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Fluent Search

Fluent Search is a fast and easy-to-use search application that lets you search for running applications, browser tabs, bookmarks, files, and more. Unlike Windows Start Menu, Fluent Search focuses on continuing existing work, it let you jump easily between running application...

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Proprietary

Application type

Platforms

  • Windows
Fluent Search main window - shows open applications
Search for any file on your computer based on the program that can open it
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Search Tags filters result based on their properties, here the tag is the parent folder of these files
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Features

Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  File Search
  2.  Application Launchers
  3.  Custom search
  4.  Custom commands
  5.  Indexed search
  6.  Consistent UI
  7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
  8.  Dark Mode
  9.  Ad-free
  10.  No Tracking
  11.  Portable
  12.  Works Offline
  13.  No registration required
  14.  Vim Key Mapping

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Comments and Reviews

   
Comment summary: Fluent Search is praised for its impressive suite of features, including built-in Everything Search, screen search capabilities, and spotlight-like previews. Users highlight its speed, frequent updates, and excellent functionality that significantly enhances productivity over Windows 10's native search. The app is recognized for its customization options, powerful search algorithms, and integration with Everything and QuickLook. The developer's responsiveness and active development efforts are also lauded.
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hced
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3D Artist

It has Everything Search built-in!!! Also sports a Screen Search where you can enter letters for various elements on the screen. Reduces need for mouse! Definitely a promising start for this app!

Marco Colonna
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Human at Anarchy

you can use Fluent as Start Menu replacer

download AutoHotKey and create this script, then launch the script in Autorun when Windows start (its set to [CTRL] + [SPACE] so... you need to change the script if not use this combo in Fluent, with this script when you press [Win] key open Fluent instead Start Menu):

#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0 RWin:: { Send "^ {Space}" return } LWin:: { Send "^ {Space}" return }

TBayAreaPat
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Surprised to see the Vim-like key mapping option..I think that's great. To use that, press CTRL M.. then hold Shift and type the letters. ESC removes the tags. I appreciate this program for that feature, and in time I will learn other features.

JVimes
0

Spectacular file search and launcher. Lots of features and shortcuts.

Frank
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Have tried a lot of launcher in search of a Spotlight alternative, like Listary, ueli, Keypirinha, Powertoys run etc. This one is easily the best of the ones I have tried! It has a LOT of customizability, good search algorithm (with machine learning I believe), indexing of network shares, and is also very fast. Great work from the developers, who also seem very active

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DavidGP
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This is the most awesomest launcher of all launchers! Integrates with Everything and QuickLook! This tool is almost too good to be true.

NomadZero
0

Only app I found to replace listary

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  • winget install -e --id BlastApps.FluentSearch

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What is Fluent Search?

Fluent Search is a fast and easy-to-use search application that lets you search for running applications, browser tabs, bookmarks, files, and more. Unlike Windows Start Menu, Fluent Search focuses on continuing existing work, it let you jump easily between running application and browser tabs and find files based on your current workflow.

-Fluent Search can search for any open windows, as well as application-specific content inside them, like tabs, buttons, hyperlinks, and more. -Search Tags let you filter search results easily. Use Search Tags to find specific bookmark, files of specific format, web results of specific search engine and more. -Fluent Search uses advance Machine Learning models to learn your usage patterns and suggest results based on your usual workflow. -Search Screen lets you use your computer without a mouse. On each clickable object on your screen Fluent Search will show a tag that can be triggered using your keyboard.

Fluent Search information

Our users have written 14 comments and reviews about Fluent Search, and it has gotten 48 likes

Fluent Search was added to AlternativeTo by magdygamal on and this page was last updated .