Apps with 'File content indexing' feature

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Clapgrep icon
     10 likes

    Ever had a folder full of PDF files, where you knew, somewhere in there, is what you're looking for. But you did not know in which file. So you had to search each of them at a time…

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    60 alternatives
  4. SeekFast icon
     3 likes

    SeekFast is a software tool for quick and easy text search on your computer. SeekFast can search in all Microsoft Word documents (doc), PDF, RTF and text files in a folder and its subfolders on your computer.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    6 alternatives