Direct Folders Alternatives

Direct Folders is described as 'Access your folders from anywhere' and is a File Search utility in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Direct Folders for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, File Explorer and Android apps. The best Direct Folders alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like Direct Folders are Microsoft PowerToys, Flow Launcher, Listary and Launchy.

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  1. Enso Launcher icon
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    Enso is dead simple to use. You just hold down the Caps Lock key and type an Enso command, which is displayed in a translucent overlay. Once the command is typed, you simply release the Caps Lock key to activate it, and the overlay disappears.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Advanced Recent Access is designed to see more properties of your recent used resources (files and directories). Key features: can see more properties of the recent resources, such as path, size, type, date modified and date created. And more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Office Search icon
     3 likes

    Search inside Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio), Libre Office, Rich Text Format and text/ASCII files (TXT/CSV/MD/source codes etc.).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Outlook and desktop search to help you search and find information from your files, emails and documents on your computer. Now also with a secure p2p network so you can share information and collaborate with your friends and colleagues.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Office Outlook
     
  5. Verve icon
     2 likes

    Verve is a lightweight and blazingly fast launcher for accessing and opening applications, files and documents. It serves as a replacement for popular tools such as Spotlight, Raycast, and Alfred, and is written in the Rust programming language using the Tauri Framework.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. LaunchPanel icon
     2 likes

    LaunchPanel is a completely FREE application that allows you to quickly launch applications, open files and folders.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Blaze is an application launcher that distinguishes from amongst the others by being able to automate recurrent tasks performed in the file-system or even any application on Microsoft Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Flashlight icon
     8 likes

    Flashlight gives you control over Spotlight. There are tons of options for customization so you can do things how you want to. Flashlight is designed to make enhancing Spotlight easy and enhance it's usefulness on macOS 10.9 and up.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Application launcher with bash-like completion. It's a simple program which provides a "run program" window, featuring a bash-like TAB completion. It uses GTK+ interface. Also, supports CTRL-R / CTRL-S / "!" for searching through history. Running commands.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. Advanced Run icon
     2 likes

    Advanced Run is a replacement for a standard Windows Run dialog. Advanced Run allows you to run any program, run any command line command, open and edit and print documents on behalf of any user account without switching between user accounts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Conjure icon
     3 likes

    Conjure is the fastest, smartest launcher for Android. Use it to open apps, make calls, toggle wifi, adjust volume, and much more. Search results are prioritized according to use so your favorite apps and contacts are always a keystroke away.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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