What is FolioCore?
FolioCore reviews quality documentation locally on macOS. In local mode, SOPs, work instructions, quality manuals and CAPA records stay on the computer, and the analysis makes no network calls.
Who is it for?
Quality managersISO consultants and auditorsInternal audit teamsManufacturing and operations leaders
PROBLEMS IT SOLVES
The work it takes off a quality team's desk
PROBLEM 01
The revision that says “minor updates”
Between revision C and revision D, a verification step disappeared and an approval moved to a different role. The change log mentions neither.
WITH FOLIOCORE
Semantic Redline compares the two revisions by meaning. Removed steps, changed responsibilities and new approval flows are listed one per line and shown side by side on the actual documents, with formatting noise filtered out.
PROBLEM 02
Audit preparation, document by document
Before the certification audit, every controlled document needs its revision history, approvals, references, scope and process owner in place. Checking that by eye across hundreds of files is where findings come from.
WITH FOLIOCORE
Encode your document control standard as a checklist once, then run it against each SOP. FolioCore marks every required element OK or NOT FOUND and highlights where it found it, so gaps surface before the auditor does.
PROBLEM 03
Finding the requirement
Someone on the line asks what the procedure says about rework limits, and the honest answer is a twenty-minute search.
WITH FOLIOCORE
Ask the quality manual directly. Chat with Document answers from the open file only, cites the paragraph, and says Not Found when the procedure is silent, which is itself a finding worth knowing.
Documents it handles
Standard operating proceduresWork instructionsQuality manualsCAPA recordsCalibration and maintenance proceduresSupplier quality agreementsInternal audit reports
HOW IT WORKS
Four steps, zero uploads
STEP 1
Open the document
Open a PDF, DOCX or P7M file in FolioCore. The source is read without writing to it. PDF and Markdown reports record its full SHA-256 identifier for later comparison.
STEP 2
Run the analysis
Pick a checklist package, an extraction profile, a version comparison or just ask a question. Everything runs on your Mac.
STEP 3
Review grounded findings
Each result is cited and highlighted on the exact page of the original document, so verification takes seconds.
STEP 4
Export the report
Produce a clean PDF, Markdown or Excel-compatible .xls report for your file, your client or your workpapers.
HOW IT COMPARES
Manual review, cloud AI, or FolioCore
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Questions professionals ask first
Why does offline matter for quality documentation?
SOPs and work instructions often describe proprietary processes. In local mode, FolioCore analyzes them on-device without uploading the document to a third-party AI service.
Does FolioCore alter controlled documents?
Never. Files are opened on a strict read-only layer and their cryptographic hash stays unchanged, so analyzed documents remain valid controlled copies.
Can I build a checklist matching our document control procedure?
Yes. With the Full license, checklists are editable YAML. Encode the sections and fields your QMS requires once and reuse the package across every document.
Does version comparison work on long procedures?
Semantic Redline compares documents by meaning and summarizes each material difference in one line, side by side on the originals. The free Light plan shows the first 5 differences; Full shows them all and exports the report.
What Mac does it require?
Any Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or later) running macOS 26.4 or later supports checklists and extraction. Chat with Document and Semantic Redline require 16GB of unified memory for local processing.
FolioCore for other professions
Try it on your own documents
The free Light plan runs the full offline pipeline on files up to 15 pages. Upgrade once, keep it forever. No subscription, no account, no upload.