Clapgrep AlternativesFile Search Utilities and other similar apps like Clapgrep

Clapgrep is described as '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…' and is a File Search utility in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Clapgrep for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Clapgrep alternative is FSearch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Clapgrep are Listary, DocFetcher, Agent Ransack and Recoll.

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  1. FSearch icon
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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.

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    • Flathub
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  2. Listary icon
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    Listary is a revolutionary search utility for Windows that makes finding your files and launching applications blazing fast, for casual and power users alike!.

    138 Listary alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • File Explorer
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  3. DocFetcher icon
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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.

    138 DocFetcher alternatives

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  4. Agent Ransack icon
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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!

    91 Agent Ransack alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  5. Recoll icon
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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.

    56 Recoll alternatives

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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  6. fzf icon
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    A command-line fuzzy finder written in Go.

    28 fzf alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Vim
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  7. Catfish icon
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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.

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GTK
    • Xfce
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  8. Quick macOS file searching with substring, prefix, suffix, exact, and path-mixed patterns, case-sensitive or regex search modes, instant language switching, keyboard shortcuts, Quick Look previews, Finder integration, clipboard copy, and open-source code.

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  9. grepWin icon
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    grepWin is a simple search and replace tool which can use PCRE regular expressions to search for strings of text within files. grepWin adds an entry to the shell context menu to easily search selected folders.

    37 grepWin alternatives

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Chocolatey
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  10. DeepPeek icon
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    Seek, peek, and preview to find your work instantly — even if it's buried in folders, or you've lost track of it over the months.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  11. Gnome Do icon
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    GNOME Do allows you to quickly search for many items present on your desktop or the web, and perform useful actions on those items.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
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