Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
CzechiaPlatforms
- Linux
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DocFetcher Alternatives
One of the most popular alternatives to DocFetcher is FSearch, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are Listary, Recoll, Agent Ransack and Hister. You're spoiled for choice with File Search Utilities like DocFetcher: we list more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android.
Alternatives list
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Search Text In Files is an easy-to-use file search application for your computer. Search through plain-text files and PDF files using simple queries and this tool will quickly list the requested files.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
Türkiye
+2
Local-first desktop app for Mac offering plain English search across file names, metadata, and document contents. Uses semantic ranking, previews, live indexing, and keeps all processing local for privacy. Optional API-based semantic search can be enabled.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
United Kingdom
+1
5 Soma Search alternativesLocal-first semantic search engine for your files — hybrid BM25 + vector + HyDE search over docs, PDFs, images, audio and video. 100% offline, single binary, CLI + Web UI + HTTP API.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
DFind lets you perform advanced file and folder searches on your Mac. Need to find all files containing a certain text? Need to find files created in the last hour? Need to find large files that take up all your disk space?
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Austria
EU
TheSearchMan is a free tool which searches your hard drives for files. It is:
- Blazingly fast. (Searches 50 GB drive in 1 second!)
- Small. (Just 35 KB download!)
- Multi-threaded. (Your computer never hangs!)
- Portable(which means No Installations Required!)
- Very simple.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
T
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Vim
GUI of indexed grep for source code, files locator, search and replace. Switch differnt projects and start searching. Drag and drop of filenames to your favourite editor.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Switzerland
+5
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
United States
Find Instantly Search without delay.
Amazing Accuracy Sophisticated ranking shows what you want near the top.
Find New Files Automatically Scout Bot finds newly downloaded files automatically. You don't even have to enter a search!
Browse Music and Videos Do you have music.
Platforms
- Windows
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