DocFetcher AlternativesTop File Search Utilities and other similar apps like DocFetcher

DocFetcher is described as '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' and is a very popular File Search utility in the file management category. There are more than 100 alternatives to DocFetcher for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and BSD apps. The best DocFetcher alternative is Listary, which is free. Other great apps like DocFetcher are Recoll, FSearch, Agent Ransack and Cling Fuzzy Finder.

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  1. Listary icon

    Listary

     286 likes
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    Listary is a revolutionary search utility for Windows that makes finding your files and launching applications blazing fast, for casual and power users alike!.

    116 Listary alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • File Explorer
    Global Search
     
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    Comments about Listary as an Alternative to DocFetcher
    Guest
    Negative
    4

    Listary does not support full text search

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    0

    Only supports windows operating system.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Listary is a great DocFetcher alternative, some don't.

    • Listary is the most popular Windows alternative to DocFetcher.

    • Listary is the most popular free alternative to DocFetcher.

    • Listary is Freemium and ProprietaryDocFetcher is Free and Open Source
    • Listary is Lightweight and CustomizableDocFetcher is not according to our users
  2. Recoll icon

    Recoll

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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
    Search results
     
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    Comments about Recoll as an Alternative to DocFetcher
    SFN
    Negative
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    The installation in macOS is anything but simple. The default installer creates an application that cannot process PDF files, a lot of manual steps are needed to make the app functional.

    Guest
    Negative
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    It is not free for Windows.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
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    It actually is a full text index. The other choices are file finders

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Recoll is a great DocFetcher alternative.

    • Recoll is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to DocFetcher.

    • Recoll is the most popular Open Source alternative to DocFetcher.

    • Recoll is Free and Open SourceDocFetcher is also Free and Open Source
    • Recoll is LightweightDocFetcher is not according to our users
  4. FSearch icon

    FSearch

     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

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    Agent Ransack

     110 likes
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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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    Search results, showing the contents view docked below the file list view:
     
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    Comments about Agent Ransack as an Alternative to DocFetcher
    sombrenote
    Negative
    3

    It does index the text content of all your files so that you can search by particular strings inside your files.

    misterrobato
    Negative
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    Free version doesn't support indexing, file content search takes a LONG time.

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    • Some users think Agent Ransack is a great DocFetcher alternative, some don't.

    • Agent Ransack is Freemium and ProprietaryDocFetcher is Free and Open Source
  8. UltraSearch icon

    UltraSearch

     37 likes
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    Your Ultimate Tool For Company-Wide File Search.

    57 UltraSearch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about UltraSearch as an Alternative to DocFetcher
    misterrobato
    0

    Slow file content search compared to DocFetcher. Fast file name search. Supports adding multiple search paths.

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    • UltraSearch is Freemium and ProprietaryDocFetcher is Free and Open Source
    • UltraSearch is LightweightDocFetcher is not according to our users
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    grepWin

     75 likes
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    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Chocolatey
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    fzf

     35 likes
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    A command-line fuzzy finder written in Go.

    24 fzf alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Vim
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  12. Catfish icon

    Catfish

     41 likes
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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

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GTK
    • Xfce
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  13. Anytxt Desktop Search icon

    Anytxt Desktop Search

     13 likes
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    AnyTXT Searcher is a powerful local data full-text search engine, just like a local disk Google search engine. It is your ideal desktop search tool.

    69 Anytxt Desktop Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about Anytxt Desktop Search as an Alternative to DocFetcher
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    feels alot like "Everything" search except also searches within File contents

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Anytxt Desktop Search is Free and ProprietaryDocFetcher is Free and Open Source
    • Anytxt Desktop Search is LightweightDocFetcher is not according to our users
  14. Clapgrep icon

    Clapgrep

     9 likes
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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
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    Comments about Clapgrep as an Alternative to DocFetcher
    zahrun
    Positive
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    More modern and easier to install since it is on flathub. At this date it does not create an index so each search will browse all the files one by one but the dev is planning on solving that.

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    • Clapgrep is Free and Open SourceDocFetcher is also Free and Open Source
    • Clapgrep is LightweightDocFetcher is not according to our users
  15. Curiosity Search icon

    Curiosity Search

     11 likes
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    AI-powered assistant centralizing all data by searching files, folders, and cloud apps, creating custom automations, interacting with emails, calendars, and web, offering document summarization, organization, and content generation tools.

    33 Curiosity Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Curiosity Search screenshot 1
     
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