---
title: "Desktop search features – discovery, filters, preview, tags and AI | Lookeen"
url: https://lookeen.com/solutions/desktop-search/desktop-search-features
lang: en
description: "Every feature of Lookeen desktop search: search as you type, discovery panel, column filters, search syntax, preview with highlights, tags, OCR and Lookeen AI."
published: 2018-12-21T13:02:12+00:00
modified: 2026-10-23T09:00:00+00:00
---

# Desktop search features

Search, narrow down, look, keep working: Lookeen combines fast full-text search with tools that turn many results into exactly the right one.

[Try it free](https://lookeen.com/get-started) [Technology](https://lookeen.com/product/features)

## Search

Lookeen shows results as you type and understands precise queries.

### Results as you type

The result list updates with every letter. Favourites and previous searches are suggested.

### Categories

All, files, mails, attachments, calendar, people, notes and tasks – with hit counts.

### Search syntax

Phrases, OR, exclusion, wildcards, fuzzy and proximity search and fields like from:, subject: or ext:.

[Syntax overview](https://lookeen.com/solutions/outlook-search/outlook-search-features)

## Narrow down

Narrow down long result lists in a few clicks.

### Discovery panel

Type, file type, size, date, attachments, tags, from, to, name, path and text as clickable filters.

### Column filters

Free text for name, path or sender, a calendar for periods, size and tag pickers.

### Group and sort

Sort results by column, arrange and group columns freely.

## Look and keep working

Read, mark and process results without leaving Lookeen.

### Preview

Almost 100 formats in the preview, search terms highlighted, with page navigation and zoom.

### Tags

Your own tags and tag groups in colour – to organise and to filter.

### Context menu

Open, reply, forward, move, copy path, save, send as ZIP.

### OCR

Recognise text in scanned PDFs and images – with selectable languages.

[Learn more](https://lookeen.com/use-cases/ocr-scanned-documents)

### Lookeen AI

Summarise, find issues, draft replies, review content – with your own AI actions.

[Learn more](https://lookeen.com/ki)

### Personal

Light or dark design, German or English, your own date format and hotkey.

Related: [Outlook search features](https://lookeen.com/solutions/outlook-search/outlook-search-features) · [Desktop integration](https://lookeen.com/solutions/desktop-search/desktop-integration) · [Local AI](https://lookeen.com/use-cases/local-ai)

Hartmut Göbel

Director @ Schmerzklinik Kiel, Germany

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Finally you can find everything again. Super fast and time-saving. A quick and efficient service helps with installation.

## Try it free, no strings attached

Test the full feature set of Lookeen for 14 days – with your own data.

[Get started](https://lookeen.com/get-started) [Talk to us](https://lookeen.com/contact)