AndroSearch AlternativesFile Search Utilities and other similar apps like AndroSearch

AndroSearch is described as 'Search INSIDE documents/files on your device like no other files manager/finder do' and is a File Search utility in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to AndroSearch for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best AndroSearch alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like AndroSearch are FSearch, DocFetcher, Recoll and SearchMyFiles.

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AndroSearch alternatives page was last updated May 16, 2024
  1. Everything icon
     1170 likes

    "Everything" is an administrative tool that locates files and folders by filename instantly for Windows. Unlike Windows search "Everything" initially displays every file and folder on local or removable NTFS volumes on your computer (hence the name...

    107 Everything alternatives
    Locate files and folders by name instantly.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Clean design
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  File Search
    2.  Instant results
    3.  Fast file and folder search
    4.  Support for regular expressions
    5.  Quick search
    6.  Monitor File Changes
    7.  Portable
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Exclude files and folders
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Search-in-files
    12. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    Everything iconAndroSearch Icon

    Everything VS AndroSearch

    Is Everything a good alternative to AndroSearch?
     
    • Everything is the most popular Windows alternative to AndroSearch.

    • Everything is the most popular free alternative to AndroSearch.

    • Everything is Free and ProprietaryAndroSearch is also Free and Proprietary
    • Everything is LightweightAndroSearch is not according to our users
  2. FSearch icon
     65 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.

    82 FSearch alternatives
    FSearch screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Indexed search
    2.  File Search
    3.  Support for regular expressions
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  No registration required
    FSearch iconAndroSearch Icon

    FSearch VS AndroSearch

    Is FSearch a good alternative to AndroSearch?
     
    • FSearch is the most popular Linux alternative to AndroSearch.

    • FSearch is the most popular Open Source alternative to AndroSearch.

    • FSearch is Free and Open SourceAndroSearch is Free and Proprietary
    • FSearch is Lightweight and Privacy focusedAndroSearch is not according to our users
  3. DocFetcher icon
     123 likes

    DocFetcher is a portable German/English open source desktop search application. It allows you search the contents of documents on your computer. - You can think of it as Google for your local document repository.

    121 DocFetcher alternatives
    Filter panel and preview panel enabled

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Top DocFetcher Features

    1.  Search-in-files
    2.  File content indexing
    3.  Indexed search
    4.  Full-Text Search
    5.  Content Searching
    6.  Portable
    7.  Built-in viewer
    8.  Shared Folders
    9.  Reads odt files
    10.  Network Scanner
    11.  Search in Archives
    DocFetcher iconAndroSearch Icon

    DocFetcher VS AndroSearch

    Is DocFetcher a good alternative to AndroSearch?
     
    • DocFetcher is the most popular Mac alternative to AndroSearch.

    • DocFetcher is Free and Open SourceAndroSearch is Free and Proprietary
  4. Recoll icon
     60 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.

    40 Recoll alternatives
    Search results

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  File Search
    2.  Indexed search
    3.  File content indexing
    4.  Full-Text Search
    5.  File preview
    6.  Search-in-files
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Command line interface
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Semantic Search
    Recoll iconAndroSearch Icon

    Recoll VS AndroSearch

    Is Recoll a good alternative to AndroSearch?
     
  5. SearchMyFiles icon
     35 likes

    SearchMyFiles is a non-indexing portable alternative to the standard "Search For Files And Folders" module of Windows. It allows you to easily search files in your system by wildcard, by last modified/created/last accessed time, by file attributes, by file content...

    99 SearchMyFiles alternatives
    SearchMyFiles screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Local Search
    2.  Portable
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  Non-Indexing search
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Network Scanner
    SearchMyFiles iconAndroSearch Icon

    SearchMyFiles VS AndroSearch

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  6. UltraSearch icon
     33 likes

    UltraSearch searches files and folders on local NTFS drives and provides the results within just a few seconds.

    50 UltraSearch alternatives
    Main

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  Portable
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Non-Indexing search
    9.  GDPR Compliant
    UltraSearch iconAndroSearch Icon

    UltraSearch VS AndroSearch

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  7. RecentX icon
     106 likes

    RecentX is an innovative launcher that gives you instant access to your files, folders, programs, websites & clipboard history. It automatically remembers your favorite & recent items so that you can launch them even faster.

    284 RecentX alternatives
    RecentX screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Top RecentX Features

    1.  File Tagging
    2. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    3.  Portable
    4.  Tagging
    5.  Indexed search
    6.  Folder-Search
    7.  Tabbed interface
    8.  Clipboard monitoring
    9.  Image Preview
    10.  Tag based
    11.  Folder Tagging
    12.  Bookmark History
    RecentX iconAndroSearch Icon

    RecentX VS AndroSearch

    Is RecentX a good alternative to AndroSearch?
     
    • RecentX is the most popular commercial alternative to AndroSearch.

    • RecentX is Paid and ProprietaryAndroSearch is Free and Proprietary
  8. Anytxt Desktop Search  icon
     13 likes

    AnyTXT Searcher is a powerful local data full-text search engine, just like a local disk Google search engine. It is your ideal desktop search tool.

    65 Anytxt Desktop Search alternatives
    Anytxt Desktop Search  screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  Indexed search
    3.  Real-Time Search
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Outlook search
    Anytxt Desktop Search  iconAndroSearch Icon

    Anytxt Desktop Search VS AndroSearch

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  9. Search Monkey icon
     35 likes

    A fast real-time search engine for displaying regular expression matches (both file name and content) across multiple directories.

    76 Search Monkey alternatives
    Search Monkey screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Search Monkey Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Content Searching
    3.  Content preview
    4.  Real-Time Search
    Search Monkey iconAndroSearch Icon

    Search Monkey VS AndroSearch

    Is Search Monkey a good alternative to AndroSearch?
     
  10. Desktop Docs icon
     3 likes

    Desktop Docs is the all-in-one platform to browse, edit, and export your media files.

    54 Desktop Docs alternatives
    Desktop Docs screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Desktop Docs Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Built-in viewer
    5.  File Tagging
    6.  No registration required
    7.  AI-Powered
    8.  Local Search
    9.  Video search
    Desktop Docs iconAndroSearch Icon

    Desktop Docs VS AndroSearch

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  11. Copernic Desktop Search icon
     36 likes

    Instantly find documents, e-mails(full text), attachments, videos, pictures, music(metadata), and other types of files(file names). The size limit of the index of the free version is 75,000.

    77 Copernic Desktop Search alternatives
    Copernic Desktop Search screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Copernic Desktop Search Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Outlook search
    3.  PDF OCR
    4.  Indexed search
    Copernic Desktop Search iconAndroSearch Icon

    Copernic Desktop Search VS AndroSearch

    Is this a good alternative to AndroSearch?
     
  12. Locate32 icon
     83 likes

    Locate32 is software which can be used to find files from your harddrives and other locations. It works like updatedb and locate commands in Unix based systems. In other words, it uses databases to store information about directory structures and uses these databases in searches.

    69 Locate32 alternatives
    Locate32 screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Locate32 Features

    1.  Auto Indexing
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 3.1.11.8220a, released in May 2015, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    Locate32 iconAndroSearch Icon

    Locate32 VS AndroSearch

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