FileSeek Alternatives

Apps similar to FileSeek include Everything, which is free. Other options are FSearch, Listary, DocFetcher and Recoll. There's no shortage of File Search Utilities like FileSeek, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and iPad.

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  1. Locate32 icon
     82 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. Cross-platform desktop search application offering rapid full-text and regular expression search, recursive folder filtering, result highlighting, large file support, and a lightweight native UI built with Tauri and powered by ripgrep, ideal for complex codebases.

    84 Searchmonkey III alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  3. Desktop Docs icon
     3 likes

    Desktop Docs is the all-in-one platform to browse, edit, and export your media files.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. dnGREP icon
     42 likes

    dnGrep allows you to search across files with easy-to-read results. Search through text files, Word documents, PDFs, and archives using text, regular expression, XPath, and phonetic queries. dnGrep includes search-and-replace, whole-file preview, right-click search in File...

    59 dnGREP alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Indexer++ icon
     13 likes

    Indexer++ is probably the best open-source desktop files and folders search utility for Windows.

    30 Indexer++ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. SearchMyFiles icon
     35 likes

    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...

    119 SearchMyFiles alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Omni Search icon
     8 likes

    Semantic desktop tool searches text, code, PDF, image, audio, and video files by meaning in one vector space for macOS; works entirely offline, supports multi-language queries and file-to-file search, exposes a private API, and keeps data local for privacy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. Find Any File icon
     17 likes

    Find 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:

    87 Find Any File alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. WSearch icon
     Like

    WSearch is a lightweight Windows desktop search application designed to help you quickly find files, folders, and applications.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. ProFind icon
     3 likes

    ProFind provides fast and complete searches of any disk, beneath an elegant and extremely powerful interface.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
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  11. wList icon
     2 likes

    wList is a simple Windows app for fast file searching right out of the box. Designed for average users, it overcomes built-in searches to find files quickly without complex setup.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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