Everything Alternatives for Mac

Everything is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is DocFetcher, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Everything and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Everything are Recoll, fzf, Find Any File and EasyFind.

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Everything alternatives are mainly File Search Utilities but may also be Application Launchers or File Managers.  Other popular filters includes Windows + Open Source. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Everything.
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Locate files and folders by filename on Windows instantly, displaying all items on NTFS volumes and mapped network drives. Supports 19 languages.

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Everything alternatives page was last updated Mar 13, 2025
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  1. 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.

    124 DocFetcher alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    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

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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
  2. Recoll icon
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    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.

    42 Recoll alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    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.  Ad-free
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Command line interface
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Semantic Search
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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 Lightweight and Privacy focusedEverything is not according to our users
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    fzf

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    A command-line fuzzy finder written in Go.

    24 fzf alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Vim
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Fuzzy Finder
    2.  Terminal-based
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Command line interface
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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
  5. Find Any File icon
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    Find Any File

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    Find Any File searches your local disks for files by name, creation or modification date, size, or type and creator code (not by content, though). As there are other tools with a similar search operation, here are the special features unique to Find Any File:

    81 Find Any File alternatives
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    • Mac

    Find Any File Features

    1.  Search and Replace
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    • Almost everyone thinks Find Any File is a great Everything alternative.

    • Find Any File is the most popular commercial alternative to Everything.

    • Find Any File is Paid and ProprietaryEverything is Free and Proprietary
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    EasyFind

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    EasyFind is an alternative to (or supplement of) Spotlight to find files, folders, or contents in any file without indexing.

    56 EasyFind alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Full-Text Search
    EasyFind iconEverything Icon

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  7. Cling Fuzzy Finder icon
    Cling Fuzzy Finder icon

    Cling Fuzzy Finder

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    Instant fuzzy find any file, act on it in the same instant.

    52 Cling Fuzzy Finder alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Cling Fuzzy Finder screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Support for scripting
    7.  Support for Hotkeys
    8.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    9.  Hidden files
    10.  Content Filtering
    11.  Fuzzy Finder
    12.  QuickLook File Preview
    Cling Fuzzy Finder iconEverything Icon

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  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.

    11 Curiosity AI alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Independent search index
    4.  Auto Indexing
    5.  Indexed search
    6.  AI-Powered
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  10. Spotlight icon
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    Spotlight

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    Spotlight is the system-wide desktop search feature built into Apple's OS X operating system since version 10.4 (Tiger). Backed by an index of all items and files on the system, it's designed to allow the user to quickly locate a wide variety of items on the computer...

    82 Spotlight alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Spotlight Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Indexed search
    3.  File preview
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    CeesT

    Spotlight is standard on MacOS, searches filenames and more, and shows a preview of selected files.

    Positive comment •Mar 28, 2017
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    • Some users think Spotlight is a great Everything alternative, some don't.

    • Spotlight is Free and ProprietaryEverything is also Free and Proprietary
  11. Scherlokk icon
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    Scherlokk

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    Scherlokk is a lightning fast file search utility build for precise and reliable search of every file which meets the search criteria.

    159 Scherlokk alternatives
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    • Mac
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Built-in viewer
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Full-Text Search
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  No registration required
    Scherlokk iconEverything Icon

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