KFind Alternatives
KFind is described as 'can be used as a standalone search tool, launched by KRunner or from your menu. It is also integrated into Konqueror as "Find File" in the "Tools" menu. It allows you to find files by name, type or content' and is a File Search Utility in the File Management category. There are more than 10 alternatives to KFind for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Windows Explorer, SaaS and Mac. The best alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like KFind are Listary (Freemium), DocFetcher (Free, Open Source), FSearch (Free, Open Source) and Agent Ransack (Freemium).
- "Everything" is an administrative tool that locates files and folders by filename instantly for Windows.
- Listary is a revolutionary search utility for Windows that makes finding your files and launching applications blazing fast, for casual and power users alike!.
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
- Windows Explorer
- 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.
- 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.
- Agent Ransack is a tool for finding files and information on your hard drive fast and efficiently. When searching the contents of files Agent Ransack also displays the text found. Users can then quickly browse the results without having to separately open each file!
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Windows
- GNOME Do allows you to quickly search for many items present on your desktop or the web, and perform useful actions on those items.
GNOME Do is inspired by Quicksilver & GNOME Launch Box .Discontinued
The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 0.95.3, released on November 2014, can be still downloaded from Launchpad.
- 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.
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.
- Access your folders from anywhere.
- CSearcher is a simple and fast free non-indexing search program.
- HQ.app is a central place to work with multiple online services (including connectors for Dropbox, Gdrive, Slack, Gmail, Chrome Bookmarks, and more).
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)