Meta Search Alternatives

Meta Search is described as 'Google for your files. Search your Desktop, Google Drive, Dropbox, Gmail, Evernote, and everything else the way you’d search the Internet' and is an app in the file management category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Meta Search for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Google Chrome, Windows, Mac and Messages apps. The best Meta Search alternative is QuickFind, which is free. Other great apps like Meta Search are Max Impact Search, File Metadata (FileMeta), eesel and Found.

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  1. QuickFind icon

    QuickFind

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    QuickFind is a unified search tool providing instant access to files, apps, and web pages. It supports major search engines such as Google and Bing. Seamlessly switch between local and online content, and categorize searches into files, photos, music, and videos.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • QuickFind is the most popular Windows alternative to Meta Search.

    • QuickFind is the most popular free alternative to Meta Search.

    • QuickFind is Freemium and ProprietaryMeta Search is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Max Impact Search icon

    Max Impact Search

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    Search the web while supporting people and planet.

    70 Max Impact Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
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    • Max Impact Search is the most popular Web-based & Android alternative to Meta Search.

    • Max Impact Search is the most popular Open Source alternative to Meta Search.

    • Max Impact Search is Free and Open SourceMeta Search is Paid and Proprietary
  4. File Metadata (FileMeta) icon

    File Metadata (FileMeta)

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    What the software delivered here does is to connect up Explorer with the originally intended support for storing metadata as properties in NTFS in alternate streams in files. If programs had tag lines, then this one’s would be ‘Meta late than never’.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. eesel icon

    eesel

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    All your Google Docs, Notion pages and other work documents, right in your new tab.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
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  6. Found icon

    Found

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    Found provides a lightning-fast, intuitive search experience that finds files across your Mac and personal cloud services, including Dropbox, Google Drive/Docs, and Gmail (attachments).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • Found is the most popular Mac alternative to Meta Search.

    • Found is Free and ProprietaryMeta Search is Paid and Proprietary
  7. Findo icon

    Findo

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    Findo is a search assistant that lets you communicate naturally to find things across multiple local and cloud services like email, your file system, notes in Gmail, Google Drive, Dropbox and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Apple Messages
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    • Findo is the most popular iPhone alternative to Meta Search.

    • Findo is Freemium and ProprietaryMeta Search is Paid and Proprietary
  9. Google Cloud Search icon

    Google Cloud Search

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    Use the power of Google to search across your company’s content in G Suite. From Gmail and Drive to Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar, and more, Google Cloud Search answers your questions and delivers relevant suggestions to help you throughout the day.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Apps
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    • Google Cloud Search is the most popular commercial alternative to Meta Search.

    • Google Cloud Search is Paid and ProprietaryMeta Search is also Paid and Proprietary
  10. FYI icon

    FYI

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    Get access to the documents you need, right when you need them, in a new tab. Connect FYI with G Suite, Slack, Dropbox, Box, Microsoft OneDrive, and more to search across the apps you use.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
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  11. Mulwi Search icon

    Mulwi Search

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    A single place to search all your internal data including Google Drive, Slack, Magento 2, Asana, Dropbox etc

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  12. AppWise

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    AppWise is an intelligent workspace that unifies enterprise apps into a single, searchable view. Make sure you and your team are making the best decisions with access to the latest information from across your organization.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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