The Best Everything AlternativesTop File Search Utilities and other similar apps like Everything

Everything is described as 'Locate files and folders by filename on Windows instantly, displaying all items on NTFS volumes and mapped network drives. Supports 19 languages' and is a leading File Search utility in the file management category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Everything for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and BSD apps. The best Everything alternative is Listary, which is free. Other great apps like Everything are FSearch, DocFetcher, Recoll and Agent Ransack.

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  1. Listary icon
     287 likes

    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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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • File Explorer
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  2. FSearch icon
     87 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.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  3. DocFetcher icon
     133 likes

    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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Recoll icon
     64 likes

    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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  5. Agent Ransack icon
     113 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. fzf icon
     39 likes

    A command-line fuzzy finder written in Go.

    28 fzf alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Vim
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  7. UltraSearch icon
     38 likes

    Your Ultimate Tool For Company-Wide File Search.

    66 UltraSearch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  8. Quickly fuzzy search system, hidden, or dotfiles using keyboard navigation, then preview, copy paths, batch rename, or run custom scripts. Supports exclusion rules, minimal UI, Quick Filters, and power user features for efficient macOS file management.

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    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  9. QuickFind icon
     12 likes

    QuickFind is a unified search tool providing instant access to files, apps, and web pages. It supports major search engines such as Google and Bing. Seamlessly switch between local and online content, and categorize searches into files, photos, music, and videos.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. EverythingToolbar is integration for the Windows taskbar to use "Everything" which is an administrative tool that locates files and folders by filename instantly for Windows.

    It's Lightweight & Simple

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Catfish icon
     44 likes

    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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  12. Hister icon
     5 likes

    Your own search engine. Hister turns the pages you visit and the files you keep into a private, full content search index that you control.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Google Chrome
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Docker
    • Nix Package Manager
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