Khoj

Khoj is an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) copilot that streamlines the process of searching and organizing information. It assists users in efficiently obtaining answers without manually sifting through online search results or personal notes, integrating generative AI features for more intuitive and productive interaction with information.

Key features:

- AI-Powered Search: Performs internet searches on behalf of the user, accessing the latest online information without switching tabs, devices, or manually filtering through links.
- Personal Document Integration: Connects to PDFs, markdown files, plaintext documents, GitHub repositories, and Notion pages, parsing and merging personal data with online information.
- Desktop Application: Provides a desktop app that keeps files in sync directly from the user's computer, ensuring connected documents are up-to-date.
- Speech-to-Text Support: Enables users to input queries by speaking directly into their microphone in their native language.
- Custom AI Agents: Offers access to specialized AI agents capable of assisting with specific tasks, similar to having a personal doctor, therapist, or professor.
- Open-Source and Modifiable: Allows users to customize and self-host the application on their own machines, offering flexibility in privacy and configuration.
- Offline and Online Modes: Provides options to switch between offline or online chat models when self-hosting.
- Student Pricing: Offers discounted pricing for students.

How it works:

1. Access Khoj through a web app or native desktop application.
2. Interact with Khoj via typed input or speech-to-text.
3. Khoj integrates with personal documents and online information to provide comprehensive answers and insights.
4. For customization and self-hosting, install Khoj using command-line instructions.

Integrations:
PDFs, markdown, plaintext, GitHub, Notion

Use of AI:
Khoj uses generative AI to understand and process natural language inputs, perform searches, and generate contextually relevant responses.

AI foundation model:
Khoj's generative AI features are built on advanced AI foundation models, though specific models are not detailed.

Target users:
- Students
- Researchers
- Professionals
- Anyone seeking to enhance productivity through AI-integrated search and organizational tasks

How to access:
Khoj is available as a web app, a native desktop application, and supports command-line interactions for customization and self-hosting.