Everything Alternatives for Linux

Everything is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux 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 available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Everything are DocFetcher, Recoll, fzf and Gnome Do.

Everything alternatives are mainly File Search Utilities but may also be Application Launchers or File Managers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Everything.

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FSearch
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Free • Open Source
File Search Utility
Linux
Flathub
80 FSearch alternatives
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.
- - FSearch is the most popular Linux alternative to Everything.
- - FSearch is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Everything.
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FSearch Features
1. LightweightFSearch consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Dark ModeFSearch supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Support for regular expressions
Indexed search
Comments about FSearch as a Alternative to Everything
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zahrun
It works on Linux and it's fast
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Guest
The best alternative for Everything on Linux
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Guest
Cannot even match part of a file name
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Guest
its very nice for searching
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gdx
FSearch is very fast, with an intuitive graphical interface. It's not an exact clone of Everything but it's very similar, taking in consideration the differences between Windows and Linux.
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DocFetcher
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Free • Open Source
File Search Utility
Mac
Windows
Linux
110 DocFetcher alternatives
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.
- - DocFetcher is the most popular Mac alternative to Everything.
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DocFetcher Features
1. Full-Text SearchDocFetcher lets you search for specific words or phrases from inside a document or database.
2. PortableDocFetcher can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Built-in viewerDocFetcher shows you a quick preview of an image, page or file in supported formats.
4. Shared FoldersDocFetcher supports shared folders that can be used to store, search, and access files with multiple people.
Search-in-files
File content indexing
Indexed search
Content Searching
Reads odt files
Network Scanner
Search in Archives
Comments about DocFetcher as a Alternative to Everything
Most users think DocFetcher is a great Everything alternative.
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.
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Guest
Its indexing feature outperforms the other ones
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Recoll
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Free • Open Source
File Search Utility
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
36 Recoll alternatives
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.
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Recoll Features
1. Full-Text SearchRecoll lets you search for specific words or phrases from inside a document or database.
2. LightweightRecoll consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Dark ModeRecoll supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Indexed search
File content indexing
File preview
Search-in-files
Semantic Search
Low memory usage
Comments about Recoll as a Alternative to Everything
Most users think Recoll is a great Everything alternative.
renArD
Recoll indexes file contents, neither Everything Search
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fzf
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Free • Open Source
File Search Utility
Mac
Windows
Linux
Vim
18 fzf alternatives
A command-line fuzzy finder written in Go.
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fzf Features
1. Works Offlinefzf can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
2. Ad-freefzf doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Lightweightfzf consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
4. Command line interfacefzf either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Fuzzy Finder
Terminal-based
Comments about fzf as a Alternative to Everything
Most users think fzf is a great Everything alternative.
alelondon
well written, easy to learn, clear, fast , effective, forgiving.
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BadTek
Fast cli-tool to search files.
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Gnome Do
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Free • Open Source
Application Launcher
Linux
77 Gnome Do alternatives
GNOME Do allows you to quickly search for many items present on your desktop or the web, and perform useful actions on those items.
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Gnome Do Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsGnome Do can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Discontinued
The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 0.95.3, released on November 2014, can be still downloaded from Launchpad.

Comments about Gnome Do as a Alternative to Everything
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Guest
There are mainly 2 big reasons : 1st : It does not find everything (every file) that does exist on your system. 2nd : It is not a tool to find specific files, especially if they are located on other disk drives.
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Catfish
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Free • Open Source
File Search Utility
Linux
BSD
GTK+
Xfce
24 Catfish alternatives
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.
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Catfish Features
1. Works OfflineCatfish can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
2. Full-Text SearchCatfish lets you search for specific words or phrases from inside a document or database.
3. LightweightCatfish consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
4. Ad-freeCatfish doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
5. Command line interfaceCatfish either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
6. Built-in viewerCatfish shows you a quick preview of an image, page or file in supported formats.
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Comments about Catfish as a Alternative to Everything
Most users think Catfish is a great Everything alternative.
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.
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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.
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Search Monkey
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Free • Open Source
File Search Utility
Windows
Linux
BSD
72 Search Monkey alternatives
A fast real-time search engine for displaying regular expression matches (both file name and content) across multiple directories.
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Search Monkey Features
1. PortableSearch Monkey can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Content Searching
Content preview
Real-Time Search
Comments about Search Monkey as a Alternative to Everything
Some users think Search Monkey is a great Everything alternative, some don't.
Guest
MUCH slower than Everything.
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Guest
Search monkey works almost as well on Ubuntu
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ANGRYsearch
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Free • Open Source
File Search Utility
Linux
72 ANGRYsearch alternatives
Instant file search, showing results as you type.
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ANGRYsearch Features
Indexed search
Comments about ANGRYsearch as a Alternative to Everything
Almost everyone thinks ANGRYsearch is a great Everything alternative.
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.
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Jazoray
Indexed file search of all your files. finds files, folders, paths, and any combination of those
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