AI · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Lumen by HX

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Searchable.ai▲316

   One search across all your local, cloud and app files

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Lumen▲233

   Hack your metabolism & lose weight

   2018 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Command E▲147

   Blazing-fast search for your cloud & computer

   2020 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Lumen Tool▲66

   A 3D portrait lighting simulator

   Apr 2026 · lumentool.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Lumina▲9

   Local semantic search for Linux documents

   2025 · luminadoc.netlify.app · its alternatives →

6. 6
   LumiFind▲6

   Find anything locally, keep everything private.

   Jan 2026 · lumifind.midilli.tech · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Lume▲181

   Automate data mappings using AI

   2024 · lume.ai · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Lumen5▲164

   Smart social video creator for your business

   2019 · lumen5.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Lumen▲185

   Magic auto brightness based on screen contents

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Haystack▲112

    The fastest and most secure way to search all your work

    2019 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Lumen▲85

    The first device to hack your metabolism

    2023 · lumen.me · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Lumenator Pro▲86

    Peripheral monitoring for MacOS

    2025 · lumenator.app · its alternatives →

13. 13AP
    AI-powered reading companion that helps you read hard books▲18

    Find information, resources and relevant links for collabai.live. This domain may be for sale.

    2025 · lumen.collabai.live · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Lumen▲10

    Bible study tool to explore Scripture with clarity and depth

    2025 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Lume 0.2 – Build and Run macOS VMs with unattended setup▲154

    Hey HN, Lume is an open-source CLI for running macOS and Linux VMs on Apple Silicon. Since launch (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42908061), we've been using it to run AI agents in isolated macOS environments. We needed VMs that could set themselves up, so we built that. Here's what's new in 0.2: *Unattended Setup* – Go from IPSW to a fully configured VM without touching the keyboard. We built a VNC + OCR system that clicks through macOS Setup Assistant automatically. No more manual setup before pushing to a registry: lume create my-vm --os macos --ipsw latest…

    Jan 2026 · cua.ai · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Lumen — Run PM Workflows with AI Agents▲28

    1 Orchestrator. 18 AI Agents. 6 PM Workflows. In Claude Code

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ExplorerMax▲68

    Smart file manager, tabbed browsing, quick search, bookmarks

    2020 · explorermax.drivethelife.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    WorldBrain (Re)search-Engine▲135

    Full-Text Search your Browsing History & Bookmarks

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Diamond▲84

    Access everything in the cloud with one simple hotkey

    2018 · diamond.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Lùmen▲9

    Native Mac app for GRBL laser engravers, no subscription

    May 2026 · lumen.dimix.it · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Firesearch▲82

    Serverless full-text search for Google Cloud Platform.

    2020 · firesearch.dev · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Trevi.io▲71

    Stop Searching. Start Finding.

    2021 · trevi.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Smart Finder▲99

    Powerful Ctrl+F alternative

    2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Search your clouds▲18

    2014 · xen.do · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →