AI Search & Smart Ctrl+F for Any Webpage or PDF | ctrlQuery

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• Jun 9, 2026
  description

  ctrlQuery brings AI-powered semantic search to any webpage or PDF, so you can find passages by meaning, not just by exact words. Type a question, phrase, or keyword; ctrlQuery surfaces the parts of the page that actually match it, even when the page uses completely different wording.
  
  It also includes a fully upgraded keyword search that does everything Ctrl+F can't.
  
  SMART SEARCH
  Ask a question or describe what you're looking for. ctrlQuery embeds the page on-device and returns the passages that match your meaning, not just your exact wording.
  
   KEYWORD SEARCH
  A drop-in replacement for Ctrl+F with everything Chrome's built-in search forgot:
     • Match Case
     • Whole Word
     • OR clauses with color-coded per-term highlights
     • Slash commands like /date, /email, /phone, /price, /number, /links — highlight every match of that pattern on the page in one tap
  
  
  WHY YOU'LL WANT IT:
  
  Ctrl+F finds the exact word you typed. Smart Search finds the answer.
  
  If you've ever scanned a 10,000-word policy doc, a long Reddit thread, or a documentation site looking for the right paragraph; ctrlQuery jumps you straight to it. No more rephrasing your search five times. No more giving up and asking ChatGPT to summarize the page.
  
  If you've ever needed Ctrl+F to do more than match a literal string: search-multiple-terms, find every email on the page, or dig through hidden content; keyword mode handles all of that for free.
  
  NO SUBSCRIPTION
  Smart Search is a $3.99 one-time unlock. Pay once, yours forever, on every device you log into. Keyword search and everything else stays free.

  Search the web the way you think.
  
  ctrlQuery is AI search for any webpage or PDF. Instead of matching the exact word like Ctrl+F, it reads the page and surfaces the passages that match your meaning, even when the page uses completely different wording. Type a question, a phrase, or a plain keyword, and ctrlQuery jumps you straight to the part that matters.
  
  It also includes a fully upgraded keyword search that does everything Ctrl+F can't.
  
  
  ━ SMART SEARCH (AI search, paid) ━
  
  Ask a question or describe what you are looking for. ctrlQuery embeds the page on-device and returns the passages that match your meaning, not just your exact wording. This is semantic search that runs entirely in your browser.
  
  Examples that work:
     • "is the dairy free?" on a recipe page
     • "how do I cancel my subscription?" on a help center that only says "deactivate account"
     • "is there water?" on a Wikipedia article about Mars
     • "how do I add an element to the end of an array?" on MDN docs
     • "what triggered World War I?" on a long Wikipedia article
  
  If you have ever scanned a 10,000-word policy doc, a long Reddit thread, or a documentation site looking for the right paragraph, AI search jumps you straight to it. No more rephrasing your query five times.
  
  
  ━ KEYWORD SEARCH (free, forever) ━
  
  A drop-in replacement for Ctrl+F with everything Chrome's built-in search forgot:
     • Match Case and Whole Word toggles
     • OR clauses with color-coded per-term highlights
     • Slash commands like /date, /email, /phone, /price, /number, /links that highlight every match of that pattern on the page in one tap
     • Finds matches inside hidden content like collapsed dropdowns and lazy-loaded sections, which plain Ctrl+F skips entirely
  
  If you have ever needed Ctrl+F to do more than match a literal string, keyword mode handles all of it for free.
  
  
  ━ WHY YOU'LL WANT IT ━
  
  Ctrl+F finds the exact word you typed. Smart Search finds the answer. ctrlQuery is the AI Ctrl+F alternative for people who read long pages: researchers, developers, students, and anyone who lives in documentation, contracts, and PDFs.
  
  
  ━ WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT ━
  
  ▸ ON-DEVICE BY DEFAULT
  The AI model runs entirely on your device. Your queries and the page text never leave your browser. No API keys, no accounts, no telemetry.
  
  ▸ WORKS OFFLINE
  Once the model is cached, AI search works on a plane, on the subway, anywhere. No internet required.
  
  ▸ WORKS ON PDFS
  A built-in PDF viewer brings the same semantic search and keyword search to PDF files, so you can search a PDF by meaning, not just by exact text.
  
  ▸ NO SUBSCRIPTION
  Smart Search is a $3.99 one-time unlock. Pay once, yours forever, on every device you log into. Keyword search and everything else stays free.
  
  
  ━ PRIVACY ━
  
  ctrlQuery only reads the page you actively search, and only when you ask. Nothing is logged, transmitted, or sold. Search indexes live in your browser's local storage and disappear when you uninstall.
  
  Full privacy policy: https://ctrlquery.com/privacy
  
  
  ━ SUPPORT ━
  
  Questions, bug reports, or feature requests: [email protected]
  Website: https://ctrlquery.com

• Jun 9, 2026
  short_description

  Search the web the way you think

  AI search for any webpage or PDF. Find what you mean, not just what you type. Semantic, on-device, no account needed.

• Jun 9, 2026
  name

  ctrlQuery — AI Semantic Text Search & Smart Ctrl+F

  AI Search & Smart Ctrl+F for Any Webpage or PDF | ctrlQuery

• Jun 9, 2026
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  productivity/tools

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