TextSeek Alternatives

TextSeek is described as 'Professional full-text desktop search tool for Windows and MacOS. It supports PDF, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, RTF and other formats' and is a File Search utility in the file management category. There are more than 100 alternatives to TextSeek for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Microsoft Outlook and iPhone apps. The best TextSeek alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like TextSeek are Raycast, FSearch, Alfred and Listary.

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  1. "InSight Desktop Search" is a search engine that keeps track of all the files in your system and makes sure that you can access your files/folders easily and quickly. It is more than just a search engine, it’s also a music jukebox,that features ability to search for...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Beagle icon
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    Beagle is a search tool that ransacks your personal information space to find whatever youre looking for.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. Windows Grep icon
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    The program combines the power and flexibility of traditional command line grep utilities available on DOS, UNIX and other platforms with the ease of use of Microsoft Windows.

    40 Windows Grep alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4.  5 likes

    This tool enables users to search their NTFS formatted harddrives within seconds. It uses the MFT (master file table) of NTFS to search for files very fast.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. FileSearchEX icon
     5 likes

    FileSearchEX is the no nonsense file search utility for Windows 7 and higher. It offers the simplified search interface like Windows XP yet in an updated and modern fashion. Unlike other search tools, FileSearchEX works well with limited account permissions.

    68 FileSearchEX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Recursively search source code and text files for a pattern, then open matched files in your favourite editing/viewing app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. Wise JetSearch can help you search files or folders on all your local drives in just a few seconds. Input your keywords, select the drive and then start to search. After searching, Wise JetSearch will show you the searching results such as file/folder name, path, size and last...

    66 Wise JetSearch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. liquidFOLDERS icon
     4 likes

    liquidFOLDERS stores all files in a separate area of your computer we call "store". A store does not have a fixed directory tree (let alone one that you'll have to manage yourself), but is one big thing.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
     
  9. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
     
  10. EasyGrep icon
     2 likes

    EasyGrep is an easy to use Windows grep software which allows you to search within files on your computer. Supports text based searches as well as regex searches. Supports Notepad++.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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