Instant File Searcher Professional Alternatives

Instant File Searcher Professional has been discontinued. Similar apps include Everything, which is free. Other options are FSearch, DocFetcher, Recoll and Catfish. There's no shortage of File Search Utilities like Instant File Searcher Professional, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac and Linux.

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  1. TheSearchMan is a free tool which searches your hard drives for files. It is:

    1. Blazingly fast. (Searches 50 GB drive in 1 second!)
    2. Small. (Just 35 KB download!)
    3. Multi-threaded. (Your computer never hangs!)
    4. Portable(which means No Installations Required!)
    5. Very simple.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  2. MasterSeeker icon
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    MasterSeeker is software to search and find files in your pc lightning fast.

    70 MasterSeeker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  3. SMF is a file and file duplicate search tool that uses hashing (MD5, CRC32 or SHA1) to determine similarity. It has tons of search filter capabilities and a result reporting tool, with which you can sub-filter the result set according to your needs.

    65 SMF – Search my Files alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  4. X1 Search icon
     10 likes

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

    82 X1 Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  5. Tracker icon
     5 likes

    Tracker is a search engine and that allows the user to find their data as fast as possible. Users can search for their files and search for content in their files too.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
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  6.  5 likes

    This tool enables users to search their NTFS formatted harddrives within seconds. It uses the MFT (master file table) of NTFS to search for files very fast.

    59 NTFS-Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Ultra File Search is a portable non-indexing Search Utility which is able to find quickly Files, Folders and Text on your Local, Network, DVD, CD-ROM, USB Hard or Flash Drives.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. "InSight Desktop Search" is a search engine that keeps track of all the files in your system and makes sure that you can access your files/folders easily and quickly. It is more than just a search engine, it’s also a music jukebox,that features ability to search for...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  9. FileSearchEX icon
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    FileSearchEX is the no nonsense file search utility for Windows 7 and higher. It offers the simplified search interface like Windows XP yet in an updated and modern fashion. Unlike other search tools, FileSearchEX works well with limited account permissions.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  10. Effective File Search (EFS) is a powerful but easy to use search tool. Search any files on your computer or local network with this effective software. EFS is a real replacement for the Windows Search utility. You can save a lot of time with this excellent file search tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  11. "Instant Document Search" is a powerful search solution (like Internet search engines) for your local documents.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  12. Wise JetSearch can help you search files or folders on all your local drives in just a few seconds. Input your keywords, select the drive and then start to search. After searching, Wise JetSearch will show you the searching results such as file/folder name, path, size and last...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
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