Everything Alternatives

Everything is described as 'Locate files and folders by filename on Windows instantly, displaying all items on NTFS volumes and mapped network drives. Supports 19 languages' and is a leading File Search utility in the file management category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Everything for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and BSD apps. The best Everything alternative is FSearch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Everything are Listary, DocFetcher, UltraSearch and Agent Ransack.

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Everything alternatives are mainly File Search Utilities, but if you're looking for File Managers or Application Launchers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Mac, Windows, Open Source and Windows + Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Everything.
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  1. Pipy icon
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    Pipy is a free Windows utility designed to gradually improve one’s productivity during typical desktop tasks. It does so by combining a launcher and a desktop search tool within a single application.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. FileSearchEX icon
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    FileSearchEX is the no nonsense file search utility for Windows 7 and higher. It offers the simplified search interface like Windows XP yet in an updated and modern fashion. Unlike other search tools, FileSearchEX works well with limited account permissions.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    The Spotlight Search Metadata on your Mac is a truly remarkable thing. Given some text it is able to find all occurrences anywhere on the filesystem in the blink of an eye. At that this point your options are limited however.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Spotlight
     
  4. Fenn icon
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    Fenn is a powerful, AI-driven desktop search engine for macOS that makes your files instantly searchable—including videos, audio, PDFs, Word documents, Excel sheets, and images. Just type or upload an image to find exactly where any object, person, or concept appears.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Advanced Recent Access is designed to see more properties of your recent used resources (files and directories). Key features: can see more properties of the recent resources, such as path, size, type, date modified and date created. And more.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Hook icon
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    Instantly access the information you need, without searching. Whether it’s in the Finder, email, on the web, in the cloud, a version-control system, almost anywhere. Link and retrieve it with Hook.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Blink grep icon
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    GUI of indexed grep for source code, files locator, search and replace. Switch differnt projects and start searching. Drag and drop of filenames to your favourite editor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Cool Find icon
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    Cool Find is powerful file search & desktop search software for Windows XP, developed by Nihuo Software.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Replacement for Windows built-in search. Search files, folders and other data efficiently and easily.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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