GCstar AlternativesOnly apps categorised as File Search Utilities

The best File Search alternative to GCstar is TagSpaces, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to GCstar and many of them are File Search Utilities so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting File Search Utility alternatives to GCstar are Agent Ransack, MediaChips, Where Is It? and Video Hub App.

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  1. TagSpaces icon

    TagSpaces

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    Privacy-first, multi-device organizer for files and folders with customizable tags, color labels, note editing in markdown or HTML, Kanban boards, S3 object storage support, web page clipping, vendor lock-in free filename tagging, open source option, and multi-format preview.

    97 TagSpaces alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Cross-platform file tagging
     
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    Comments about TagSpaces as an Alternative to GCstar
    Guest
    Negative
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    It doesn't provide a database of physical media/objects.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Gary Moore
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    TagSpaces is purely for organizing digital files. Not physical media or objects.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • TagSpaces is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to GCstar.

    • TagSpaces is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to GCstar.

    • TagSpaces is Freemium and Open SourceGCstar is Free and Open Source
    • TagSpaces is Privacy focusedGCstar is not according to our users
  2. Agent Ransack icon

    Agent Ransack

     110 likes
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    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!

    77 Agent Ransack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Search results, showing the contents view docked below the file list view:
     
  4. MediaChips icon

    MediaChips

     18 likes
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    This app for navigating your large video collection. Add tags, performers, websites, sort/filter videos, create playlists and play them in the built-in player.

    38 MediaChips alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Copernic Desktop Search

    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...

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  6. Where Is It? icon

    Where Is It?

     46 likes
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    WhereIsIt is an application written for Windows operating systems, and designed to help you maintain and organize a catalog of your computer media collection, including CD-ROMs and DVDs, audio CDs, diskettes, removable drives, hard drives, network drives, remote file servers, or...

    39 Where Is It? alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Everything is an alternative to "Windows Search"... it has NOTHING to do with tracking media/movies/collections...

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Where Is It? is the most popular commercial alternative to GCstar.

    • Where Is It? is Paid and ProprietaryGCstar is Free and Open Source
  8. Wincatalog 2018 icon

    Wincatalog 2018

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    WinCatalog Light provides basic cataloguing functionality: With WinCatalog Light you will never have to waste your time again. Process your CDs or DVDs with WinCatalog Light just once and from this moment on you will be able to find any file in a few seconds without the need to i.

    18 Wincatalog 2018 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Copernic Desktop Search icon

    Copernic Desktop Search

     36 likes
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    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.

    83 Copernic Desktop Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. TextSeek icon

    TextSeek

     9 likes
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    TextSeek is a professional full-text desktop search tool for Windows and MacOS. It supports PDF, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, RTF and other formats.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  15. XSearch icon

    XSearch

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    XSearch is a free search tool that with more features that Windows Search didn't provided. It can search files on your computer in high speed. When searching for special words in files, you can specify the words option such as "Any of the words", "All of the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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