantly improving index availability

### In-Document Search

-   Highlighting of search results in PDFs and various Office formats

### OCR Functionality (Business/Premium)

-   Enhanced OCR capabilities for text recognition in scanned documents and images

### Artificial Intelligence

-   Built-in AI assistant with customizable prompts for your search results, such as summaries and answers

### Mobile apps

-   Coming soon: Lookeen app for iPhone and Android with search, AI and voice input ([more](https://lookeen.com/mobile-app))

### License Model

-   Ongoing annual license to ensure continuous updates and support

## Version 12

### Index Creation

-   Standard indexing speed

### Discovery

-   None

### Tagging and Metadata

-   No tagging

### Supported File Formats

-   Support for a limited number of file formats

### Search Speed

-   Standard search speed

### Availability

-   Full re-indexing required approximately every 30 days (depending on data volume)

### In-Document Search

-   None

### OCR Functionality

-   None

### Artificial Intelligence

-   No AI

### Outlook

-   Classic Outlook only

### Mobile apps

-   No app

### License Model

-   Lifetime license per main version number (e.g., Version 12)

### Customers in over 100 countries trust Lookeen.

Related: [Pricing](https://lookeen.com/pricing) · [Technology](https://lookeen.com/product/features) · [Version history](https://lookeen.com/version-history)