The top-rated alternative to Everything is Listary, which has a free version. People also recommend FSearch, DocFetcher, Recoll and Agent Ransack. You're spoiled for choice with File Search Utilities like Everything: we list more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android.
Find files fast across folders, drives, disks and machines and emails in MS Outlook, find duplicates. Attach labels, bookmarks and comments, automatic backup, synchronize, messaging. Tag Web pages while downloading. Share labels with others.
A fast, lightweight, customizable search alternative for Windows 7 that also allows for deletion and renaming. Easily locate files on mapped network drives using Conjure, expedite your searches by including folders you need and excluding ones you never use.
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Colibri combines the raw power of the command line with the intuitive nature of a modern graphical user interface to define a revolutionary new way of managing your computer.
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iBar is like Spotlight but for the web — jump to any page in your browser history in a couple of keystrokes.
A modern, high-performance local file search and productivity tool for Windows. A sleek, customizable alternative to Everything and Listary built with C# WPF and NT Services, featuring instant NTFS MFT parsing, real-time USN monitoring, and plugin support.
Hawkeye is a fast local search and navigation tool for developers working in large software and game projects.
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FilesDesk is an AI-powered file renaming app that automatically analyzes and renames your documents based on their actual content, turning messy folders into organized, searchable clarity.
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AI-powered desktop search for Windows that finds files by meaning, not just keywords. Search across 59 file types with semantic search.
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PixaFind is a privacy-first desktop app that uses local AI to search your files and photos by what they actually contain — not just their filenames.
Everywhere is a native macOS file-search app. It indexes file and folder names (not document contents) so results appear instantly as you type, and lets you refine searches with case, whole-word, path, regex, and hidden-file controls; type, size, date, and folder-scope filters;...
A privacy-first desktop platform for searching, organizing, and connecting files and personal data into a unified local knowledge system with powerful search, labels, collections and metadata support.
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Private Windows full-text search that indexes chosen drives, folders, and network shares. It ranks matches across documents, code, logs, and archives, with filters, previews, saved searches, duplicate finding, and an optional local AI interface.
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