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.
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Everything AlternativesOnly apps categorised as File Search Utilities
The best File Search alternative to Everything 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 loads of them are File Search Utilities so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting File Search Utility alternatives to Everything are Listary, UltraSearch, Agent Ransack and DocFetcher.
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86 FSearch alternatives
122 Listary alternativesListary is a revolutionary search utility for Windows that makes finding your files and launching applications blazing fast, for casual and power users alike!.
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78 Agent Ransack alternativesAgent Ransack is a tool for finding files and information on your hard drive fast and efficiently. When searching the contents of files Agent Ransack also displays the text found. Users can then quickly browse the results without having to separately open each file!
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128 DocFetcher alternativesDocFetcher 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.
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44 Recoll alternativesThis 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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44 QuickFind alternativesQuickFind is a unified search tool providing instant access to files, apps, and web pages. It supports major search engines such as Google and Bing. Seamlessly switch between local and online content, and categorize searches into files, photos, music, and videos.
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59 Cling Fuzzy Finder alternativesQuickly fuzzy search system, hidden, or dotfiles using keyboard navigation, then preview, copy paths, batch rename, or run custom scripts. Supports exclusion rules, minimal UI, Quick Filters, and power user features for efficient macOS file management.
EverythingToolbar is integration for the Windows taskbar to use "Everything" which is an administrative tool that locates files and folders by filename instantly for Windows.
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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.
83 Find Any File alternativesFind 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:
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It works on Linux and it's fast