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 DocFetcher, FSearch, Catfish and SearchMyFiles.

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  1. Everything icon
    Everything icon

    Everything

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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.

    110 Everything alternatives
    Locate files and folders by name instantly.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Clean design
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  File Search
    2.  Instant results
    3.  Fast file and folder search
    4.  Support for regular expressions
    5.  Quick search
    6.  Monitor File Changes
    7.  Portable
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Exclude files and folders
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Search-in-files
    12.  No registration required
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    • 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 LightweightFfind is not according to our users
  2. 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
    Filter panel and preview panel enabled

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Filter panel and preview panel enabled
    No extra fluff
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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
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    • DocFetcher is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Ffind.

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

    • DocFetcher is Free and Open SourceFfind is Free Personal and Proprietary
  4. FSearch icon
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    FSearch

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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.

    84 FSearch alternatives
    FSearch screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Indexed search
    2.  File Search
    3.  Support for regular expressions
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  No registration required
    FSearch iconFfind Icon

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  5. Catfish icon
    Catfish icon

    Catfish

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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.

    29 Catfish alternatives
    Catfish screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GTK+
    • Xfce
    Catfish screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Full-Text Search
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Built-in viewer
    6.  Filtering
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  6. SearchMyFiles icon
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    SearchMyFiles

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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...

    102 SearchMyFiles alternatives
    SearchMyFiles screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SearchMyFiles screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Local Search
    2.  Portable
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  Non-Indexing search
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Network Scanner
    SearchMyFiles iconFfind Icon

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  7. UltraSearch icon
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    UltraSearch

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    UltraSearch searches files and folders on local NTFS drives and provides the results within just a few seconds.

    52 UltraSearch alternatives
    Main

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  Portable
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Non-Indexing search
    9.  GDPR Compliant
    UltraSearch iconFfind Icon

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  9. Search Monkey icon
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    Search Monkey

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    A fast real-time search engine for displaying regular expression matches (both file name and content) across multiple directories.

    78 Search Monkey alternatives
    Search Monkey screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Search Monkey Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Content Searching
    3.  Content preview
    4.  Real-Time Search
    Search Monkey screenshot 1
    Search Monkey iconFfind Icon

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  10. Locate32 icon
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    Locate32

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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.

    71 Locate32 alternatives
    Locate32 screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Locate32 Features

    1.  Auto Indexing
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 3.1.11.8220a, released in May 2015, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    Locate32 iconFfind Icon

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  11. FileLocator icon
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    FileLocator

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    FileLocator Lite enables you to locate files on your pc. It performs a thorough and quick search for any file you want to find.

    54 FileLocator alternatives
    FileLocator screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    FileLocator Features

    1.  Support for 64 bit
    2.  Support for Multiple threads
    3.  Support for regular expressions
    4.  Support for Double-byte languages
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    FileLocator iconFfind Icon

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  12. SwiftSearch icon
    SwiftSearch icon

    SwiftSearch

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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...

    75 SwiftSearch alternatives
    SwiftSearch screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Persistent Linux
    3.  Support for regular expressions
    SwiftSearch iconFfind Icon

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  13. XSearch icon
    XSearch icon

    XSearch

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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...

    72 XSearch alternatives
    XSearch screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    XSearch Features

    1.  Non-Indexing search
    XSearch iconFfind Icon

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  14. ANGRYsearch icon
    ANGRYsearch icon

    ANGRYsearch

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    Instant file search, showing results as you type.

    75 ANGRYsearch alternatives
    ANGRYsearch screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    ANGRYsearch Features

    1.  Indexed search
    ANGRYsearch screenshot 1
    ANGRYsearch iconFfind Icon

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