Search Monkey Alternatives

Search Monkey is described as 'A fast real-time search engine for displaying regular expression matches (both file name and content) across multiple directories' and is a File Search utility in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Search Monkey for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Flathub and BSD apps. The best Search Monkey alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like Search Monkey are FSearch, DocFetcher, Cling Fuzzy Finder and Recoll.

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Search Monkey alternatives page was last updated Mar 17, 2025
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  1. Copernic Desktop Search icon

    Copernic Desktop Search

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    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.

    80 Copernic Desktop Search alternatives

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    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Copernic Desktop Search screenshot 1

    Copernic Desktop Search Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Outlook search
    3.  PDF OCR
    4.  Indexed search

    Copernic Desktop Search VS Search Monkey

     

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

    • Copernic Desktop Search is Paid and ProprietarySearch Monkey is Free and Open Source
  2. FileSeek icon

    FileSeek

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    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.

    52 FileSeek alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    FileSeek Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Full-Text Search
    3.  Portable
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension

    FileSeek VS Search Monkey

     
  4. FAR - Find And Replace icon

    FAR - Find And Replace

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    FAR is a simple tool for search and replace operations over multiple files. You can apply ordinary "word by word" replacement, or choose to use fully featured regular expressions.

    31 FAR - Find And Replace alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Multiple files
    4.  Search and Replace
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Batch Rename Files
    7.  Batch Editing
    8.  Portable
    9.  MP3 / ID3 Renaming
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Built-in viewer
    12.  Support for regular expressions

    FAR - Find And Replace VS Search Monkey

     
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    FileMinutes

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    Work smarter with files on macOS with fast search, easy navigation, and integrated file actions all in one apps.

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    • Mac
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    Top FileMinutes Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Live Preview
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Built-in viewer
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Keyboard Browsing
    9.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    10. Finder icon  Apple Finder Integration
    11.  QuickLook File Preview

    FileMinutes VS Search Monkey

     
  7. FileLocator icon

    FileLocator

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    FileLocator Lite enables you to locate files on your pc. It performs a thorough and quick search for any file you want to find.

    54 FileLocator alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    FileLocator screenshot 1

    FileLocator Features

    1.  Support for 64 bit
    2.  Support for Multiple threads
    3.  Support for regular expressions
    4.  Support for Double-byte languages

    FileLocator VS Search Monkey

     
  8. XSearch icon

    XSearch

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    XSearch is a free search tool that with more features that Windows Search didn't provided. It can search files on your computer in high speed. When searching for special words in files, you can specify the words option such as "Any of the words", "All of the...

    73 XSearch alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    XSearch screenshot 1

    XSearch Features

    1.  Non-Indexing search

    XSearch VS Search Monkey

     
  10. Scherlokk icon

    Scherlokk

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    Scherlokk is a lightning fast file search utility build for precise and reliable search of every file which meets the search criteria.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SK flagSlovakia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Scherlokk screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Built-in viewer
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Full-Text Search
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  No registration required

    Scherlokk VS Search Monkey

     
  11. Locate32 icon

    Locate32

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    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.

    72 Locate32 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
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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 Features

    1.  Auto Indexing

    Locate32 VS Search Monkey

     
  12. 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.

    75 Lookeen Desktop Search alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Office Outlook
    Lookeen Desktop Search screenshot 1

    Lookeen Desktop Search Features

    1.  Indexed search
    2.  Outlook search

    Lookeen Desktop Search VS Search Monkey

     
  13. ANGRYsearch icon

    ANGRYsearch

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    Instant file search, showing results as you type.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    ANGRYsearch screenshot 1

    ANGRYsearch Features

    1.  Indexed search

    ANGRYsearch VS Search Monkey

     
  14. SwiftSearch icon

    SwiftSearch

     21 likes
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    SwiftSearch is a lightweight program whose purpose is to help you quickly find the files you need on your Windows machine without ever requiring you to index your drives. Most search utilities that achieve similar speeds do so by indexing drives while the computer is idle, but...

    77 SwiftSearch alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SwiftSearch screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Persistent Linux
    3.  Support for regular expressions

    SwiftSearch VS Search Monkey

     
  15. NeoFinder icon

    NeoFinder

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    NeoFinder (formerly known as CDFinder) is a powerful and very fast disk cataloging tool, reading metadata like EXIF, IPTC, JPG, TIFF, MP3, AAC (iTunes).

    20 NeoFinder alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    The CDFinder user interface

    NeoFinder Features

    1.  Catalog

    NeoFinder VS Search Monkey

     
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