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 FSearch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Everything are Listary, DocFetcher, UltraSearch 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 Linux, Mac, Windows, Open Source 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.  10 likes

    Indexes filesystems allowing you to search for files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. HoudahSpot icon
     11 likes

    Advanced File Search Utility for Mac OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Search Everything - The fastest possible way to access your files. Gives you instant file search results!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  4. Spotter icon
     6 likes

    Productivity tool that allows to launch everything (e.g. switch the next song, connect Bluetooth device, set a timer, etc.) so you can stay focused on your current task.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. VX Search icon
     5 likes

    VX Search is an automated, rule-based file search solution allowing one to search files by the file type, category, file name, size, location, extension, regular expressions, text and binary patterns, creation, modification and last access dates, EXIF tags, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Desktop Docs icon
     3 likes

    Desktop Docs is the all-in-one platform to browse, edit, and export your media files.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. XSearch icon
     13 likes

    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...

    75 XSearch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Finda icon
     Like

    Finda finds things — windows, browser tabs, code editor buffers, browser history, apps, files, etc. — in under 16 milliseconds.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Electron / Atom Shell
     
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