SearchMyFiles AlternativesFile Search Utilities & Duplicate File Finders like SearchMyFiles

SearchMyFiles is described as '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' and is a File Search utility in the file management category. There are more than 100 alternatives to SearchMyFiles for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best SearchMyFiles alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like SearchMyFiles are dupeGuru, Keypirinha, FSearch and DocFetcher.

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  1. Everything icon

    Everything

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    An administrative tool that finds files and folders by filename instantly, displaying all files on local or network drives. Supports filters, 19 languages, portable usage, lightweight resource consumption, no tracking, and dark mode.

    115 Everything alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    Locate files and folders by name instantly.
     
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    • Almost everyone thinks Everything is a great SearchMyFiles alternative.

    • Everything is the most popular Windows alternative to SearchMyFiles.

    • Everything is the most popular free alternative to SearchMyFiles.

    • Everything is Free and ProprietarySearchMyFiles is also Free and Proprietary
    • Everything is Privacy focusedSearchMyFiles is not according to our users
  2. dupeGuru icon

    dupeGuru

     205 likes
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    dupeGuru is a free and open source tool to find duplicate files on your computer. It can scan either filenames or contents. The filename scan features a fuzzy matching algorithm that can find duplicate filenames even when they are not exactly the same.

    132 dupeGuru alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • dupeGuru is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to SearchMyFiles.

    • dupeGuru is the most popular Open Source alternative to SearchMyFiles.

    • dupeGuru is Free and Open SourceSearchMyFiles is Free and Proprietary
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  6. FSearch icon

    FSearch

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    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.

    87 FSearch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  7. 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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Filter panel and preview panel enabled
     
  10. 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
    Search results, showing the contents view docked below the file list view:
     
  13. Clapgrep icon

    Clapgrep

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    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…

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Clapgrep screenshot 1
     
  14. Catfish icon

    Catfish

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    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.

    33 Catfish alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GTK
    • Xfce
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  15. Filezo icon

    Filezo

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    Filezo (Formerly known as RecentX) is an innovative launcher that gives you instant access to your files, folders & programs. It automatically remembers your favorite & recent items so that you can launch them even faster.

    299 Filezo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Filezo screenshot 1
     

    • Filezo is the most popular commercial alternative to SearchMyFiles.

    • Filezo is Paid and ProprietarySearchMyFiles is Free and Proprietary
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