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  1. Everything icon
     1243 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.
    115 alternatives
    4.5
    Excellent96 reviews
  2. Total Commander icon
     908 likes

    Comprehensive file manager with built-in FTP, file compare, archive navigation, multi-rename tool with regular expression support, and side-by-side windows.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    177 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good36 reviews
  3. TagStudio icon
     60 likes

    TagStudio is a photo & file organization application with an underlying tag-based system that focuses on giving freedom and flexibility to the user. No proprietary programs or formats, no sea of sidecar files, and no complete upheaval of your filesystem structure.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. TagSpaces icon
     244 likes

    Privacy-focused, cross-platform tool for tagging, browsing and managing files or folders, with note-taking, Kanban, S3 cloud support, and web clipping.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Cross-platform file tagging
    Presenting folders as Kanban boards
    Automatic thumbnail generation
    +5
    File Browsing with instant preview for many file types
    98 alternatives
    2.9
    Poor11 reviews
  5. Flow Launcher icon
     86 likes

    Dedicated to make your workflow flow more seamlessly. Aimed at being more than an app launcher, it searches, integrates and expands on functionalities. Flow will continue to evolve, designed to be open and built with the community at heart.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Chocolatey
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    45 alternatives
    4.7
    Excellent9 reviews
  6. Alfred icon
     304 likes

    Alfred is a productivity application for macOS, which boosts your efficiency with hotkeys, keywords and text expansion. Search your Mac and the web, and control your Mac using custom actions with the Powerpack.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    133 alternatives
    4.1
    Very Good9 reviews
  7. Listary icon
     285 likes

    Listary is a revolutionary search utility for Windows that makes finding your files and launching applications blazing fast, for casual and power users alike!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • File Explorer
    Global Search
    Web Search
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    116 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good20 reviews
  8. OneCommander icon
     171 likes

    Free dual-pane file manager for Windows featuring tabs, columns, themes, long filename support, image converter, regex renaming and many other unique features.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    91 alternatives
    4.4
    Very Good16 reviews
  9. FreeCommander icon
     396 likes

    FreeCommander is an easy-to-use alternative to the standard windows file manager. The program helps you with daily work in Windows. Here you can find all the necessary functions to manage your data stock.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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    114 alternatives
    3.6
    Good13 reviews
  10. Eagle  icon
     99 likes

    Cross-platform tool for collecting, searching, and organizing images, videos, audio, and fonts with advanced tags, smart folders, and color filters for creative asset management.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    67 alternatives
    4.0
    Very Good8 reviews
  11. Raycast icon
     64 likes

    Access tools with shortcuts, automate tasks with AI, and streamline productivity with Raycast's powerful Mac app. Enhance efficiency with snippets, quicklinks, and integrated commands.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
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    74 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent11 reviews
  12. FSearch icon
     76 likes

    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.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    87 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent12 reviews
  13. XYplorer icon
     209 likes

    XYplorer is a file manager for Windows. It features tabbed browsing, a powerful file search, a versatile preview, a highly customizable interface, optional dual pane, scripting engine, and a large array of unique ways to efficiently automate frequently recurring tasks.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Thumbnails of image files in one of three fully configurable thumbnails views. Supported are PNG, JPG, GIF, TIF, TGA, WMF, PSD, ICO, BMP, and all RAW photo formats that you have CODECs for. Thumbnails support XYplorer's unique and famous Mouse Down Blow Up functionality.
    Tabbed Browsing: Have an unlimited number of Browse Tabs, individually customizable and remembered between sessions, and Search Tabs, which are one-click triggers to fully customizable search tasks.
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    Dual Pane: Look at the contents of two folders side by side. Both panes are optionally multi-tabbed and can be arranged vertically or horizontally.
    93 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good20 reviews
  14. 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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Filter panel and preview panel enabled
    Filter panel and preview panel enabled
    No extra fluff
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    Preview panel enabled
    129 alternatives
    3.8
    Good18 reviews
  15. screenpipe icon
     21 likes

    Local 24/7 screen and mic recording for AI-powered automation, meeting insight capture, private context-aware assistants, and offline data ownership.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    16 alternatives
  16. Amaze File Manager is an intuitive, open-source file manager for Android that's both free and ad-free (no upgrade offers, no popups, no ads at all). It's based on Material Design guidelines so it sits very nicely alongside the stock Android experience from Google and...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    +6
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    60 alternatives
    3.8
    Good11 reviews
  17. Fluent Search icon
     43 likes

    Fluent Search is a fast and easy-to-use search application that lets you search for running applications, browser tabs, bookmarks, files, and more. Unlike Windows Start Menu, Fluent Search focuses on continuing existing work, it let you jump easily between running application...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Search for browser tabs
    Fluent Search main window - shows open applications
    Search for any file on your computer based on the program that can open it
    +11
    Search Tags filters result based on their properties, here the tag is the parent folder of these files
    124 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent10 reviews