FileSearchy AlternativesFile Search Utilities and other similar apps like FileSearchy

FileSearchy is described as 'File search utility that provides instant search by file name, and powerful search by file contents, size and date. Supports search inside PDF, Microsoft Office and other documents. Highlights found text in file names and contents. Clean and intuitive multi-tabbed user interface' and is a File Search utility in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to FileSearchy for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Flathub and Microsoft Outlook apps. The best FileSearchy alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like FileSearchy are FSearch, DocFetcher, Agent Ransack and Recoll.

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  1. 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.

    115 Everything alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    Locate files and folders by name instantly.
     
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    Super fast results, but the one down side is you cannot search more than one term at one time.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Everything is the most popular Windows alternative to FileSearchy.

    • Everything is the most popular free alternative to FileSearchy.

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

    FSearch

     75 likes
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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

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    Platforms

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

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

    • FSearch is Free and Open SourceFileSearchy is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • FSearch is Lightweight and Privacy focusedFileSearchy is not according to our users
  4. 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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Filter panel and preview panel enabled
     

    • DocFetcher is the most popular Mac alternative to FileSearchy.

    • DocFetcher is Free and Open SourceFileSearchy is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • DocFetcher is Privacy focusedFileSearchy is not according to our users
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    Scherlokk

    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, autosa...

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  6. Agent Ransack icon

    Agent Ransack

     110 likes
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    Agent 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!

    77 Agent Ransack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    Search results, showing the contents view docked below the file list view:
     
  7. Recoll icon

    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Search results
     
  11. Clapgrep icon

    Clapgrep

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    Ever had a folder full of PDF files, where you knew, somewhere in there, is what you're looking for. But you did not know in which file. So you had to search each of them at a time…

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  12. Filezo icon

    Filezo

     107 likes
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    Filezo (Formerly known as RecentX) is an innovative launcher that gives you instant access to your files, folders & programs. It automatically remembers your favorite & recent items so that you can launch them even faster.

    298 Filezo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

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    • Windows
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    • Filezo is the most popular commercial alternative to FileSearchy.

    • Filezo is Paid and ProprietaryFileSearchy is Free Personal and Proprietary
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    SearchMyFiles

     35 likes
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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

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    • Windows
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  15. Copernic Desktop Search icon

    Copernic Desktop Search

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    Indexes and quickly searches over 170 file types and emails, including attachments and multimedia files, on desktops, external and network drives, as well as cloud environments, offering sub-second results and a 75,000 file index size limit in the free version.

    83 Copernic Desktop Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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