DocSearch+ AlternativesFile Search Utilities and other similar apps like DocSearch+

DocSearch+ is described as 'Very powerful index-based search tool for mobile. Support for boolean, proximity search & stemming. Filter by filetype & date. Context text (configurable length) shown for content matches. Granular control over index creation & maintenance' and is a File Search utility in the file management category. There are more than 10 alternatives to DocSearch+ for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and Android Tablet apps. The best DocSearch+ alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like DocSearch+ are DocFetcher, Recoll, Pixel Search and Desktop Docs.

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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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Everything is the most popular Windows alternative to DocSearch+.

    • Everything is the most popular free alternative to DocSearch+.

    • Everything is Free and ProprietaryDocSearch+ is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Everything is Lightweight and Privacy focusedDocSearch+ is not according to our users
  2. DocFetcher icon
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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 & Linux alternative to DocSearch+.

    • DocFetcher is the most popular Open Source alternative to DocSearch+.

    • DocFetcher is Free and Open SourceDocSearch+ is Freemium and Proprietary
    • DocFetcher is Privacy focusedDocSearch+ is not according to our users
  3. 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
     
  4. Pixel Search icon
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    Pixel Search is the ultimate search app that allows you to find anything on your phone with ease. You can quickly search through your apps, contacts, web suggestions, and files without having to open multiple apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
    • Pixel Search is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to DocSearch+.

    • Pixel Search is Free and ProprietaryDocSearch+ is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. Desktop Docs icon
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    Desktop Docs is the all-in-one platform to browse, edit, and export your media files.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Desktop Docs is the most popular commercial alternative to DocSearch+.

    • Desktop Docs is Paid and ProprietaryDocSearch+ is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. 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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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7.  10 likes
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    Indexes filesystems allowing you to search for files.

    34 mlocate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. PowerGREP icon
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    PowerGREP is a powerful Windows grep tool. Quickly search through large numbers of files on your PC or network, including text and binary files, compressed archives, MS Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PDF files, OpenOffice files, etc.

    82 PowerGREP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Find Any File icon
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    Find Any File searches your local disks for files by name, creation or modification date, size, or type and creator code (not by content, though). As there are other tools with a similar search operation, here are the special features unique to Find Any File:

    84 Find Any File alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Search Everything - The fastest possible way to access your files. Gives you instant file search results!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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    gnome-search-tool is a utility for finding files on your system. To perform a basic search, you can type a filename or a partial filename, with or without wildcards. To refine your search, you can apply additional search options.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
     
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