Locus — Smart CTRL + F

AI-powered CTRL + F for easy document search

What is Locus — Smart CTRL + F?

Locus — Smart CTRL + F is an innovative Chrome extension that elevates the traditional text search function using artificial intelligence. This tool allows users to search documents, webpages, and PDFs with natural language, making it easier to find specific information without relying on precise keywords. It streamlines the search process, offers summarization capabilities, and organizes searches for enhanced productivity online.

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By: https://locusextension.com

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Users: 6,000+

Rating: 3.85 (27)

Version: 2.0.1 (Last updated: 2024-05-20)

Creation date: 2023-02-19

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

activeTab
tabs
storage
sidePanel
tts
webRequest

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 4.51M

Email: lo*****@locusai.co

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

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# 12311 ▲ 48

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#233 in Tools ▼ 9

#80 in effect keyword 8

#148 in smart keyword 33 ▼ 1

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#197 in release keyword 22 ▲ 8

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Summary

Analyze keywords

Locus Smart Search completely reimagines CTRL + F (or ⌘+F on a Mac) search so you can quickly find information you need from webpages and PDFs using natural language. The extension also provides an easy way to organize your recent searches, tag favorites, and use AI to summarize the page and answers quickly.

Make searches that aren't possible with regular CTRL + F (or ⌘+F on a Mac). Locus understands your search intent and immediately identifies the relevant sections. Refer back to sections in long papers, PDFs, documents, and articles using natural language instead of remembering keywords.

Whether you're working with long papers, PDFs, documents, articles, news pieces, online textbooks, or blog posts, Locus works seamlessly on most static web pages that contain text.

Save time digesting content on the web and Hack your productivity.

We're constantly working to make the extension better. If you have suggestions or requests, we would love to hear from you in our Discord Community, there you can connect with our team and other Locus users and stay updated: https://discord.gg/kTAH3N9E8a.

Release Notes

https://locusai.co/Release-Notes-56c4675dd94a485f8ac8cd2c0d9dbb60

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User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Useful for reading and searching long documents
Helps find relevant information in lengthy articles
Shows context of search results

Cons

Does not work on PDFs
Some users experienced issues with navigation and page refresh
Some users found the paywall disappointing

Most mentioned

Helpful for homework and parsing through long documents
Useful for finding specific information in long articles
Not free or cheap

Recent reviews

Locus has made *significant* improvements since the beginning of 2024 and I'm excited to see them build momentum. I was able to easily navigate a scanned 60+ page PDF to find the relevant sections pertaining to the 3-5 topic areas that I care about. This is such a breath of fresh air compared to locating a term in a table of contents, scrolling to it, reading it, then scrolling back to the table of contents, then scrolling back to another page where the key term(s) are formally defined.

Nick Chory, 2024-05-20

Eduardo, 2024-04-16

lacks function to highlight just the synonyms, instead of the entire sentence

Jonas A, 2024-01-14

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Safety

Risk impact

Locus — Smart CTRL + F is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Locus — Smart CTRL + F if you trust the publisher.