Indexer++ Alternatives

Indexer++ is described as 'is probably the best open-source desktop files and folders search utility for Windows' and is a File Search utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Indexer++ for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Flathub, Wine and AmigaOS apps. The best Indexer++ alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like Indexer++ are DocFetcher, FSearch, UltraSearch and Locate32.

Indexer++ alternatives are mainly File Search Utilities but may also be File Managers or Duplicate File Finders. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Indexer++.

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Indexer++

Free • Open Source
File Search Utility

Indexer++ is probably the best open-source desktop files and folders search utility for Windows.

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Everything
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Free • Proprietary
File Search Utility
File Manager
Windows
100 Everything alternatives
"Everything" is an administrative tool that locates files and folders by filename instantly for Windows. Unlike Windows search "Everything" initially displays every file and folder on local or removable NTFS volumes on your computer (hence the name...
- - Everything is the most popular Windows alternative to Indexer++.
- - Everything is the most popular free alternative to Indexer++.
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Everything Features
1. LightweightEverything consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableEverything can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Ad-freeEverything doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Instant results
Fast file and folder search
Clean design
Support for regular expressions
Quick search
Monitor File Changes
Exclude files and folders
Data export/import
Search-in-files
Search output is not sortable
DocFetcher
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Free • Open Source
File Search Utility
Mac
Windows
Linux
110 DocFetcher alternatives
DocFetcher is a portable German/English open source desktop search application. It allows you search the contents of documents on your computer. - You can think of it as Google for your local document repository.
- - DocFetcher is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Indexer++.
- - DocFetcher is the most popular Open Source alternative to Indexer++.
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DocFetcher Features
1. Full-Text SearchDocFetcher lets you search for specific words or phrases from inside a document or database.
2. PortableDocFetcher can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Built-in viewerDocFetcher shows you a quick preview of an image, page or file in supported formats.
4. Shared FoldersDocFetcher supports shared folders that can be used to store, search, and access files with multiple people.
Search-in-files
File content indexing
Indexed search
Content Searching
Semantic Search
Reads odt files
Network Scanner
Search in Archives
FSearch
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Free • Open Source
File Search Utility
Linux
Flathub
80 FSearch alternatives
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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FSearch Features
1. LightweightFSearch consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Dark ModeFSearch supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Support for regular expressions
Indexed search
UltraSearch
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Free • Proprietary
File Search Utility
Windows
47 UltraSearch alternatives
UltraSearch searches files and folders on local NTFS drives and provides the results within just a few seconds.
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UltraSearch Features
1. Full-Text SearchUltraSearch lets you search for specific words or phrases from inside a document or database.
2. PortableUltraSearch can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. LightweightUltraSearch consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
4. Dark ModeUltraSearch supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Non-Indexing search
Locate32
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Free • Open Source
File Search Utility
Windows
67 Locate32 alternatives
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.
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Locate32 Features
Auto Indexing
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.
SearchMyFiles
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Free • Proprietary
File Search Utility
Duplicate File Finder
Windows
96 SearchMyFiles alternatives
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 your system by wildcard, by last modified/created/last accessed time, by file attributes, by file content...
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SearchMyFiles Features
1. PortableSearchMyFiles can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Full-Text SearchSearchMyFiles lets you search for specific words or phrases from inside a document or database.
Local Search
Non-Indexing search
Network Scanner
SwiftSearch
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Free • Open Source
File Search Utility
File Manager
Windows
70 SwiftSearch alternatives
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 drives. Most search utilities that achieve similar speeds do so by indexing drives while the computer is idle, but...
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SwiftSearch Features
Persistent Linux
FileSearchy
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Free Personal • Proprietary
File Search Utility
Windows
71 FileSearchy alternatives
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 other documents. Highlights found text in file names and contents. Clean and intuitive multi-tabbed user interface.
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FileSearchy Features
Local Search
Discontinued
The official website is no longer available. Last version, 1.43, released in October 2016, can be still downloaded from Majorgeeks
WizFile
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Free • Proprietary
File Search Utility
Windows
18 WizFile alternatives
WizTree quickly finds the files and folders using the most space on your hard drive. It scans the MFT (Master File Table) instead of crawling the entire disk which makes it very fast.
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WizFile Features
1. PortableWizFile can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Fast file and folder search
Index Your Files
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Free • Proprietary
File Search Utility
Windows
Linux
Wine
76 Index Your Files alternatives
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 "Everything"). Searching can be done by name, date, size, location etc.
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Index Your Files Features
1. PortableIndex Your Files can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Network Scanner
Indexed search
CSearcher
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Free • Proprietary
File Search Utility
Duplicate File Finder
Windows
77 CSearcher alternatives
CSearcher is a simple and fast free non-indexing search program.

Searching computer files and folders is rather common for every PC user daily. Using standard Windows Explorer solution for this has many disavantages: it's slow, uses lots of RAM and many times it does not fin.
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CSearcher Features
1. PortableCSearcher can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightCSearcher consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Windows Explorer ExtensionCSearcher can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
Support for regular expressions
Search History
Non-Indexing search
Export to HTML
Export to XML
Export to CSV
Discontinued
This software hasn't been updated since October 2018.
Search Text In Files
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Freemium • Proprietary
File Search Utility
Windows
59 Search Text In Files alternatives
Search Text In Files is an easy-to-use file search application for your computer. Search through plain-text files and PDF files using simple queries and this tool will quickly list the requested files.
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Search Text In Files Features
1. LightweightSearch Text In Files consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableSearch Text In Files can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Works OfflineSearch Text In Files can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
4. Full-Text SearchSearch Text In Files lets you search for specific words or phrases from inside a document or database.