EasyFind is an alternative to (or supplement of) Spotlight to find files, folders, or contents in any file without indexing.
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EasyFind vs Spotlight Comments
- EasyFind is Free and Proprietary
- EasyFind is a File Search
- EasyFind is Lightweight
Spotlight Alternatives
Spotlight is described as 'The system-wide desktop search feature built into Apple's OS X operating system since version 10.4 (Tiger). Backed by an index of all items and files on the system, it's designed to allow the user to quickly locate a wide variety of items on the computer' and is a application launcher in the file management category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Spotlight for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Spotlight alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like Spotlight are Flow Launcher, Vicinae, Raycast and Alfred.
Alternatives list
62 EasyFind alternatives
TextSeek is a professional full-text desktop search tool for Windows and MacOS. It supports PDF, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, RTF and other formats.
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SupaSidebar is a macOS app that brings Arc's sidebar to every browser - one sidebar for tabs, bookmarks, files, and apps across Safari, Chrome, and even Finder.
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- Freemium
- Proprietary
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- Mac
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Lacona is a docker app for Mac OSX that accepts natural language commands. Call up Lacona with a keyboard shortcut and type whatever you want to do. It gives intelligent suggestions as you type and then follows your orders.
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.
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LaunchMenu is a free, open source, cross-platform search-based productivity software with similarities to Alfred and Cerebro.
DiscontinuedThe latest update is from October 2021.
LaunchMenu vs Spotlight Comments
TemakHasn't received updates since beta from 2021.
- LaunchMenu is Free and Open Source
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Productivity tool that allows to launch everything (e.g. switch the next song, connect Bluetooth device, set a timer, etc.) so you can stay focused on your current task.
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Create customizable launch modes to group apps and websites on macOS, launch them instantly with shortcuts or menu bar access, open multiple browser tabs at once, streamline workflows for different contexts like work, design, or study, all in a minimal interface.
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88 FileSeek alternativesFileSeek 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.
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Your own search engine. Hister turns the pages you visit and the files you keep into a private, full content search index that you control.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
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- Mozilla Firefox
- Google Chrome
- Linux
- Mac
- Windows
- Docker
- Nix Package Manager
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... because it finally finds stuff Spotlight doesn't! You can also use wildcards like *.jpg, and similar. (although you have to first choose "wildcard mode" with the radio buttons) It works and searches quite fast, too, I wonder if it uses Spotlight's index database with a much better interface a search results list. Recommended.