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, Cling Fuzzy Finder, fzf and Find Any File.

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  1. DocFetcher icon

    DocFetcher

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    DocFetcher is an Open Source desktop search application: It allows you to search the contents of files on your computer. — You can think of it as Google for your local files. The application runs on Windows, Linux and macOS, and is made available under the Eclipse Public License.

    129 DocFetcher alternatives

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    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.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Its indexing feature outperforms the other ones

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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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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    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.

    44 Recoll alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    renArD
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    Recoll indexes file contents, neither Everything Search

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    • Most users think Recoll is a great Everything alternative.

    • Recoll is Free and Open SourceEverything is Free and Proprietary
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  6. fzf icon

    fzf

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    A command-line fuzzy finder written in Go.

    24 fzf alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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

    BadTek
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    Fast cli-tool to search files.

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    • Most users think fzf is a great Everything alternative.

    • fzf is Free and Open SourceEverything is Free and Proprietary
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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:

    84 Find Any File alternatives

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    • Pay once
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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.

    60 EasyFind alternatives

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    • Free
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    DeepPeek

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    Seek, peek, and preview to find your work instantly — even if it's buried in folders, or you've lost track of it over the months.

    51 DeepPeek alternatives

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    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  11. Spotlight icon

    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...

    90 Spotlight alternatives

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    • Free
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    Comments about Spotlight as an Alternative to Everything
    CeesT
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    Spotlight is standard on MacOS, searches filenames and more, and shows a preview of selected files.

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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
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    Curiosity Search

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    AI-powered assistant centralizing all data by searching files, folders, and cloud apps, creating custom automations, interacting with emails, calendars, and web, offering document summarization, organization, and content generation tools.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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  13. Cardinal File Search icon

    Cardinal File Search

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    Quick macOS file searching with substring, prefix, suffix, exact, and path-mixed patterns, case-sensitive or regex search modes, instant language switching, keyboard shortcuts, Quick Look previews, Finder integration, clipboard copy, and open-source code.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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  14. SupaSidebar icon

    SupaSidebar

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    Lightning-fast sidebar for macOS. Access your files, folders, and websites instantly with keyboard shortcuts and smart organization.

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
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    • Mac
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    Scherlokk

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    Performs high-speed file searches using a proprietary engine across built-in, portable, and network drives, including hidden and non-indexed files, supports detailed result filtering, provides file comparison, hex editing, autosave, advanced sorting, and multitasking.

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    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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