Locate32 AlternativesFile Search Utilities and other similar apps like Locate32

Locate32 is described as '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' and is a popular File Search utility in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Locate32 for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Locate32 alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like Locate32 are FSearch, DocFetcher, Clapgrep and Catfish.

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Locate32 alternatives page was last updated Oct 3, 2024
  1. Everything icon
     1171 likes

    "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...

    107 Everything alternatives
    Locate files and folders by name instantly.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Clean design
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  File Search
    2.  Instant results
    3.  Fast file and folder search
    4.  Support for regular expressions
    5.  Quick search
    6.  Monitor File Changes
    7.  Portable
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Exclude files and folders
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Search-in-files
    12. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    Everything iconLocate32 Icon

    Everything VS Locate32

    Is Everything a good alternative to Locate32?
     
    • Almost everyone thinks Everything is a great Locate32 alternative.

    • Everything is the most popular Windows alternative to Locate32.

    • Everything is the most popular free alternative to Locate32.

    • Everything is Free and ProprietaryLocate32 is Free and Open Source
    • Everything is LightweightLocate32 is not according to our users
  2. FSearch icon
     65 likes

    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.

    82 FSearch alternatives
    FSearch screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Indexed search
    2.  File Search
    3.  Support for regular expressions
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  No registration required
    FSearch iconLocate32 Icon

    FSearch VS Locate32

    Is FSearch a good alternative to Locate32?
     
    • FSearch is the most popular Linux alternative to Locate32.

    • FSearch is the most popular Open Source alternative to Locate32.

    • FSearch is Free and Open SourceLocate32 is also Free and Open Source
    • FSearch is Lightweight and Privacy focusedLocate32 is not according to our users
  3. DocFetcher icon
     123 likes

    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.

    121 DocFetcher alternatives
    Filter panel and preview panel enabled

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Top DocFetcher Features

    1.  Search-in-files
    2.  File content indexing
    3.  Indexed search
    4.  Full-Text Search
    5.  Content Searching
    6.  Portable
    7.  Built-in viewer
    8.  Shared Folders
    9.  Reads odt files
    10.  Network Scanner
    11.  Search in Archives
    DocFetcher iconLocate32 Icon

    DocFetcher VS Locate32

    Is DocFetcher a good alternative to Locate32?
     
    • DocFetcher is the most popular Mac alternative to Locate32.

    • DocFetcher is Free and Open SourceLocate32 is also Free and Open Source
  4. Clapgrep icon
     5 likes

    Ever had a folder full of PDF files, where you knew, somewhere in there, is what you're looking for. But you did not know in which file. So you had to search each of them at a time…

    52 Clapgrep alternatives
    Clapgrep screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Content Searching
    7.  File content indexing
    8.  Advanced searching
    Clapgrep iconLocate32 Icon

    Clapgrep VS Locate32

    Is Clapgrep a good alternative to Locate32?
     
  5. Catfish icon
     39 likes

    Catfish is a handy file searching tool for Linux and Unix. The interface is intentionally lightweight and simple, using only GTK+3. You can configure it to your needs by using several command line options.

    27 Catfish alternatives
    Catfish screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GTK+
    • Xfce

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Full-Text Search
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Built-in viewer
    6.  Filtering
    Catfish iconLocate32 Icon

    Catfish VS Locate32

    Is Catfish a good alternative to Locate32?
     
  6. Anytxt Desktop Search  icon
     13 likes

    AnyTXT Searcher is a powerful local data full-text search engine, just like a local disk Google search engine. It is your ideal desktop search tool.

    65 Anytxt Desktop Search alternatives
    Anytxt Desktop Search  screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  Indexed search
    3.  Real-Time Search
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Outlook search
    Anytxt Desktop Search  iconLocate32 Icon

    Anytxt Desktop Search VS Locate32

    Is this a good alternative to Locate32?
     
  7. SearchMyFiles icon
     35 likes

    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...

    99 SearchMyFiles alternatives
    SearchMyFiles screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Local Search
    2.  Portable
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  Non-Indexing search
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Network Scanner
    SearchMyFiles iconLocate32 Icon

    SearchMyFiles VS Locate32

    Is SearchMyFiles a good alternative to Locate32?
     
  8. UltraSearch icon
     33 likes

    UltraSearch searches files and folders on local NTFS drives and provides the results within just a few seconds.

    50 UltraSearch alternatives
    Main

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  Portable
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Non-Indexing search
    9.  GDPR Compliant
    UltraSearch iconLocate32 Icon

    UltraSearch VS Locate32

    Is UltraSearch a good alternative to Locate32?
     
  9. RecentX icon
     106 likes

    RecentX is an innovative launcher that gives you instant access to your files, folders, programs, websites & clipboard history. It automatically remembers your favorite & recent items so that you can launch them even faster.

    284 RecentX alternatives
    RecentX screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Top RecentX Features

    1.  File Tagging
    2. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    3.  Portable
    4.  Tagging
    5.  Indexed search
    6.  Folder-Search
    7.  Tabbed interface
    8.  Clipboard monitoring
    9.  Image Preview
    10.  Tag based
    11.  Folder Tagging
    12.  Bookmark History
    RecentX iconLocate32 Icon

    RecentX VS Locate32

    Is RecentX a good alternative to Locate32?
     
    • RecentX is the most popular commercial alternative to Locate32.

    • RecentX is Paid and ProprietaryLocate32 is Free and Open Source
  10. Search Monkey icon
     35 likes

    A fast real-time search engine for displaying regular expression matches (both file name and content) across multiple directories.

    76 Search Monkey alternatives
    Search Monkey screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Search Monkey Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Content Searching
    3.  Content preview
    4.  Real-Time Search
    Search Monkey iconLocate32 Icon

    Search Monkey VS Locate32

    Is Search Monkey a good alternative to Locate32?
     
  11. WinFindr icon
     3 likes

    WinFindr is an easy to use, yet powerful data searching tool for Windows. WinFindr allows you to search for files, folders, registry keys and registry entries with multiple search terms at the same time.

    9 WinFindr alternatives
    WinFindr screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Portable
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Ad-free
    WinFindr iconLocate32 Icon

    WinFindr VS Locate32

    Is WinFindr a good alternative to Locate32?
     
  12. Desktop Docs icon
     3 likes

    Desktop Docs is the all-in-one platform to browse, edit, and export your media files.

    54 Desktop Docs alternatives
    Desktop Docs screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Desktop Docs Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Built-in viewer
    5.  File Tagging
    6.  No registration required
    7.  AI-Powered
    8.  Local Search
    9.  Video search
    Desktop Docs iconLocate32 Icon

    Desktop Docs VS Locate32

    Is Desktop Docs a good alternative to Locate32?
     
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