Everything AlternativesOnly apps categorised as File Search Utilities for Windows

There are many alternatives to Everything for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows File Search Utility alternative is Listary, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Everything and loads of them are File Search Utilities available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows File Search Utility alternatives to Everything are Agent Ransack, DocFetcher, UltraSearch and Recoll.

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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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Everything alternatives page was last updated Jan 12, 2025
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  1. Listary icon
    Listary icon

    Listary

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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!.

    110 Listary alternatives
    Global Search

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • File Explorer
    Web Search
    Listary screenshot 2
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    General Settings

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Fast file and folder search
    2. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    3.  Integrated Search
    4.  File Search
    5.  Application Launchers
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Full-Text Search
    9.  Quick Switch
    10.  Content Searching
    11.  Portable
    12.  Fuzzy Finder
    Listary iconEverything Icon

    Listary VS Everything

    Is Listary a good alternative to Everything?
     
    Comments about Listary as an Alternative to Everything
     
       
    Oleg Maisak

    Listary has more functionality then Everything, and useful integration with Windows Explorer.

    Top positive comment •Jun 13, 2017
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    Guest

    it doesn't show up the thumnail view and doesn't have filter function.

    Top negative comment •May 28, 2022
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    3xploit

    more lightweight than everything

    Positive comment •Sep 4, 2023
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    • Most users think Listary is a great Everything alternative.

    • Listary is the most popular Windows alternative to Everything.

    • Listary is Freemium and ProprietaryEverything is Free and Proprietary
    • Listary is LightweightEverything is not according to our users
  2. Agent Ransack icon
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    Agent Ransack

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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!

    74 Agent Ransack alternatives
    Search results, showing the contents view docked below the file list view:

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Print preview allows you to check your results before printing:
    Regular expression wizard helps you build regular expressions for complex pattern matching searches:
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    Search by modified, created, or last accessed date:

    Agent Ransack Features

    1.  File Search
    2.  Search-in-files
    3.  Context Menu extension
    4.  Outlook search
    5.  Ad-free
    Agent Ransack iconEverything Icon

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  4. 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.

    121 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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    Comments about DocFetcher as an Alternative to Everything
     
    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
    3
    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
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    Copernic Desktop Search icon

    Copernic Desktop Search

    Instantly find documents, e-mails(full text), attachments, videos, pictures, music(metadata), and other types of files(file names). The size limit of the index of the free version is 75,000.

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  6. UltraSearch icon
    UltraSearch icon

    UltraSearch

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    UltraSearch searches files and folders on local NTFS drives and provides the results within just a few seconds.

    50 UltraSearch alternatives
    Main

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  Portable
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Non-Indexing search
    9.  GDPR Compliant
    UltraSearch iconEverything Icon

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  7. 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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    Comments about Recoll as an Alternative to Everything
     
    renArD

    Recoll indexes file contents, neither Everything Search

    Negative comment •Jan 25, 2019
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    Everything Icon
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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
  8. QuickFind icon
    QuickFind icon

    QuickFind

     9 likes
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    QuickFind is a unified search tool providing instant access to files, apps, and web pages. It supports major search engines such as Google and Bing. Seamlessly switch between local and online content, and categorize searches into files, photos, music, and videos.

    24 QuickFind alternatives
    QuickFind screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    QuickFind screenshot 1
    QuickFind screenshot 2
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    QuickFind screenshot 3

    QuickFind Features

    1.  Built-in AI Assistant
    2. ChatGPT icon  ChatGPT integration
    3.  Voice Search
    4.  Unified search
    5.  Widgets
    6.  AI-Powered
    QuickFind iconEverything Icon

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  10. fzf icon
    fzf icon

    fzf

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    A command-line fuzzy finder written in Go.

    22 fzf alternatives
    fzf screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Vim
    fzf screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Fuzzy Finder
    2.  Terminal-based
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Command line interface
    fzf iconEverything Icon

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    alelondon

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

    Positive comment •Aug 19, 2023
    0
    BadTek

    Fast cli-tool to search files.

    Positive comment •Jan 4, 2022
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    Everything Icon
    fzf icon

    • 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
  11. Curiosity AI icon
    Curiosity AI icon

    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

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Auto Indexing
    4.  Independent search index
    5.  Indexed search
    6.  AI-Powered
    Curiosity AI iconEverything Icon

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  12. 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.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Integrated Search
    6.  Indexed search
    7.  Fast file and folder search
    8.  Launcher
    EverythingToolbar iconEverything Icon

    EverythingToolbar VS Everything

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    Comments about EverythingToolbar as an Alternative to Everything
     
    Kris Regina

    Voidtools Everything is not available for Linux (or macOS), so it doesn't even count as an alternative. Plus, this is more of an extension for the windows taskbar powered by Everything than a genuine alternative.

    Negative comment •Jan 12, 2025
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    Everything Icon
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    • EverythingToolbar is Free and Open SourceEverything is Free and Proprietary
    • EverythingToolbar is LightweightEverything is not according to our users
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