TheSearchMan Alternatives

TheSearchMan is described as 'Free tool which searches your hard drives for files. It is:

  1. Blazingly fast. (Searches 50 GB drive in 1 second!)
  2. Small. (Just 35 KB download!)
  3. Multi-threaded. (Your computer never hangs!)
  4. Portable(which means No Installations Required!)
  5. Very simple' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to TheSearchMan for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best TheSearchMan alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like TheSearchMan are Keypirinha, DocFetcher, FSearch and UltraSearch.
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TheSearchMan is a free tool which searches your hard drives for files. It is:

  1. Blazingly fast. (Searches 50 GB drive in 1...
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TheSearchMan alternatives page was last updated Nov 22, 2019
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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.

    112 Everything alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Locate files and folders by name instantly.

    Properties

    1.  Clean design
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  File Search
    2.  Instant results
    3.  Fast file and folder search
    4.  Support for regular expressions
    5.  Quick search
    6.  Monitor File Changes
    7.  Portable
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Exclude files and folders
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Search-in-files
    12.  No registration required

    Everything VS TheSearchMan

     

    • Everything is the most popular Windows alternative to TheSearchMan.

    • Everything is the most popular free alternative to TheSearchMan.

    • Everything is Free and ProprietaryTheSearchMan is also Free and Proprietary
    • Everything is LightweightTheSearchMan is not according to our users
  2. Keypirinha icon

    Keypirinha

     213 likes
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    A lightning fast and flexible keystroke launcher for Windows. No installation required (portable). Extensible with Python3 plugins.

    156 Keypirinha alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    smart search

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Configurable
    4.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Launcher
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Application Launchers
    5.  File Search
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Support for scripting
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Calculus solving

    Keypirinha VS TheSearchMan

     
  4. DocFetcher icon

    DocFetcher

     125 likes
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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 OS X, and is made available under the Eclipse Public License.

    126 DocFetcher alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Filter panel and preview panel enabled

    Top DocFetcher Features

    1.  Search-in-files
    2.  File content indexing
    3.  Indexed search
    4.  Full-Text Search
    5.  Content Searching
    6.  Portable
    7.  Built-in viewer
    8.  Shared Folders
    9.  Reads odt files
    10.  Network Scanner
    11.  Search in Archives

    DocFetcher VS TheSearchMan

     

    • DocFetcher is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to TheSearchMan.

    • DocFetcher is the most popular Open Source alternative to TheSearchMan.

    • DocFetcher is Free and Open SourceTheSearchMan is Free and Proprietary
  5. FSearch icon

    FSearch

     68 likes
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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.

    84 FSearch alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    FSearch screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Indexed search
    2.  File Search
    3.  Support for regular expressions
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  No registration required

    FSearch VS TheSearchMan

     
  6. UltraSearch icon

    UltraSearch

     35 likes
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    Your Ultimate Tool For Company-Wide File Search.

    53 UltraSearch alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    UltraSearch screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  Portable
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Non-Indexing search
    9.  GDPR Compliant

    UltraSearch VS TheSearchMan

     
  7. Locate32 icon

    Locate32

     83 likes
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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Locate32 screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 3.1.11.8220a, released in May 2015, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    Locate32 Features

    1.  Auto Indexing

    Locate32 VS TheSearchMan

     
  9. SwiftSearch icon

    SwiftSearch

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    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...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SwiftSearch screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Persistent Linux
    3.  Support for regular expressions

    SwiftSearch VS TheSearchMan

     
  10. ANGRYsearch icon

    ANGRYsearch

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    Instant file search, showing results as you type.

    75 ANGRYsearch alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    ANGRYsearch screenshot 1

    ANGRYsearch Features

    1.  Indexed search

    ANGRYsearch VS TheSearchMan

     
  11. Scherlokk icon

    Scherlokk

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    Scherlokk is a lightning fast file search utility build for precise and reliable search of every file which meets the search criteria.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SK flagSlovakia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Scherlokk screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Built-in viewer
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Full-Text Search
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  No registration required

    Scherlokk VS TheSearchMan

     

    • Scherlokk is the most popular commercial alternative to TheSearchMan.

    • Scherlokk is Paid and ProprietaryTheSearchMan is Free and Proprietary
    • Scherlokk is Privacy focused and LightweightTheSearchMan is not according to our users
  12. FileSearchy icon

    FileSearchy

     37 likes
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    File search utility that provides instant search by file name, and powerful search by file contents, size and date. Supports search inside PDF, Microsoft Office and other documents. Highlights found text in file names and contents. Clean and intuitive multi-tabbed user interface.

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    FileSearchy screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last version, 1.43, released in October 2016, can be still downloaded from Majorgeeks

    FileSearchy Features

    1.  Local Search

    FileSearchy VS TheSearchMan

     
  13. VX Search icon

    VX Search

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    VX Search is an automated, rule-based file search solution allowing one to search files by the file type, category, file name, size, location, extension, regular expressions, text and binary patterns, creation, modification and last access dates, EXIF tags, etc.

    73 VX Search alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CY flagCyprus
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main interface

    VX Search Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  Rule based

    VX Search VS TheSearchMan

     
  14. CSearcher icon

    CSearcher

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    CSearcher is a simple and fast free non-indexing search program.

    Searching computer files and folders is rather common for every PC user daily. Using standard Windows Explorer solution for this has many disavantages: it's slow, uses lots of RAM and many times it does not fin.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • PT flagPortugal
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    CSearcher screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    This software hasn't been updated since October 2018.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    3.  Support for regular expressions
    4.  Search History
    5.  Non-Indexing search
    6.  Export to HTML
    7.  Export to XML
    8.  Export to CSV

    CSearcher VS TheSearchMan

     
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