Copernic Desktop Search Alternatives

Copernic Desktop Search is described as 'Indexes and searches over 170 file types, emails, attachments, and media on local, network, and cloud storage with instant results and a 75,000 file index limit' and is a File Search utility in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Copernic Desktop Search for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Microsoft Outlook apps. The best Copernic Desktop Search alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like Copernic Desktop Search are DocFetcher, Agent Ransack, Recoll and Cling Fuzzy Finder.

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  1. X1 Search icon
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    X1 offers next generation enterprise search, eDiscovery and desktop search for traditional and virtual environments

    76 X1 Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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    X1 Search is more powerful than Copernic, especially CDS 5

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    • X1 Search is Paid and ProprietaryCopernic Desktop Search is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. VX Search icon
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    VX Search is an automated, rule-based file search solution allowing one to search files by the file type, category, file name, size, location, extension, regular expressions, text and binary patterns, creation, modification and last access dates, EXIF tags, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  3. DEVONsphere icon
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    Mac utility provides context-aware search, unveils hidden relationships between files, emails, and online data, employs Boolean logic, intelligent filtering, and previews, integrates via menu bar and Services, optimizing information discovery while preserving workflow.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  4. 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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    • Windows
     
  5. DeskRule icon
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    Wherever you have files DeskRule can locate them. Search your hard disk, but also in mobile phones and cameras, zipfolders, FTP, OneDrive and all the other virtual shell folders.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  6. Spotter icon
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    Productivity tool that allows to launch everything (e.g. switch the next song, connect Bluetooth device, set a timer, etc.) so you can stay focused on your current task.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. 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.

    76 FileSearchy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Selectric icon
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    Private search for Outlook, Gmail, Drive, Slack and more. Spend less time hunting with search that actually works!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Cathy icon
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    An extremly small, very fast and easy to use media cataloging tool. You can use it to index files stored on removable media (CDs, DVDs or even diskettes), hard disks or net drives, and create searchable catalogs that can be used without having access to original media.

    29 Cathy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Unlike copernic, cathy does not search into contents of files.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Cathy is Free and ProprietaryCopernic Desktop Search is Paid and Proprietary
  10. XSearch icon
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    XSearch is a free search tool that with more features that Windows Search didn't provided. It can search files on your computer in high speed. When searching for special words in files, you can specify the words option such as "Any of the words", "All of the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Terrier icon
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    Terrier is a highly flexible, efficient, and effective open source search engine, readily deployable on large-scale collections of documents.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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