Alternatives to iFileX for all platforms with any license

Everything

"Everything" is an administrative tool that locates files and folders by filename instantly for Windows. Unlike Windows search "Everything" initially...

Free Windows
File Searching Data export/import File Searching Music Discovery ... Portable Support for regular expressions Add a feature

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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 Searching Outlook search Search-in-files Add a feature

90 Like
Locate32

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...
- 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.
Free Open Source Windows
Auto Indexing File Searching Add a feature

80 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 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

95 Like
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...

Free Open Source Linux
Indexed search Support for regular expressions File Searching Add a feature

27 Like
Searchmonkey

A fast real-time search engine for displaying regular expression matches (both file name and content) across multiple directories. Written in Gtk2 it is highly...

Free Open Source Windows Linux BSD
Content Searching File Searching Portable Add a feature

25 Like
UltraSearch

UltraSearch searches files and folders on local NTFS drives and provides the results within just a few seconds. UltraSearch does NOT maintain an index which is stored...

Free Windows
File Searching Add a feature

21 Like
FileLocator

FileLocator Lite enables you to locate files on your pc. It performs a thorough and quick search for any file you want to find. It is a free reduced functionality...

Freemium Windows
Support for 64 bit Support for Double-byte languages File Searching Support for Multiple threads ... Support for regular expressions Add a feature

28 Like
EasyFind

EasyFind is an alternative to (or supplement of) Spotlight to find files, folders, or contents in any file without indexing.
- Discontinued The app can still be downloaded on the Mac App Store but it hasn't been updated in 5 years.
Free Mac
File Searching Add a feature

29 Like
SearchMyFiles

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...

Free Windows
File Searching Local Search Non-Indexing search Portable Add a feature

27 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 Searching Persistent Linux Add a feature

12 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

29 Like
PowerGREP

Quickly search through large numbers of files on your PC or network using powerful text patterns to find exactly the information you want. Search and replace with plain...

Commercial Windows
File Searching Portable Support for regular expressions Search and replace Add a feature

20 Like
FileSearchy

File search utility that provides instant search by file name, and powerful search by file contents, size and date. Supports search inside PDF, Microsoft Office and...
- Discontinued The official website is no longer available. Last version, 1.43, released in October 2016, can be still downloaded from Majorgeeks
Free Personal Windows
File Searching Local Search Add a feature

35 Like
Index Your Files

Index Your Files allows you to search through all your files or folders on local or networked drives without remote admin rights (as necessary for the similar app...
- Discontinued The program is no longer updated since 2012. Last version, 5.0.2.6, released in December 2010, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Free Windows Linux Wine
File Searching Indexed search Portable Add a feature

15 Like