Everything AlternativesOnly apps categorised as File Search Utilities for Linux

Everything is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux File Search Utility alternative is FSearch, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Everything and 19 are File Search Utilities available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux File Search Utility alternatives to Everything are DocFetcher, Recoll, fzf and Catfish.

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"Everything" is an administrative tool that locates files and folders by filename instantly for Windows. Unlike Windows search "Everything" initially displays every file and folder on local or removable...

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  1. FSearch icon
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    FSearch

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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.

    82 FSearch alternatives
    FSearch screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    FSearch screenshot 1
    FSearch screenshot 2
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Privacy focused
    5.  No registration required

    Features

    1.  Indexed search
    2.  File Search
    3.  Support for regular expressions
    4.  Dark Mode
    FSearch iconEverything Icon

    FSearch VS Everything

    Is FSearch a good alternative to Everything?
     
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    zahrun

    It works on Linux and it's fast

    Top positive comment •Jan 22, 2021
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    Guest

    Cannot even match part of a file name

    Top negative comment •May 4, 2021
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    Guest

    Is exactly what I was looking for as an alternative to Everything for Linux. Works great

    Positive comment •Aug 9, 2024
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    • Almost everyone thinks FSearch is a great Everything alternative.

    • FSearch is the most popular Linux alternative to Everything.

    • FSearch is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Everything.

    • FSearch is Free and Open SourceEverything is Free and Proprietary
    • FSearch is Lightweight and Privacy focusedEverything is not according to our users
  2. DocFetcher icon
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    DocFetcher

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    DocFetcher is a portable German/English open source desktop search application. It allows you search the contents of documents on your computer. - You can think of it as Google for your local document repository.

    120 DocFetcher alternatives
    Filter panel and preview panel enabled

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Filter panel and preview panel enabled
    No extra fluff
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    Preview panel enabled

    Top DocFetcher Features

    1.  Search-in-files
    2.  File content indexing
    3.  Indexed search
    4.  Full-Text Search
    5.  Content Searching
    6.  Portable
    7.  Built-in viewer
    8.  Shared Folders
    9.  Reads odt files
    10.  Network Scanner
    11.  Search in Archives
    DocFetcher iconEverything Icon

    DocFetcher VS Everything

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    Guest

    This is a file indexer, it is not designed to map complete drives without major configuration changes, it is designed to index the content of some folder's files, including their complete text content not just their existance like Everything does.

    Negative comment •Apr 11, 2020
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    Guest

    Its indexing feature outperforms the other ones

    Positive comment •Feb 22, 2020
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    • Most users think DocFetcher is a great Everything alternative.

    • DocFetcher is the most popular Mac alternative to Everything.

    • DocFetcher is Free and Open SourceEverything is Free and Proprietary
  4. Recoll icon
    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.

    40 Recoll alternatives
    Search results

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Recoll screenshot 1
    A result list with a preview window open
    +6
    The term explorer tool in phonetic mode

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  File Search
    2.  Indexed search
    3.  File content indexing
    4.  Full-Text Search
    5.  File preview
    6.  Search-in-files
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Semantic Search
    9.  Low memory usage
    Recoll iconEverything Icon

    Recoll VS Everything

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    renArD

    Recoll indexes file contents, neither Everything Search

    Negative comment •Jan 25, 2019
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    • Most users think Recoll is a great Everything alternative.

    • Recoll is Free and Open SourceEverything is Free and Proprietary
    • Recoll is LightweightEverything is not according to our users
  5. fzf icon
    fzf icon

    fzf

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    A command-line fuzzy finder written in Go.

    21 fzf alternatives
    fzf screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Vim
    fzf screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Fuzzy Finder
    3.  Terminal-based
    fzf iconEverything Icon

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    alelondon

    well written, easy to learn, clear, fast , effective, forgiving.

    Positive comment •Aug 19, 2023
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    BadTek

    Fast cli-tool to search files.

    Positive comment •Jan 4, 2022
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    • Most users think fzf is a great Everything alternative.

    • fzf is Free and Open SourceEverything is Free and Proprietary
    • fzf is LightweightEverything is not according to our users
  6. Catfish icon
    Catfish icon

    Catfish

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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.

    27 Catfish alternatives
    Catfish screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GTK+
    • Xfce
    Catfish screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Built-in viewer
    4.  Filtering
    Catfish iconEverything Icon

    Catfish VS Everything

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    Guest

    Everything is instant once the drive is indexed which takes seconds on my 5T drive. Catfish is very slow by comparison, having to actually search each time you type something instead of immediately showing all results.

    Negative comment •Jul 15, 2019
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    Guest

    it's fast and simple to use, you can simply select the drive, add a keyword and start the search.

    Positive comment •May 9, 2018
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    • Most users think Catfish is a great Everything alternative.

    • Catfish is Free and Open SourceEverything is Free and Proprietary
    • Catfish is LightweightEverything is not according to our users
  7. Search Monkey icon
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    Search Monkey

     34 likes
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    A fast real-time search engine for displaying regular expression matches (both file name and content) across multiple directories.

    76 Search Monkey alternatives
    Search Monkey screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Search Monkey Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Content Searching
    3.  Content preview
    4.  Real-Time Search
    Search Monkey screenshot 1
    Search Monkey iconEverything Icon

    Search Monkey VS Everything

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    Guest

    MUCH slower than Everything.

    Negative comment •Oct 19, 2017
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    Guest

    Search monkey works almost as well on Ubuntu

    Positive comment •Jun 19, 2015
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    • Some users think Search Monkey is a great Everything alternative, some don't.

    • Search Monkey is Free and Open SourceEverything is Free and Proprietary
  9. Curiosity AI icon
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    Curiosity AI

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    Data everywhere? Find it all in one place with Curiosity, your new AI search and chat assistant.

    5 Curiosity AI alternatives
    Curiosity AI screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Auto Indexing
    3.  Independent search index
    4.  Indexed search
    Curiosity AI iconEverything Icon

    Curiosity AI VS Everything

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  10. EverythingToolbar icon
    EverythingToolbar icon

    EverythingToolbar

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    EverythingToolbar is integration for the Windows taskbar to use "Everything" which is an administrative tool that locates files and folders by filename instantly for Windows.

    It's Lightweight & Simple

    11 EverythingToolbar alternatives
    Settings

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Now Supports the Windows 11 Taskbar with the 0.8.0.0 Beta1
    Dark-mode + long searchbar (you can resize it by right clicking the taskbar and unchecking "lock the taskbar")
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    Medium-mode + if u make the searchbar smaller it turns into an Icon

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Fast file and folder search
    3.  Indexed search
    4.  Integrated Search
    5.  Launcher
    EverythingToolbar iconEverything Icon

    EverythingToolbar VS Everything

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  11. ANGRYsearch icon
    ANGRYsearch icon

    ANGRYsearch

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    Instant file search, showing results as you type.

    73 ANGRYsearch alternatives
    ANGRYsearch screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    ANGRYsearch Features

    1.  Indexed search
    ANGRYsearch screenshot 1
    ANGRYsearch iconEverything Icon

    ANGRYsearch VS Everything

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    Guest

    Using AngrySearch on Raspberry PI 3 B+ running Stretch and it is awesome for finding files....really quite fast...just like Search Everything on windows.

    Positive comment •Jun 13, 2018
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    Jazoray

    Indexed file search of all your files. finds files, folders, paths, and any combination of those

    Positive comment •Jan 22, 2016
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    • Almost everyone thinks ANGRYsearch is a great Everything alternative.

    • ANGRYsearch is Free and Open SourceEverything is Free and Proprietary
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