Everything Alternatives for Linux

Everything is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is FSearch, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Everything and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Everything are DocFetcher, Recoll, Catfish and fzf.

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  1. FSearch icon

    FSearch

     76 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.

    87 FSearch alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    Comments about FSearch as an Alternative to Everything
    Top Positive Comment
    zahrun
    2

    It works on Linux and it's fast

    Top Negative Comment
    jondemon
    1

    It's extremely slow indexing compared to Everything.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Is exactly what I was looking for as an alternative to Everything for Linux. Works great

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks FSearch is a great Everything alternative.

    • FSearch is the most popular Linux alternative to Everything.

    • FSearch is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Everything.

    • FSearch is Free and Open SourceEverything is Free and Proprietary
  2. DocFetcher icon

    DocFetcher

     129 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.

    129 DocFetcher alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about DocFetcher as an Alternative to Everything
    Guest
    Negative
    3

    This is a file indexer, it is not designed to map complete drives without major configuration changes, it is designed to index the content of some folder's files, including their complete text content not just their existance like Everything does.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Its indexing feature outperforms the other ones

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Everything Icon
    DocFetcher icon

    • Most users think DocFetcher is a great Everything alternative.

    • DocFetcher is the most popular Mac alternative to Everything.

    • DocFetcher is Free and Open SourceEverything is Free and Proprietary
  4. Recoll icon

    Recoll

     62 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.

    44 Recoll alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Comments about Recoll as an Alternative to Everything
    renArD
    Negative
    0

    Recoll indexes file contents, neither Everything Search

    Everything Icon
    Recoll icon

    • Most users think Recoll is a great Everything alternative.

    • Recoll is Free and Open SourceEverything is Free and Proprietary
  5. Catfish icon

    Catfish

     41 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.

    33 Catfish alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GTK
    • Xfce
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    Comments about Catfish as an Alternative to Everything
    Guest
    Negative
    2

    Everything is instant once the drive is indexed which takes seconds on my 5T drive. Catfish is very slow by comparison, having to actually search each time you type something instead of immediately showing all results.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    it's fast and simple to use, you can simply select the drive, add a keyword and start the search.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Everything Icon
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    • Most users think Catfish is a great Everything alternative.

    • Catfish is Free and Open SourceEverything is Free and Proprietary
  6. fzf icon

    fzf

     35 likes

    A command-line fuzzy finder written in Go.

    24 fzf alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Vim
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    Comments about fzf as an Alternative to Everything
    alelondon
    Positive
    0

    well written, easy to learn, clear, fast , effective, forgiving.

    BadTek
    Positive
    0

    Fast cli-tool to search files.

    Everything Icon
    fzf icon

    • Most users think fzf is a great Everything alternative.

    • fzf is Free and Open SourceEverything is Free and Proprietary
  7. Gnome Do icon

    Gnome Do

     177 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Comments about Gnome Do as an Alternative to Everything
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    There are mainly 2 big reasons : 1st : It does not find everything (every file) that does exist on your system. 2nd : It is not a tool to find specific files, especially if they are located on other disk drives.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Gnome Do is Free and Open SourceEverything is Free and Proprietary
  9. Curiosity Search icon

    Curiosity Search

     11 likes

    AI-powered assistant centralizing all data by searching files, folders, and cloud apps, creating custom automations, interacting with emails, calendars, and web, offering document summarization, organization, and content generation tools.

    33 Curiosity Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. ANGRYsearch icon

    ANGRYsearch

     10 likes

    Instant file search, showing results as you type.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Comments about ANGRYsearch as an Alternative to Everything
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Using AngrySearch on Raspberry PI 3 B+ running Stretch and it is awesome for finding files....really quite fast...just like Search Everything on windows.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Jazoray
    Positive
    0

    Indexed file search of all your files. finds files, folders, paths, and any combination of those

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Everything Icon
    ANGRYsearch icon

    • Almost everyone thinks ANGRYsearch is a great Everything alternative.

    • ANGRYsearch is Free and Open SourceEverything is Free and Proprietary
  11. Search Monkey icon

    Search Monkey

     35 likes

    A fast real-time search engine for displaying regular expression matches (both file name and content) across multiple directories.

    81 Search Monkey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Comments about Search Monkey as an Alternative to Everything
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    MUCH slower than Everything.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Search monkey works almost as well on Ubuntu

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Everything Icon
    Search Monkey icon

    • Some users think Search Monkey is a great Everything alternative, some don't.

    • Search Monkey is Free and Open SourceEverything is Free and Proprietary

  12. mlocate

     10 likes

    Indexes filesystems allowing you to search for files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  13. Drill icon

    Drill

     4 likes

    Search files without indexing, but clever crawling.

    Cost / License

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    • Linux
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  14. Tracker icon

    Tracker

     5 likes

    Tracker is a search engine and that allows the user to find their data as fast as possible. Users can search for their files and search for content in their files too.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    Search Bar - The search bar is an applet for GNOME which allows quick access to your data by entering a few search terms. This is the easiest way to find your data:.
     
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