DeskRule AlternativesFile Search Utilities and other similar apps like DeskRule

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

    116 Everything alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  2. FSearch icon
     76 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.

    86 FSearch alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  3. DocFetcher icon
     129 likes

    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.

    128 DocFetcher alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Recoll icon
     63 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.

    44 Recoll alternatives

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

    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!

    78 Agent Ransack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  6. Quickly fuzzy search system, hidden, or dotfiles using keyboard navigation, then preview, copy paths, batch rename, or run custom scripts. Supports exclusion rules, minimal UI, Quick Filters, and power user features for efficient macOS file management.

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    • Mac
     
  7. grepWin icon
     76 likes

    grepWin is a simple search and replace tool which can use PCRE regular expressions to search for strings of text within files. grepWin adds an entry to the shell context menu to easily search selected folders.

    35 grepWin alternatives

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Chocolatey
     
  8. Filezo icon
     107 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. dnGREP icon
     42 likes

    dnGrep allows you to search across files with easy-to-read results. Search through text files, Word documents, PDFs, and archives using text, regular expression, XPath, and phonetic queries. dnGrep includes search-and-replace, whole-file preview, right-click search in File...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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