Xfind AlternativesFile Search Utilities and other similar apps like Xfind

Xfind is described as 'Part of the Xfile System, Xfind searches dropped files for keys you specify. When no key is given, Xfind sums block use, file sizes, and use of resource forks. Xfind can also find files for which the search key is not found' and is a File Search utility in the file management category. There are eight alternatives to Xfind for Windows, Linux, Mac and Flathub. The best Xfind alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like Xfind are FSearch, DocFetcher, Locate32 and XSearch.

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Part of the Xfile System, Xfind searches dropped files for keys you specify. When no key is given, Xfind sums block use, file sizes, and use of resource forks. Xfind can also find files for which the search key is not found.

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  1. Everything icon
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    Everything

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    "Everything" is an administrative tool that locates files and folders by filename instantly for Windows. Unlike Windows search "Everything" initially displays every file and folder on local or removable NTFS volumes on your computer (hence the name...

    106 Everything alternatives
    Locate files and folders by name instantly.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    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.  No registration required
    13.  Windows Explorer Extension
    14.  Data export/import
    15.  Dark Mode
    16.  No Tracking
    17.  Search output is not sortable
    18.  Network Scanner
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    • Everything is the most popular Windows alternative to Xfind.

    • Everything is the most popular free alternative to Xfind.

    • Everything is Free and ProprietaryXfind is Paid and Proprietary
    • Everything is LightweightXfind is not according to our users
  2. FSearch icon
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    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.

    82 FSearch alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    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
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    • FSearch is the most popular Linux alternative to Xfind.

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

    • FSearch is Free and Open SourceXfind is Paid and Proprietary
    • FSearch is Lightweight and Privacy focusedXfind is not according to our users
  4. DocFetcher icon
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    DocFetcher

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    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.

    120 DocFetcher alternatives
    Filter panel and preview panel enabled

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    • DocFetcher is Free and Open SourceXfind is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Locate32 icon
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    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.

    69 Locate32 alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    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 iconXfind Icon

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  6. XSearch icon
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    XSearch

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    XSearch is a free search tool that with more features that Windows Search didn't provided. It can search files on your computer in high speed. When searching for special words in files, you can specify the words option such as "Any of the words", "All of the...

    70 XSearch alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    XSearch Features

    1.  Non-Indexing search
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  7. Find Any File icon
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    Find Any File

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    Find Any File searches your local disks for files by name, creation or modification date, size, or type and creator code (not by content, though). As there are other tools with a similar search operation, here are the special features unique to Find Any File:

    79 Find Any File alternatives
    Main Search Window

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Find Any File Features

    1.  Search and Replace
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    • Find Any File is the most popular commercial alternative to Xfind.

    • Find Any File is Paid and ProprietaryXfind is also Paid and Proprietary
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    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.

    82 CSearcher alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    CSearcher screenshot 1
    Windows Explorer integration
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  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
    Discontinued

    This software hasn't been updated since October 2018.

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  10. File Seeker icon
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    File Seeker

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    File Seeker searches hard disks for files with excellent speed, accuracy and search within feature.

    60 File Seeker alternatives
    File Seeker screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    File Seeker Features

    1.  Indexed search
    Discontinued

    Last version, 3.5.2, was released on February, 2009. You can still download it from SoftPedia.com

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