Everything Alternatives

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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Everything alternatives are mainly File Search Utilities, but if you're looking for File Managers or Application Launchers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac, Linux, Open Source, Windows, Android and Windows + Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Everything.
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  1. Everywhere icon

    Everywhere

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    Instant filename search for macOS. Finds every file on every drive, including the places Spotlight skips.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
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    Lertaro

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    A modern, high-performance local file search and productivity tool for Windows. A sleek, customizable alternative to Everything and Listary built with C# WPF and NT Services, featuring instant NTFS MFT parsing, real-time USN monitoring, and plugin support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. WSearch icon

    WSearch

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    WSearch is a lightweight Windows desktop search application designed to help you quickly find files, folders, and applications.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • VN flagVietnam
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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. OmniFile icon

    OmniFile

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    A privacy-focused desktop app that lets you search local files and cloud storage (Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, SharePoint, Slack) all from one place.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • JP flagJapan
    Cloud service integration settings — Connect Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, SharePoint, Slack, Notion, and GitHub to search all your files from one place. Privacy-first: file contents are never downloaded or stored locally.
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  7. E

    ES-TUI

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    A feature-rich terminal interface for Everything Search that provides fast, intuitive file searching when Windows Explorer fails you.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Terrier icon

    Terrier

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    Terrier is a highly flexible, efficient, and effective open source search engine, readily deployable on large-scale collections of documents.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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  10. FileFlow File Search icon

    FileFlow File Search

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    **FileFlow ** is a powerful yet lightweight file search tool for Windows that lets you find documents by searching inside the content — not by filenames.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    You can use it in 11 languages.
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  11. FindInside icon

    FindInside

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    An utility that searches for text inside documents and files, including PDFs, Office files, logs, source code, and many other formats.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • CY flagCyprus
    • European Union flagEU
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  12. Xscan by Rixstep icon

    Xscan by Rixstep

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    No indexes junking down your disk - have you ever thought of what happens if your indexes start getting indexed? None of that. No 'snapshot' thinking where you only see what the system found the last time it looked (whenever that was).

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU
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  13. Television icon

    Television

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    Blazing fast general purpose fuzzy finder TUI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Rust
    Television screenshot 1
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