Anytxt Desktop Search AlternativesOnly apps categorised as File Search Utilities
The best File Search alternative to Anytxt Desktop Search is Everything, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Anytxt Desktop Search and loads of them are File Search Utilities so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting File Search Utility alternatives to Anytxt Desktop Search are DocFetcher, Cling Fuzzy Finder, Agent Ransack and Clapgrep.
- File Search Utility
- Free • Proprietary
- 111 Everything alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
Australia
Platforms
- Windows
Comments about Everything as an Alternative to Anytxt Desktop Search
Everything just searches file name and location, but any-text search file content.
- 125 DocFetcher alternatives
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 OS X, and is made available under the Eclipse Public License.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Top DocFetcher Features
Comments about DocFetcher as an Alternative to Anytxt Desktop Search
andrijahuzjakYou have predefined file extension list. If you have some textual files with extensions not on this list (ie. .cpp, .h, .cs) you have no other solution besides installing the Pro version.
- 75 Agent Ransack alternatives
Agent Ransack is a tool for finding files and information on your hard drive fast and efficiently. When searching the contents of files Agent Ransack also displays the text found. Users can then quickly browse the results without having to separately open each file!
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
Platforms
- Windows
Agent Ransack Features
- 54 Clapgrep alternatives
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…
- 52 FileMinutes alternatives
Work smarter with files on macOS with fast search, easy navigation, and integrated file actions all in one apps.
Top FileMinutes Features
- 102 SearchMyFiles alternatives
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...
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
Israel
Platforms
- Windows
- 52 UltraSearch alternatives
UltraSearch searches files and folders on local NTFS drives and provides the results within just a few seconds.
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
Country of Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
- Windows
- 11 WinFindr alternatives
WinFindr is an easy to use, yet powerful data searching tool for Windows. WinFindr allows you to search for files, folders, registry keys and registry entries with multiple search terms at the same time.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Windows
- 296 RecentX alternatives
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.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
India
Platforms
- Windows
Top RecentX Features
- 83 Spotlight alternatives
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...
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
Spotlight Features
- 81 Copernic Desktop Search alternatives
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.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
Country of Origin
Canada
Platforms
- Windows
Copernic Desktop Search Features
"Everything" is an incredible search program when searching by filename. The best by far IMO, but Anytxt is for searching inside of documents. Everything cannot do this. They are best used together.