UltraSearch AlternativesFile Search Utilities and other similar apps like UltraSearch

UltraSearch is described as 'Searches files and folders on local NTFS drives and provides the results within just a few seconds' and is a File Search utility in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to UltraSearch for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and GNOME apps. The best UltraSearch alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like UltraSearch are Keypirinha, DocFetcher, FSearch and Clapgrep.

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UltraSearch alternatives are mainly File Search Utilities but may also be Duplicate File Finders or Application Launchers.  Other popular filters includes Windows + Free and Windows + Paid. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of UltraSearch.
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UltraSearch searches files and folders on local NTFS drives and provides the results within just a few seconds.

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UltraSearch alternatives page was last updated Oct 10, 2024
  1. Everything icon
     1171 likes

    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.

    107 Everything alternatives
    Locate files and folders by name instantly.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Clean design
    2.  Lightweight

    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. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    Everything iconUltraSearch Icon

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    Comments about Everything as an Alternative to UltraSearch
     
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    Freeware, Independent developer, fast.

    Positive commentDec 1, 2019
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    Everything icon
    • Almost everyone thinks Everything is a great UltraSearch alternative.

    • Everything is the most popular Windows alternative to UltraSearch.

    • Everything is the most popular free alternative to UltraSearch.

    • Everything is Free and ProprietaryUltraSearch is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Everything is LightweightUltraSearch is not according to our users
  2. Keypirinha icon
     212 likes

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

    155 Keypirinha alternatives
    smart search

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  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 iconUltraSearch Icon

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  3. DocFetcher icon
     123 likes

    DocFetcher is a portable German/English open source desktop search application. It allows you search the contents of documents on your computer. - You can think of it as Google for your local document repository.

    121 DocFetcher alternatives
    Filter panel and preview panel enabled

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    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 iconUltraSearch Icon

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

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

    • DocFetcher is Free and Open SourceUltraSearch is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. FSearch icon
     65 likes

    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.

    82 FSearch alternatives
    FSearch screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub

    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 iconUltraSearch Icon

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  5. Clapgrep icon
     5 likes

    Ever had a folder full of PDF files, where you knew, somewhere in there, is what you're looking for. But you did not know in which file. So you had to search each of them at a time…

    52 Clapgrep alternatives
    Clapgrep screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Content Searching
    7.  File content indexing
    8.  Advanced searching
    Clapgrep iconUltraSearch Icon

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  6. SearchMyFiles icon
     35 likes

    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...

    99 SearchMyFiles alternatives
    SearchMyFiles screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    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 iconUltraSearch Icon

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  7. Anytxt Desktop Search  icon
     13 likes

    AnyTXT Searcher is a powerful local data full-text search engine, just like a local disk Google search engine. It is your ideal desktop search tool.

    65 Anytxt Desktop Search alternatives
    Anytxt Desktop Search  screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  Indexed search
    3.  Real-Time Search
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Outlook search
    Anytxt Desktop Search  iconUltraSearch Icon

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  8. RecentX icon
     106 likes

    RecentX is an innovative launcher that gives you instant access to your files, folders, programs, websites & clipboard history. It automatically remembers your favorite & recent items so that you can launch them even faster.

    285 RecentX alternatives
    RecentX screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Top RecentX Features

    1.  File Tagging
    2. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    3.  Portable
    4.  Tagging
    5.  Indexed search
    6.  Folder-Search
    7.  Tabbed interface
    8.  Clipboard monitoring
    9.  Image Preview
    10.  Tag based
    11.  Folder Tagging
    12.  Bookmark History
    RecentX iconUltraSearch Icon

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    • RecentX is the most popular commercial alternative to UltraSearch.

    • RecentX is Paid and ProprietaryUltraSearch is Freemium and Proprietary
  9. WinFindr icon
     3 likes

    WinFindr is an easy to use, yet powerful data searching tool for Windows. WinFindr allows you to search for files, folders, registry keys and registry entries with multiple search terms at the same time.

    9 WinFindr alternatives
    WinFindr screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Portable
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Ad-free
    WinFindr iconUltraSearch Icon

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  10. Search Monkey icon
     35 likes

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

    76 Search Monkey alternatives
    Search Monkey screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Search Monkey Features

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

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  11. Desktop Docs icon
     3 likes

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

    54 Desktop Docs alternatives
    Desktop Docs screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    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 iconUltraSearch Icon

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  12. Locate32 icon
     83 likes

    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.

    69 Locate32 alternatives
    Locate32 screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Locate32 Features

    1.  Auto Indexing
    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 iconUltraSearch Icon

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