Alternatives to Google Desktop for all platforms with any license

Everything

File and folder lookup tool that searches across local, removable, and network mapped drives.
- It doesn't search in the files content. Guest • Nov 2019
- "Everything" does not search in the files content, only in the files names. This is of course a major difference. Guest • Nov 2015 • 14 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Windows
File Searching Instant results Support for regular expressions Data export/import ... Exclude files and folders Monitor File Changes File management File Searching Portable Add a feature

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Rainmeter

Rainmeter allows you to display customizable skins on your desktop, from hardware usage meters to fully functional audio visualizers. You are only limited by your...

Free Open Source Windows
Cpu monitoring Custom widgets UI customization Colored Text ... Customizable Customize skin Hardware Monitoring Live Wallpapers Skinnable Add a feature

375 Like
Alfred

Alfred is a productivity application for macOS, which boosts your efficiency with hotkeys, keywords and text expansion. Search your Mac and the web, and control your Mac...

Freemium $ $ $ Mac iPhone iPad
Workflow Automation Program Launchers Program Launchers Customizable ... File Searching Full text search Launcher Add a feature

249 Like
CerebroApp

Cerebro is an open source and free electron-based productivity software alternative to Alfred and Spotlight. It is focused on speed and good UI and UX. In most cases you...
- Discontinued
  Latest release (0.3.2) was on December 2017.
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Calculus solving Electron based Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Launcher ... Multiplatform Export Theme changing Add a feature

40 Like
Albert

Omnilauncher for Linux to help you quickly find and run apps and do other useful things.

Free Open Source Linux
Firefox bookmarks Program Launchers Calculators Customizable ... File management Launcher Lightweight QT Based Add a feature

41 Like
Agent Ransack

Agent Ransack is a tool for finding files and information on your hard drive fast and efficiently. .

Freemium Windows
Context Menu extension File management File Searching Outlook search ... Search-in-files Add a feature

95 Like
RecentX

RecentX is an innovative launcher that gives you instant access to your files, folders, programs, websites & clipboard history. It automatically remembers your...

Commercial Windows
Program Launchers Desktop Environment File Searching Bookmark History ... Clipboard monitoring Drag n drop Duplicate File Finder Windows Explorer integration File Tagging Folder-Search Folder Tagging Indexed search Local Search Portable Image Preview Tabbed interface Tag based Add a feature

97 Like
SwiftSearch

SwiftSearch is a lightweight program whose purpose is to help you quickly find the files you need on your Windows machine without ever requiring you to index your...

Free Open Source Windows
File management File Searching Persistent Linux Search engine Add a feature

13 Like
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Lookeen Desktop Search

A fast and next-generation desktop search and productivity tool for standard and virtual desktops, for private and enterprise search requirements. Finds documents...

Freemium Windows Microsoft Office Outlook
File Searching Indexed search Outlook search Add a feature

85 Like
Copernic Desktop Search

Instantly find files, e-mails, and attachments stored anywhere on your PC with the free Copernic Desktop Search Home. Copernic Desktop Search (CDS) enables you to...

Free Personal Windows
File Searching Indexed search Outlook search Add a feature

31 Like

Google Desktop Comments

on my tests : does not index all files (even those supported!)

Comment by jdopen

about Google Desktop · Aug 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

Hello,
This could have been a great freeware if it didn't have some stupid limits (like don't search in all documents lenght!). I hope Google improves it. ;)

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Google Desktop Comments

on my tests : does not index all files (even those supported!)