FSearch AlternativesFile Search Utilities and other similar apps like FSearch

Apps similar to FSearch include Everything, which is free. Other options are Listary, DocFetcher, Agent Ransack and Cling Fuzzy Finder. You're spoiled for choice with File Search Utilities like FSearch: we list more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android.

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  1. Everything icon
     1311 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.

    132 Everything alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  2. Listary icon
     287 likes

    Listary is a revolutionary search utility for Windows that makes finding your files and launching applications blazing fast, for casual and power users alike!.

    139 Listary alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • File Explorer
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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.

    142 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!

    93 Agent Ransack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. 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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  6. Catfish icon
     44 likes

    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.

    35 Catfish alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GTK
    • Xfce
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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. AI-powered assistant centralizing all data by searching files, folders, and cloud apps, creating custom automations, interacting with emails, calendars, and web, offering document summarization, organization, and content generation tools.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. 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)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  10. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. 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.

    65 Cardinal File Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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