CSearcher AlternativesFile Search Utilities and other similar apps like CSearcher

CSearcher is described as 'Simple and fast free non-indexing search program' and is a File Search utility in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to CSearcher for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Flathub and Android apps. The best CSearcher alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like CSearcher are FSearch, DocFetcher, Cling Fuzzy Finder and Recoll.

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  1. Everything icon
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    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.

    115 Everything alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Everything is the most popular Windows alternative to CSearcher.

    • Everything is the most popular free alternative to CSearcher.

    • Everything is Free and ProprietaryCSearcher is also Free and Proprietary
    • Everything is Privacy focusedCSearcher is not according to our users
  2. FSearch icon
     75 likes
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    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.

    87 FSearch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
    • FSearch is the most popular Linux alternative to CSearcher.

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

    • FSearch is Free and Open SourceCSearcher is Free and Proprietary
    • FSearch is Privacy focusedCSearcher is not according to our users
  3. DocFetcher icon
     129 likes
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    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.

    129 DocFetcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • DocFetcher is the most popular Mac alternative to CSearcher.

    • DocFetcher is Free and Open SourceCSearcher is Free and Proprietary
    • DocFetcher is Privacy focusedCSearcher is not according to our users
  4. Recoll icon
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    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.

    44 Recoll alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  5. Agent Ransack icon
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    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!

    77 Agent Ransack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Clapgrep icon
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    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…

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  7. Gnome Do icon
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    GNOME Do allows you to quickly search for many items present on your desktop or the web, and perform useful actions on those items.

    91 Gnome Do alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. Catfish icon
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    Catfish is a handy file searching tool for Linux and Unix. The interface is intentionally lightweight and simple, using only GTK+3. You can configure it to your needs by using several command line options.

    33 Catfish alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GTK
    • Xfce
     
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    Quick macOS file searching with substring, prefix, suffix, exact, and path-mixed patterns, case-sensitive or regex search modes, instant language switching, keyboard shortcuts, Quick Look previews, Finder integration, clipboard copy, and open-source code.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Filezo icon
     107 likes
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    Filezo (Formerly known as RecentX) is an innovative launcher that gives you instant access to your files, folders & programs. It automatically remembers your favorite & recent items so that you can launch them even faster.

    298 Filezo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Filezo is the most popular commercial alternative to CSearcher.

    • Filezo is Paid and ProprietaryCSearcher is Free and Proprietary
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