Apps tagged with 'desktop-search'

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  1. Everything icon
     1254 likes

    Locate files and folders by filename on Windows instantly, displaying all items on NTFS volumes and mapped network drives. Supports 19 languages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Locate files and folders by name instantly.
    116 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent98 reviews
  2. Launchy icon
     647 likes

    Launchy is a free Windows and Linux utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager. Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Launchy screenshot 1
    Launchy screenshot 1
    3.0
    Fair6 reviews
  3. DocFetcher icon
     129 likes

    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.

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Filter panel and preview panel enabled
    Filter panel and preview panel enabled
    No extra fluff
    +2
    Preview panel enabled
    128 alternatives
    3.8
    Good18 reviews
  4. Recoll icon
     63 likes

    This package is a personal full text search package which is based on a very strong backend (Xapian), for which it provides an easy to use and feature-rich interface.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Search results
    Recoll screenshot 1
    A result list with a preview window open
    +6
    The two tabs in the advanced search dialog
    44 alternatives
    4.2
    Very Good10 reviews
  5. Spotlight icon
     22 likes

    Spotlight is the system-wide desktop search feature built into Apple's OS X operating system since version 10.4 (Tiger). Backed by an index of all items and files on the system, it's designed to allow the user to quickly locate a wide variety of items on the computer...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Spotlight screenshot 1
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    +1
    Spotlight screenshot 3
    93 alternatives
  6. TextSeek icon
     9 likes

    TextSeek is a professional full-text desktop search tool for Windows and MacOS. It supports PDF, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, RTF and other formats.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    TextSeek screenshot 1
    TextSeek screenshot 1
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    +2
    TextSeek screenshot 3
    103 alternatives
  7. Windows Search icon
     10 likes

    Search is right there on your taskbar, ready to help you find whatever you’re looking for. Use the search box to find your apps, files, settings, help, and more on Windows—plus unlock the power of the web with quick access to online information like time zone conversions, fact...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Windows Search screenshot 1
    Windows Search screenshot 1
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    57 alternatives
  8. NeoFinder icon
     9 likes

    NeoFinder (formerly known as CDFinder) is a powerful and very fast disk cataloging tool, reading metadata like EXIF, IPTC, JPG, TIFF, MP3, AAC (iTunes).

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    The CDFinder user interface
    20 alternatives
  9. SCAN (Smart Content Aggregation and Navigation) is a personal semantic content manager for desktop users. It combines search, text analysis, tagging and metadata functions to provide new user experience of desktop navigation and personal document management.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    26 alternatives
  10. A fast and next-generation desktop search and productivity tool for standard and virtual desktops, for private and enterprise search requirements. Finds documents, outlook archives and e-mails, contacts, appointments, folders, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Office Outlook
    Lookeen Desktop Search screenshot 1
    Lookeen Desktop Search screenshot 1
    Lookeen Desktop Search screenshot 2
    +3
    Lookeen Desktop Search screenshot 3
    76 alternatives
  11. AIKIN is a powerful new desktop search that can find item names and content using advanced pattern recognition and semantic awareness, that doesn't require the user to always know exactly how something was named or written.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    AIKIN Desktop HyperSearch screenshot 1
    AIKIN Desktop HyperSearch screenshot 1
    AIKIN Desktop HyperSearch screenshot 2
    +1
    AIKIN Desktop HyperSearch screenshot 3
    63 alternatives
  12. Leap icon
     8 likes

    With Leap you find things based on your natural memory of that file. “Hhmm it was a big photoshop file of a basketball court” or “Something I tagged important” or “A word document somewhere in my documents folder”.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Leap screenshot 1
    12 alternatives
  13. Outlook and desktop search to help you search and find information from your files, emails and documents on your computer. Now also with a secure p2p network so you can share information and collaborate with your friends and colleagues.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Office Outlook
    Card view result set.
    Table view result set.
    Tile view result set.
    +7
    Access to Exselo Settings.
    68 alternatives
  14. Office Search icon
     3 likes

    Search inside Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio), Libre Office, Rich Text Format and text/ASCII files (TXT/CSV/MD/source codes etc.).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Office Search screenshot
    15 alternatives
  15. Omea Reader icon
     1 like

    Omea Reader is a free and easy to use RSS reader, NNTP news reader, and web bookmark manager. It's fast, it aggregates, and it keeps you organized. Check out the additional features: lightning-fast desktop search, flexible information organizer, contextual access, and quick...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Omea Reader screenshot 1
    177 alternatives
  16. FileSearchEX icon
     5 likes

    FileSearchEX is the no nonsense file search utility for Windows 7 and higher. It offers the simplified search interface like Windows XP yet in an updated and modern fashion. Unlike other search tools, FileSearchEX works well with limited account permissions.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    The most natural way to locate files and folders on modern operating systems.
    68 alternatives
  17. TagLauncher icon
     1 like

    TagLauncher is a better way to classify your files and find them. By tagging, you put files in virtual folders but files are not limited to be in one of them. It means similar tags makes files similar, therefore finding them will be easier.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    20 alternatives