Search GT AlternativesOnly apps categorised as File Search Utilities

The best File Search alternative to Search GT is Everything, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Search GT and many of them are File Search Utilities so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting File Search Utility alternatives to Search GT are DocFetcher, Recoll, Agent Ransack and SearchMyFiles.

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Search GT

File Search Utility
Paid • Proprietary

Fully integrated with Windows Explorer, Search GT is a light and fast replacement for Windows built-in file search engine that parses the MFT instead of indexing files in the background. This results in a negligible...

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Search GT alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022

Everything
"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...
106 Everything alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- File Search Utility
- File Manager
Platforms
- Windows
Top Everything Features
1. File Search
2. Instant results
3. Fast file and folder search
4. Clean design
5. Support for regular expressions
6. Lightweight
7. Quick search
8. Monitor File Changes
9. Portable
10. Ad-free
11. Exclude files and folders
12. Works Offline
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Everything VS Search GT
Is Everything a good alternative to Search GT?
- Everything is the most popular Windows alternative to Search GT.
- Everything is the most popular free alternative to Search GT.
- Everything is Free and ProprietarySearch GT is Paid and Proprietary
- Everything is LightweightSearch GT is not according to our users

DocFetcher
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.
118 DocFetcher alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- File Search Utility
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
+2
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
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DocFetcher VS Search GT
Is DocFetcher a good alternative to Search GT?
- DocFetcher is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Search GT.
- DocFetcher is the most popular Open Source alternative to Search GT.
- DocFetcher is Free and Open SourceSearch GT is Paid and Proprietary

Recoll
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.
40 Recoll alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- File Search Utility
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
+6
Recoll Features
1. File Search
2. Indexed search
3. File content indexing
4. Full-Text Search
5. File preview
6. Search-in-files
7. Lightweight
8. Dark Mode
9. Semantic Search
10. Low memory usage
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Recoll VS Search GT
Is Recoll a good alternative to Search GT?

Agent Ransack
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!
74 Agent Ransack alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- File Search Utility
Platforms
- Windows
+3
Agent Ransack Features
1. File Search
2. Search-in-files
3. Context Menu extension
4. Outlook search
5. Ad-free
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Agent Ransack VS Search GT
Is Agent Ransack a good alternative to Search GT?

SearchMyFiles
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
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- File Search Utility
- Duplicate File Finder
Platforms
- Windows
SearchMyFiles 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. Lightweight
9. Network Scanner
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SearchMyFiles VS Search GT
Is SearchMyFiles a good alternative to Search GT?

UltraSearch
UltraSearch searches files and folders on local NTFS drives and provides the results within just a few seconds.
49 UltraSearch alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- File Search Utility
Platforms
- Windows
UltraSearch Features
1. Full-Text Search
2. Portable
3. Lightweight
4. Non-Indexing search
5. Dark Mode
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UltraSearch VS Search GT
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Copernic Desktop Search
Instantly find documents, e-mails(full text), attachments, videos, pictures, music(metadata), and other types of files(file names). The size limit of the index of the free version is 75,000.
75 Copernic Desktop Search alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- File Search Utility
Platforms
- Windows
Copernic Desktop Search Features
OCR
Outlook search
PDF OCR
Indexed search
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Copernic Desktop Search VS Search GT
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Locate32
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.
69 Locate32 alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- File Search Utility
Platforms
- Windows
Locate32 Features
Auto Indexing
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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.
Locate32 VS Search GT
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RecentX
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.
281 RecentX alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- File Search Utility
- Application Launcher
Platforms
- Windows
+7
Top RecentX Features
1. File Tagging
2. 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
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RecentX VS Search GT
Is RecentX a good alternative to Search GT?
- RecentX is the most popular commercial alternative to Search GT.
- RecentX is Paid and ProprietarySearch GT is also Paid and Proprietary

Search Monkey
A fast real-time search engine for displaying regular expression matches (both file name and content) across multiple directories.
76 Search Monkey alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- File Search Utility
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Search Monkey Features
Portable
Content Searching
Content preview
Real-Time Search
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Search Monkey VS Search GT
Is Search Monkey a good alternative to Search GT?

FileSeek
FileSeek is an easy-to-use file search app that includes advanced functionality for power users! Search through files using simple queries or regular expressions. You can even sync your search settings between computers.
51 FileSeek alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- File Search Utility
- File Manager
Platforms
- Windows
+3
FileSeek Features
1. Full-Text Search
2. Portable
3. Works Offline
4. Ad-free
5. Windows Explorer Extension
6. Dark Mode
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FileSeek VS Search GT
Is FileSeek a good alternative to Search GT?

mlocate
Indexes filesystems allowing you to search for files.
29 mlocate alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- File Search Utility
Platforms
- Linux
mlocate VS Search GT
Is mlocate a good alternative to Search GT?