rga is a line-oriented search tool that allows you to look for a regex in a multitude of file types. rga wraps the awesome ripgrep and enables it to search in pdf, docx, sqlite, jpg, zip, tar.*, movie subtitles (mkv, mp4), etc.
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 50 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, Alfred, Vicinae and Raycast.
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gnome-search-tool is a utility for finding files on your system. To perform a basic search, you can type a filename or a partial filename, with or without wildcards. To refine your search, you can apply additional search options.
Connect your Google Drive, Gmail, Google Calendar, Slack, Notion, and more, search and ask questions from a single search bar.
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- Freemium (Subscription)
- Proprietary
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- Google Chrome
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
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Pinpoint is the Windows equivalent of Spotlight and Alfred for macOS. It is an extensible keystroke launcher and productivity tool. Existing functionality provided via plugins include file and app search, currency conversion, stock ticker look up, Spotify control, control panel...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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- Windows
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Comments about Pinpoint as an Alternative to Spotlight
- Pinpoint is Free and Open Source
Rocket is an application launcher for KDE Plasma. It sorts all of your applications in a horizontal grid alphabetically, so you will always find what you are looking for at first glance. No more menu navigation, only scrolling.
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Recursively search source code and text files for a pattern, then open matched files in your favourite editing/viewing app.
47 Application Finder alternativesThe Application Finder is a program to find and launch installed applications on your system, and quickly execute commands.
Fast, extensible, native (not Electron), small memory footprint, small file size