Selectric – macOS Search for Gmail, Outlook, Drive, Slack
I got frustrated with Outlook, Gmail and Google drive search never being able to find anything in my Inbox or Cloud storage and decided to build a personal email and document search that works better. Selectric is a free MacOS app and currently supports Gmail, Outlook, Drive, Dropbox and Slack. The app is completely private. We index and store all data on your Mac. We also run AI models locally so no data ever needs to leave your computer. I'd love for the HN community to try us out and share feedback!
Selectric – macOS Search for Gmail, Outlook, Drive, Slack launched on September 18, 2024 with 65 votes, #562 of 5,281 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Selectric is a free macOS app that searches across Gmail, Outlook, Google Drive, Dropbox, and Slack. It addresses the limitation of built-in search functions by indexing and storing data locally on the user's Mac and running AI models offline, ensuring no data leaves the computer. The app is designed for anyone frustrated with poor search results across their email and cloud storage services.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Windows version coming 2025. Sign up and get free Premium for three months when we launch! Every user has their personal index unique to them, generated only from data they have access to. No risk of information leakage from LLM jailbreaks or prompting Your data never leaves your infrastructure and nothing is ever stored outside your environment. Your data is never used to train AI models. The average user saves 2 hours weekly with Selectric. That's over 100 productive hours gained annually per employee. Zero configuration needed. Get started in seconds with transparent pricing and no pushy sales calls. Based on the context provided, there are several payment confirmation emails from…from selectric.io
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