Sero
Search with zero resistance
Overview
Sero is a local-first macOS app that lets you search, summarize, and chat with your PDFs, notes, and research documents entirely on-device. Powered by Ollama with support for Qwen, Llama, Mistral, and DeepSeek models, Sero processes everything offline with zero telemetry — your files never leave your Mac. Index folders of documents for semantic search, get AI-generated summaries and key takeaways, and ask questions grounded in your own documents. Built natively in Swift for Apple Silicon, Sero requires macOS 14 or later.
Minimum macOS: 14.0 (Sonoma)
Architecture: Apple Silicon
Key Features
- Chat with PDFs, Markdown, and TXT files entirely on-device
- Semantic search across indexed folders and document collections
- AI-generated summaries, key takeaways, and section highlights
- Powered by Ollama with support for Qwen, Llama, Mistral, and DeepSeek
- Fully offline after models are installed — no internet required
- Zero telemetry — your files never leave your Mac
- Connect to local or remote Ollama servers
- Built natively in Swift for Apple Silicon
- Open source under MIT license
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