FSearch
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.
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Features
Properties
- Lightweight
- Privacy focused
Features
- Indexed search
- File Search
- Support for regular expressions
- Works Offline
- Ad-free
- Dark Mode
- No registration required
- Fast speed
FSearch News & Activities
Recent News
Recent activities
- BloodRaven0 reviewed FSearch
Blazingly fast search, with a little outdated UI, but still functional. I just don't get why such amazing file search isn't integrated into the big DE file explorers like Dolphin. It's not like we don't have the technology... Dolphin's file search is abysmal and KFind is no better.
- BloodRaven0 added Fast speed as a feature to FSearch
POX added FSearch as alternative to Mira Search
Hamza5 added FSearch as alternative to File Brain
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What is FSearch?
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.
Note: The application is still in beta stage, but its first release is expected as soon as localization support has been added
Features
- Instant (as you type) results
- Wildcard support
- RegEx support
- Filter support (only search for files, folders or everything)
- Include and exclude specific folders to be indexed
- Ability to exclude certain files/folders from index using wildcard expressions
- Fast sort by filename, path, size or modification time
- Customizable interface (e.g. switch between traditional UI with menubar and client-side decorations)
FSearch information
Developed by
Christian Boxdoerfer Licensing
Open Source (GPL-2.0) and Free product.Written in
Rating
Average rating of 4.6Alternatives
87 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
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Online Services, File ManagementGitHub repository
- 4,096 Stars
- 258 Forks
- 157 Open Issues
- Updated
Comments and Reviews
The closest linux alternative to Everything for Windows.
Blazingly fast search, with a little outdated UI, but still functional. I just don't get why such amazing file search isn't integrated into the big DE file explorers like Dolphin. It's not like we don't have the technology... Dolphin's file search is abysmal and KFind is no better.
As good as Everything. Fires up in milliseconds, just the way I like it.
Real alternative to everything. damn fast.
it's more advanced than others apps!
I've been looking for a Linux equivalent to the excellent "Everything" tool in Windows. I tried AngrySearch, which was also very good, but I found I prefer FSearch. It's as close to Everything as Linux is going to get (NTFS hive functionality obviously won't be there).
For those who complain of the time it takes FSearch to update its' index, just add "fsearch -u" to your crontab file.
For those who aren't familiar with cron, run crontab -e, and add a line like the:
0 1 * * * /usr/bin/fsearch -u
and FSearch will re-index at 1am when you're (presumably) not using the computer.
Superfast and lightweight, I use it almost every day.