SearchMyFiles Alternatives

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, iPhone and BSD apps. The best SearchMyFiles alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like SearchMyFiles are dupeGuru, FSearch, DocFetcher and Keypirinha.

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  1. FileLocator icon
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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.

    57 FileLocator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. XSearch icon
     13 likes

    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...

    78 XSearch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Find Any File icon
     17 likes

    Find Any File searches your local disks for files by name, creation or modification date, size, or type and creator code (not by content, though). As there are other tools with a similar search operation, here are the special features unique to Find Any File:

    86 Find Any File alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Locate32 icon
     82 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Indexer++ icon
     13 likes

    Indexer++ is probably the best open-source desktop files and folders search utility for Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. WizFile icon
     14 likes

    WizFile is a rapid file search utility. Search for files on your hard drive by name and get the results almost instantly.

    27 WizFile alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. SwiftSearch icon
     21 likes

    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...

    79 SwiftSearch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. EasyFind icon
     37 likes

    EasyFind is an alternative to (or supplement of) Spotlight to find files, folders, or contents in any file without indexing.

    62 EasyFind alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. This powerful tool identifies and removes duplicate files on your PC or Mac using flexible algorithms. It compares files by content, e-mails, and music tags. Enjoy Live Preview, file recovery through an undo function, and integration with iTunes, iPhoto, and Windows Media.

    121 Easy Duplicate Finder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  10. Scherlokk icon
     6 likes

    Performs high-speed file searches using a proprietary engine across built-in, portable, and network drives, including hidden and non-indexed files, supports detailed result filtering, provides file comparison, hex editing, autosave, advanced sorting, and multitasking.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. Omni Search icon
     8 likes

    Semantic desktop tool searches text, code, PDF, image, audio, and video files by meaning in one vector space for macOS; works entirely offline, supports multi-language queries and file-to-file search, exposes a private API, and keeps data local for privacy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  12. ANGRYsearch icon
     10 likes

    Instant file search, showing results as you type.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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