FileSearchy AlternativesFile Search Utilities and other similar apps like FileSearchy

FileSearchy has been discontinued. Similar apps include Everything, which is free. Other options are FSearch, DocFetcher, Agent Ransack and Recoll. There's no shortage of File Search Utilities like FileSearchy, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, self-hosting and the web.

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  1. Everything icon
     1313 likes

    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.

    133 Everything alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  2. FSearch icon
     86 likes

    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.

    93 FSearch alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  3. DocFetcher icon
     133 likes

    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.

    144 DocFetcher alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Agent Ransack icon
     113 likes

    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!

    95 Agent Ransack alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  5. Recoll icon
     64 likes

    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.

    61 Recoll alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  6. Quickly 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.

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    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  7. Clapgrep icon
     13 likes

    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…

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Linux Mobile
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  8. Filezo icon
     108 likes

    Windows utility for instant access to files, folders, and programs. Indexes and organizes recents, enables tagging, previews, hotkey launching, direct file operations, and integrates project-based file management while reducing reliance on Windows Explorer.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  9. 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 (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  10. 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.

    99 Copernic Desktop Search alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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