# DigUp (open-source PDF tool)

> DigUp is a free, open-source PDF tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Search your computer by what's in your files: photos, PDFs, documents, recordings, videos and code. It has 5,946 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at ARahim3/DigUp.

Describe it. Dig it up. Search the files on your computer by what's in them, with Google DeepMind's EmbeddingGemma 2. Download for Mac · Windows (beta) · Linux (beta) Free and open source. Everything runs on your computer.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/ARahim3/DigUp |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 5,946 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Swift |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | PDF editors & tools |
| Latest release | v0.6.2 (Oct 21, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 26, 2026 |

## Install

### Homebrew (macOS)

```sh
brew install --cask arahim3
```

Package page: https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/arahim3

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