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How to find an invoice on your computer

Find an invoice PDF using the supplier, date, amount or document content even when its filename is meaningless.

Gather useful clues

Note the supplier, product, month, year or amount. Try “electricity invoice February 2026”.

Check common locations

Start with Downloads, Documents and saved email attachments.

Look beyond the filename

An invoice may be named SCAN_2840318_001.pdf. Retrio reads searchable PDF text and can OCR many scans locally.

Verify the top match

Use the result extract to confirm the supplier, date and amount before opening it.

Frequently asked questions

Can I find an invoice by amount?

Yes, when the amount is readable in the PDF or recognized by OCR.

Must I organize all invoices first?

No. Retrio can analyse existing folders without moving documents.

Find files using your own words

Retrio only analyses the folders you choose. Your files remain on your computer.

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