File Finder AlternativesFile Search Utilities and other similar apps like File Finder

File Finder is described as 'Ever come across a situation when you need to search for a keyword among many text files in some folders? This app is to serve that need' and is a File Search utility in the file management category. There are more than 10 alternatives to File Finder for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and Android Tablet apps. The best File Finder alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like File Finder are FSearch, DocFetcher, Filezo and FileSeek.

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  1. Everything icon
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    An administrative tool that finds files and folders by filename instantly, displaying all files on local or network drives. Supports filters, 19 languages, portable usage, lightweight resource consumption, no tracking, and dark mode.

    115 Everything alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Everything is the most popular Windows alternative to File Finder.

    • Everything is the most popular free alternative to File Finder.

    • Everything is Free and ProprietaryFile Finder is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Everything is Lightweight and Privacy focusedFile Finder is not according to our users
  2. FSearch icon
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    FSearch is a fast file search utility for GNU/Linux operating systems, inspired by Everything Search Engine. It's written in C and based on GTK+3.

    87 FSearch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
    • FSearch is the most popular Linux alternative to File Finder.

    • FSearch is the most popular Open Source alternative to File Finder.

    • FSearch is Free and Open SourceFile Finder is Freemium and Proprietary
    • FSearch is Lightweight and Privacy focusedFile Finder is not according to our users
  3. DocFetcher icon
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    DocFetcher is an Open Source desktop search application: It allows you to search the contents of files on your computer. — You can think of it as Google for your local files. The application runs on Windows, Linux and macOS, and is made available under the Eclipse Public License.

    129 DocFetcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • DocFetcher is the most popular Mac alternative to File Finder.

    • DocFetcher is Free and Open SourceFile Finder is Freemium and Proprietary
    • DocFetcher is Privacy focusedFile Finder is not according to our users
  4. Filezo icon
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    Filezo (Formerly known as RecentX) is an innovative launcher that gives you instant access to your files, folders & programs. It automatically remembers your favorite & recent items so that you can launch them even faster.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Filezo is the most popular commercial alternative to File Finder.

    • Filezo is Paid and ProprietaryFile Finder is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. FileSeek icon
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    FileSeek is an easy-to-use file search app that includes advanced functionality for power users! Search through files using simple queries or regular expressions. You can even sync your search settings between computers.

    83 FileSeek alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Scherlokk icon
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    Performs high-speed file searches using a proprietary engine across built-in, portable, and network drives, including hidden and non-indexed files, supports detailed result filtering, provides file comparison, hex editing, autosave, advanced sorting, and multitasking.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. CSearcher icon
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    CSearcher is a simple and fast free non-indexing search program.

    Searching computer files and folders is rather common for every PC user daily. Using standard Windows Explorer solution for this has many disavantages: it's slow, uses lots of RAM and many times it does not fin.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. AndroSearch icon
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    Search INSIDE documents/files on your device like no other files manager/finder do.

    65 AndroSearch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
    • AndroSearch is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to File Finder.

    • AndroSearch is Free and ProprietaryFile Finder is Freemium and Proprietary
    • AndroSearch is LightweightFile Finder is not according to our users
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    Advanced Recent Access is designed to see more properties of your recent used resources (files and directories). Key features: can see more properties of the recent resources, such as path, size, type, date modified and date created. And more.

    263 Advanced Recent Access alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. DocSearch+ icon
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    Very powerful index-based search tool for mobile. Support for boolean, proximity search & stemming. Filter by filetype & date. Context text (configurable length) shown for content matches. Granular control over index creation & maintenance.

    15 DocSearch+ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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    Search Everything - The fastest possible way to access your files. Gives you instant file search results!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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