Windows Search AlternativesFile Search Utilities and other similar apps like Windows Search

Windows Search is described as 'Search is right there on your taskbar, ready to help you find whatever you’re looking for. Use the search box to find your apps, files, settings, help, and more on Windows—plus unlock the power of the web with quick access to online information like time zone conversions, fact' and is a File Search utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Windows Search for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Windows Search alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like Windows Search are DocFetcher, Recoll, Agent Ransack and UltraSearch.

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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.

    115 Everything alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Locate files and folders by name instantly.
     
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    • Most users think Everything is a great Windows Search alternative.

    • Everything is the most popular Windows alternative to Windows Search.

    • Everything is the most popular free alternative to Windows Search.

    • Everything is Free and ProprietaryWindows Search is also Free and Proprietary
    • Everything is Lightweight and Privacy focusedWindows Search is not according to our users
  2. 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 macOS, and is made available under the Eclipse Public License.

    129 DocFetcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    • DocFetcher is the most popular Open Source alternative to Windows Search.

    • DocFetcher is Free and Open SourceWindows Search is Free and Proprietary
    • DocFetcher is Privacy focusedWindows Search is not according to our users
  4. 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.

    44 Recoll alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Performs high-speed file searches using a proprietary engine across built-in, portable, and network drives, including hidden and non-indexed files, supports detailed result filtering, provides file comparison, hex editing, autosa...

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  6. Agent Ransack icon

    Agent Ransack

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    Agent Ransack is a tool for finding files and information on your hard drive fast and efficiently. When searching the contents of files Agent Ransack also displays the text found. Users can then quickly browse the results without having to separately open each file!

    77 Agent Ransack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    Search results, showing the contents view docked below the file list view:
     
  8. Filezo icon

    Filezo

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    Filezo (Formerly known as RecentX) is an innovative launcher that gives you instant access to your files, folders & programs. It automatically remembers your favorite & recent items so that you can launch them even faster.

    299 Filezo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Filezo screenshot 1
     

    • Filezo is the most popular commercial alternative to Windows Search.

    • Filezo is Paid and ProprietaryWindows Search is Free and Proprietary
  10. 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...

    111 SearchMyFiles alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Copernic Desktop Search icon

    Copernic Desktop Search

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    Indexes and quickly searches over 170 file types and emails, including attachments and multimedia files, on desktops, external and network drives, as well as cloud environments, offering sub-second results and a 75,000 file index size limit in the free version.

    83 Copernic Desktop Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Copernic Desktop Search screenshot 1
     
  12. Locate32 icon

    Locate32

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Locate32 screenshot 1
     
  13. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Search Monkey screenshot 1
     
  14. FileLocator icon

    FileLocator

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    FileLocator Lite enables you to locate files on your pc. It performs a thorough and quick search for any file you want to find.

    55 FileLocator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    FileLocator screenshot 1
     
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