Clapgrep Alternatives

Clapgrep is described as '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…' and is a File Search utility in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Clapgrep for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Clapgrep alternative is Listary, which is free. Other great apps like Clapgrep are FSearch, DocFetcher, Recoll and Agent Ransack.

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  1. SwiftSearch icon
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    SwiftSearch is a lightweight program whose purpose is to help you quickly find the files you need on your Windows machine without ever requiring you to index your drives. Most search utilities that achieve similar speeds do so by indexing drives while the computer is idle, but...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Scherlokk icon
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    Performs high-speed file searches using a proprietary engine across built-in, portable, and network drives, including hidden and non-indexed files, supports detailed result filtering, provides file comparison, hex editing, autosave, advanced sorting, and multitasking.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Hook icon
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    Instantly access the information you need, without searching. Whether it’s in the Finder, email, on the web, in the cloud, a version-control system, almost anywhere. Link and retrieve it with Hook.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. FileSearchy icon
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    File search utility that provides instant search by file name, and powerful search by file contents, size and date. Supports search inside PDF, Microsoft Office and other documents. Highlights found text in file names and contents. Clean and intuitive multi-tabbed user interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Indexes filesystems allowing you to search for files.

    34 mlocate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    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.

    26 SCAN (Smart Content Aggregation and Navigation) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Indexer++ icon
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    Indexer++ is probably the best open-source desktop files and folders search utility for Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. PowerGREP icon
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    PowerGREP is a powerful Windows grep tool. Quickly search through large numbers of files on your PC or network, including text and binary files, compressed archives, MS Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PDF files, OpenOffice files, etc.

    82 PowerGREP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Fenn icon
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    Fenn is a powerful, AI-driven desktop search engine for macOS that makes your files instantly searchable—including videos, audio, PDFs, Word documents, Excel sheets, and images. Just type or upload an image to find exactly where any object, person, or concept appears.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. KFind icon
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    KFind can be used as a standalone search tool, launched by KRunner or from your menu. It is also integrated into Konqueror as "Find File" in the "Tools" menu. It allows you to find files by name, type or content.

    16 KFind alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
     
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