Apps Related to Search-in-Files

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Enables searching for text content not only in file names but also within the actual files themselves, supporting regular expressions.

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PowerGREP

PowerGREP

Commercial

PowerGREP is an advanced Windows utility designed for powerful text searching and replacing across countless files. It excels at handling complex search patterns, leveraging regular expressions, and performing batch operations on large datasets. Ideal for developers, writers, and anyone needing precise text manipulation.

Powerful and flexible regular expression support.
Search and replace
File Management
BareGrep

BareGrep

Freemium

BareGrep is a powerful, free, and portable file searching and text searching tool designed for efficiency. It excels at quickly locating files and content within them, supporting advanced features like regular expressions for precise queries and providing instant, incremental results.

Extremely fast and efficient search.
File Searching
File Management
Archivarius 3000

Archivarius 3000

Commercial

Archivarius 3000 is a robust desktop search application designed to quickly locate documents and emails across your local computer, network drives, and removable media. Utilizing powerful indexing and search algorithms, it offers comprehensive full-text search capabilities for a wide range of file types, enhancing productivity and information retrieval.

Comprehensive file format support for documents and emails.
Indexed search
File Management Online Services
Index Your Files

Index Your Files is a fast and efficient Windows search utility designed to quickly locate files across your local drives and network shares. Featuring an indexed search approach, it delivers near-instant results even on large datasets. Its portability and low resource usage make it a convenient tool for both casual and advanced users, offering advanced features like regex support and content searching.

Extremely fast search results due to indexing.
File Searching
File Management Network & Admin
grep

grep

Open Source

grep is a powerful command-line utility designed for efficient searching of text data. It leverages regular expressions to locate lines within files that match specified patterns, making it an essential tool for developers, system administrators, and anyone working with large amounts of text.

Extremely efficient for searching large text files.
File Searching
File Management
Searchmonkey

Searchmonkey

Open Source

Searchmonkey is a powerful and versatile cross-platform desktop search application designed to help users quickly find files, folders, and content within documents on their local computer. It offers comprehensive searching capabilities with support for regular expressions and real-time indexing.

Fast and accurate searching after indexing.
Content Searching
FileSeek

FileSeek

Free

FileSeek is a powerful file search application designed for efficiency and flexibility. It goes beyond basic file searching with advanced features like content searching, regular expression support, and search and replace functionality. Tailored for users who need more control and speed in locating files across their system, FileSeek offers both indexed and non-indexed search options, making it a versatile tool for managing and finding information.

Powerful content searching capability
File management
File Management
regain

regain

Open Source

Regain is a powerful desktop search engine designed for quickly locating files and documents on your local machine. Unlike web search, it indexes your personal data, enabling rapid search across vast amounts of information in split seconds.

Extremely fast search results
Indexed search
Catfish

Catfish

Open Source

Catfish is a concise and powerful file search utility for Linux, offering fast searching with intelligent features. It acts as a graphical interface for traditional command-line tools like locate and find, enhancing usability with autocompletion and instant results.

Fast and efficient file searching.
Autocompletion
File Management
Recoll

Recoll

Open Source

Recoll is a powerful and versatile desktop search tool for Unix-like systems, enabling users to quickly find documents and emails based on their content. It's known for its efficiency, extensive file type support, and a user-friendly graphical interface that minimizes technical overhead.

Fast and accurate full-text search capabilities.
File preview
File Management
SearchMyFiles

SearchMyFiles is a portable and efficient alternative to Windows' built-in search, allowing users to quickly find files based on various criteria without relying on indexing.

Excellent real-time, non-indexing search.
File Searching
File Management
dnGREP

dnGREP

Open Source

dnGREP is a powerful, portable file search utility for Windows that allows users to quickly find text within files using plain text, regular expressions, or XPath queries. It provides clear, organized results and supports various file types for efficient content discovery and replacement.

Powerful search options including regex and XPath
Search and replace
File Management
DocFetcher

DocFetcher

Open Source

DocFetcher is a robust, open-source desktop search application designed to find files based on their content across various file types on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Fast and accurate search results once indexed.
Indexed search
File Management
Agent Ransack

Agent Ransack

Freemium

Agent Ransack is a powerful and free file searching utility designed for Windows. It goes beyond basic search functions, enabling users to find files and information within files quickly and efficiently, including email archives and document content.

Powerful content search across various file types.
Context Menu extension
File Management
Commander One

Commander One

Freemium

Commander One is a powerful and versatile dual-pane file manager for macOS, engineered entirely in Swift. It offers a comprehensive suite of features for efficient file management, including FTP/SFTP/FTPS client, cloud service integration, a built-in terminal, and robust search capabilities, enhancing productivity for both novice and advanced users.

Efficient dual-pane interface for faster file operations.
Dual pane support
File Management OS & Utilities
FileSearchy

FileSearchy

Free Personal

FileSearchy is a lightning-fast and comprehensive desktop search utility designed to help users quickly locate files and content within their computer's drives. It employs indexing for instant results, offers robust search capabilities including regular expressions, and integrates seamlessly for an efficient file management workflow.

Extremely fast search performance due to indexing.
File Searching
File Management Online Services