Panofind AlternativesFile Search Utilities and other similar apps like Panofind

Panofind is described as 'Allows you to find texts in more than 70 document & media formats (like PDF, Word, Excel, etc.), more formats will be added in future versions. The tool will also index the files in a variety of compressed archives' and is a File Search utility in the file management category. There are eight alternatives to Panofind for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Panofind alternative is DocFetcher, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Panofind are Recoll, Agent Ransack, Anytxt Desktop Search and Copernic Desktop Search.

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  1. DocFetcher icon

    DocFetcher

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    DocFetcher is an Open Source desktop search application: It allows you to search the contents of files on your computer. — You can think of it as Google for your local files. The application runs on Windows, Linux and macOS, and is made available under the Eclipse Public License.

    129 DocFetcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • DocFetcher is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Panofind.

    • DocFetcher is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Panofind.

    • DocFetcher is Free and Open SourcePanofind is Free and Proprietary
    • DocFetcher is Privacy focusedPanofind is not according to our users
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    Recoll

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    This package is a personal full text search package which is based on a very strong backend (Xapian), for which it provides an easy to use and feature-rich interface.

    44 Recoll alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  4. Agent Ransack icon

    Agent Ransack

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    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!

    77 Agent Ransack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Copernic Desktop Search

    Indexes and quickly searches over 170 file types and emails, including attachments and multimedia files, on desktops, external and network drives, as well as cloud environments, offering sub-second results and a 75,000 file index...

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    Copernic Desktop Search

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    Indexes and quickly searches over 170 file types and emails, including attachments and multimedia files, on desktops, external and network drives, as well as cloud environments, offering sub-second results and a 75,000 file index size limit in the free version.

    83 Copernic Desktop Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Copernic Desktop Search is the most popular commercial alternative to Panofind.

    • Copernic Desktop Search is Paid and ProprietaryPanofind is Free and Proprietary
  8. Lookeen Desktop Search icon

    Lookeen Desktop Search

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    A fast and next-generation desktop search and productivity tool for standard and virtual desktops, for private and enterprise search requirements. Finds documents, outlook archives and e-mails, contacts, appointments, folders, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Office Outlook
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    X1 Search

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Terrier

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    Terrier is a highly flexible, efficient, and effective open source search engine, readily deployable on large-scale collections of documents.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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