Ffind AlternativesFile Search Utilities and other similar apps like Ffind

Ffind is described as '— search a file hierarchy' and is a File Search utility in the file management category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Ffind for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Ffind alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like Ffind are FSearch, DocFetcher, UltraSearch and Catfish.

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  1. Everything icon
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    An administrative tool that finds files and folders by filename instantly, displaying all files on local or network drives. Supports filters, 19 languages, portable usage, lightweight resource consumption, no tracking, and dark mode.

    115 Everything alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Everything is the most popular Windows alternative to Ffind.

    • Everything is the most popular free alternative to Ffind.

    • Everything is Free and ProprietaryFfind is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Everything is Lightweight and Privacy focusedFfind is not according to our users
  2. FSearch icon
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    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.

    87 FSearch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
    • FSearch is the most popular Linux alternative to Ffind.

    • FSearch is the most popular Open Source alternative to Ffind.

    • FSearch is Free and Open SourceFfind is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • FSearch is Lightweight and Privacy focusedFfind is not according to our users
  3. DocFetcher icon
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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • DocFetcher is the most popular Mac alternative to Ffind.

    • DocFetcher is Free and Open SourceFfind is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • DocFetcher is Privacy focusedFfind is not according to our users
  4. Catfish icon
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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.

    33 Catfish alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GTK
    • Xfce
     
  5. SearchMyFiles icon
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    SearchMyFiles is a non-indexing portable alternative to the standard "Search For Files And Folders" module of Windows. It allows you to easily search files in your system by wildcard, by last modified/created/last accessed time, by file attributes, by file content...

    111 SearchMyFiles alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Locate32 icon
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    Locate32 is software which can be used to find files from your harddrives and other locations. It works like updatedb and locate commands in Unix based systems. In other words, it uses databases to store information about directory structures and uses these databases in searches.

    75 Locate32 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. SwiftSearch icon
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    SwiftSearch is a lightweight program whose purpose is to help you quickly find the files you need on your Windows machine without ever requiring you to index your drives. Most search utilities that achieve similar speeds do so by indexing drives while the computer is idle, but...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. XSearch icon
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    XSearch is a free search tool that with more features that Windows Search didn't provided. It can search files on your computer in high speed. When searching for special words in files, you can specify the words option such as "Any of the words", "All of the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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