HoudahSpot Alternatives

HoudahSpot is described as 'Advanced File Search Utility for Mac OS X' and is a File Search utility in the file management category. There are more than 25 alternatives to HoudahSpot for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, SaaS, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best HoudahSpot alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like HoudahSpot are Cling Fuzzy Finder, Finder, FileMinutes and Anytxt Desktop Search .

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Advanced File Search Utility for Mac OS X.

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HoudahSpot alternatives page was last updated Dec 21, 2023
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  1. Locate32 icon

    Locate32

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    Locate32 is software which can be used to find files from your harddrives and other locations. It works like updatedb and locate commands in Unix based systems. In other words, it uses databases to store information about directory structures and uses these databases in searches.

    71 Locate32 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 3.1.11.8220a, released in May 2015, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    Locate32 Features

    1.  Auto Indexing

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  2. EasyFind icon

    EasyFind

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    EasyFind is an alternative to (or supplement of) Spotlight to find files, folders, or contents in any file without indexing.

    56 EasyFind alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    EasyFind screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Full-Text Search

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  4. abeMeda icon

    abeMeda

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    abeMeda is a disk and data library for all your media assets, and almost everything that spins -harddisks, CD's, DVD's, ZIP's... abeMeda creates catalogs of your media and their metadata, and offers them offline for browsing and powerful search operations.

    15 abeMeda alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    abeMeda screenshot 1

    abeMeda Features

    1.  Geotagging
    2.  Catalog
    3.  Media library
    4.  Asset Management
    5.  Thumbnails

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    Copernic Desktop Search

    Instantly find documents, e-mails(full text), attachments, videos, pictures, music(metadata), and other types of files(file names). The size limit of the index of the free version is 75,000.

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  6. Scherlokk icon

    Scherlokk

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    Scherlokk is a lightning fast file search utility build for precise and reliable search of every file which meets the search criteria.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SK flagSlovakia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Scherlokk screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Built-in viewer
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Full-Text Search
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  No registration required

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  7. NeoFinder icon

    NeoFinder

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    NeoFinder (formerly known as CDFinder) is a powerful and very fast disk cataloging tool, reading metadata like EXIF, IPTC, JPG, TIFF, MP3, AAC (iTunes).

    20 NeoFinder alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    The CDFinder user interface

    NeoFinder Features

    1.  Catalog

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  8. Spotter icon

    Spotter

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    Productivity tool that allows to launch everything (e.g. switch the next song, connect Bluetooth device, set a timer, etc.) so you can stay focused on your current task.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Spotter screenshot 1

    Spotter Features

    1.  Launcher

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  10. Find Any File icon

    Find Any File

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    Find Any File searches your local disks for files by name, creation or modification date, size, or type and creator code (not by content, though). As there are other tools with a similar search operation, here are the special features unique to Find Any File:

    81 Find Any File alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Main Search Window

    Find Any File Features

    1.  Search and Replace

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  11. File Find icon

    File Find

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    A macOS file search utility that helps you find files easier.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    File Find screenshot 1

    File Find VS HoudahSpot

     
  12. Yep icon

    Yep

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    With Yep 2, you can easily track over 100,000 documents like PDFs, iWork and Office documents, use Quick Look or Yeps built-in magnifier to view documents, file documents automatically into a date-based folder system within your Documents folder, create text files from...

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    Platforms

    • Mac

    Yep Features

    1.  File Tagging
    2.  Integrated Search
    3.  Tagging

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  13. ProFind icon

    ProFind

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    ProFind provides fast and complete searches of any disk, beneath an elegant and extremely powerful interface.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    ProFind screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Indexed search

    ProFind VS HoudahSpot

     

    • ProFind is the most popular iPhone alternative to HoudahSpot.

    • ProFind is Paid and ProprietaryHoudahSpot is also Paid and Proprietary
    • ProFind is LightweightHoudahSpot is not according to our users
  14. Advanced Recent Access icon

    Advanced Recent Access

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    Advanced Recent Access is designed to see more properties of your recent used resources (files and directories). Key features: can see more properties of the recent resources, such as path, size, type, date modified and date created. And more.

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Advanced Recent Access screenshot 1

    Advanced Recent Access VS HoudahSpot

     
  15. X1 Search icon

    X1 Search

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    X1 offers next generation enterprise search, eDiscovery and desktop search for traditional and virtual environments

    74 X1 Search alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    X1 Search Diagram

    X1 Search Features

    1.  File content indexing
    2.  Indexed search
    3.  Email tracking
    4.  File preview
    5.  Ediscovery

    X1 Search VS HoudahSpot

     
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