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

DocSearch+ is described as 'Full-text search app for mobile devices focusing on files, supporting filenames and file content across formats, logical queries, viewing, sorting, and multi-language search' 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, Quick Search and FuzzyLens.

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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.

    118 Everything alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  2. DocFetcher icon
     130 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
     
  3. Recoll icon
     64 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
     
  4. Quick Search icon
     3 likes

    Android app for unified search across apps, contacts, files, calendar, and notes with overlay mode, 25+ internet engines, AI, built-in tools, advanced customization, backup, widgets, accessibility, privacy with no ads or tracking, open source, and fast results.

    6 Quick Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  5. FuzzyLens icon
     1 like

    Search, chat with scanned PDF & handwritten notes. AI powered OCR search.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  6. 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

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  7. 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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. SwiftSearch icon
     21 likes

    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
     
  9. PowerGREP icon
     23 likes

    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.

    81 PowerGREP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10.  10 likes

    Indexes filesystems allowing you to search for files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. Find Any File icon
     16 likes

    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:

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  12. 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

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
     
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