Tracker Alternatives

Tracker is described as 'Search engine and that allows the user to find their data as fast as possible. Users can search for their files and search for content in their files too' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to Tracker for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Tracker alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like Tracker are Keypirinha, FSearch, DocFetcher and Recoll.

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Tracker alternatives page was last updated May 16, 2024
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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.

    111 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 Tracker

     

    • Everything is the most popular Windows alternative to Tracker.

    • Everything is the most popular free alternative to Tracker.

    • Everything is Free and ProprietaryTracker is Free and Open Source
    • Everything is LightweightTracker is not according to our users
  2. Keypirinha icon

    Keypirinha

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

    155 Keypirinha alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    smart search
    Discontinued

    The latest version (2.26) was released in November 2020.

    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 Tracker

     
  4. FSearch icon

    FSearch

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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.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  No registration required

    FSearch VS Tracker

     

    • FSearch is the most popular Linux alternative to Tracker.

    • FSearch is the most popular Open Source alternative to Tracker.

    • FSearch is Free and Open SourceTracker is also Free and Open Source
    • FSearch is Lightweight and Privacy focusedTracker is not according to our users
  5. DocFetcher icon

    DocFetcher

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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.

    125 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 Tracker

     

    • DocFetcher is the most popular Mac alternative to Tracker.

    • DocFetcher is Free and Open SourceTracker is also Free and Open Source
  6. Recoll icon

    Recoll

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    This package is a personal full text search package which is based on a very strong backend (Xapian), for which it provides an easy to use and feature-rich interface.

    43 Recoll alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Search results

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  File Search
    2.  Indexed search
    3.  File content indexing
    4.  Full-Text Search
    5.  File preview
    6.  Search-in-files
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Command line interface
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Semantic Search

    Recoll VS Tracker

     
  7. Catfish icon

    Catfish

     40 likes
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    Catfish is a handy file searching tool for Linux and Unix. The interface is intentionally lightweight and simple, using only GTK+3. You can configure it to your needs by using several command line options.

    30 Catfish alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GTK
    • Xfce
    Catfish screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Full-Text Search
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Built-in viewer
    6.  Filtering

    Catfish VS Tracker

     
  9. SearchMyFiles icon

    SearchMyFiles

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    SearchMyFiles is a 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...

    103 SearchMyFiles alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IL flagIsrael

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SearchMyFiles screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Local Search
    2.  Portable
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  Non-Indexing search
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Network Scanner

    SearchMyFiles VS Tracker

     
  10. Search Monkey icon

    Search Monkey

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    A fast real-time search engine for displaying regular expression matches (both file name and content) across multiple directories.

    79 Search Monkey alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Search Monkey screenshot 1

    Search Monkey Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Content Searching
    3.  Content preview
    4.  Real-Time Search

    Search Monkey VS Tracker

     
  11. Desktop Docs icon

    Desktop Docs

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    Desktop Docs is the all-in-one platform to browse, edit, and export your media files.

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Desktop Docs screenshot 1

    Desktop Docs Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Built-in viewer
    5.  File Tagging
    6.  No registration required
    7.  AI-Powered
    8.  Local Search
    9.  Video search

    Desktop Docs VS Tracker

     

    • Desktop Docs is the most popular commercial alternative to Tracker.

    • Desktop Docs is Paid and ProprietaryTracker is Free and Open Source
  12. 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 Tracker

     
  13. ANGRYsearch icon

    ANGRYsearch

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    Instant file search, showing results as you type.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    ANGRYsearch screenshot 1

    ANGRYsearch Features

    1.  Indexed search

    ANGRYsearch VS Tracker

     
  14. 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 Tracker

     
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