iFileX

iFileX's functionality and design is based on Mac OS early-era file search tools such as Find File and Sherlock, now replaced by Spotlight.

Free
Mac OS X

iFileX's functionality and design is based on Mac OS earlyera file search tools such as Find File and Sherlock, now replaced by Spotlight.

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The Best 61 iFileX Alternatives

773 Like

Everything

"Everything" is an administrative tool that locates files and folders by filename instantly for Windows.

Free Windows

Portable Data export/import File search
89 Like

RecentX

RecentX is an innovative launcher that gives you instant access to your files, folders, programs, websites & clipboard history. It automatically remembers your favorite & recent items so that you can launch them even faster.

Commercial Windows

Portable Tag based Tabbed interface Drag n drop Image Preview Clipboard monitoring Program Launcher File search Local Search Windows Explorer integration File tagging Indexed search Bookmark History Browser History Duplicate Files Finder Folder Search Folder Tagging
85 Like

Agent Ransack

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.

Freemium Windows

File search Outlook search Context Menu extension
76 Like

Locate32

Locate32 is software which can be used to find files from your harddrives and other locations. It works like updatedb and locate commands in Unix based systems.

Free Open Source Windows
35 Like

FileSearchy

File search utility that provides instant search by file name, and powerful search by file contents, size and date. Supports search inside PDF, Microsoft Office and other documents. Highlights found text in file names and contents.

Free Personal Windows

File search Local Search
27 Like

Copernic Desktop Search

Instantly find files, e-mails, and attachments stored anywhere on your PC with the free Copernic Desktop Search Home.

Free Personal Windows

File search Indexed search Outlook search
26 Like

EasyFind

Think Mac OS Xs Spotlight could use some help? Download EasyFind, an alternative to (or supplement of) Spotlight and find files, folders, or contents in any file without indexing.

Free Mac OS X
26 Like

SearchMyFiles

SearchMyFiles is a non-indexing portable alternative to the standard "Search For Files And Folders" module of Windows.

Free Windows

Portable File search Local Search USB drives Non Indexing search
24 Like

FileLocator

FileLocator Lite enables you to locate files on your pc. It performs a thorough and quick search for any file you want to find. It is a free reduced functionality version of FileLocator Pro.

Freemium Windows

File search Support for regular expressions Support for 64 bit Support for Multiple threads Support for Double byte languages
18 Like

PowerGREP

Quickly search through large numbers of files on your PC or network using powerful text patterns to find exactly the information you want.

Commercial Windows

Portable File search Support for regular expressions Search and replace
15 Like

Index Your Files

Index Your Files allows you to search through all your files or folders on local or networked drives without remote admin rights (as necessary for the similar app "Everything").

Free Windows Linux Wine

Portable File search
14 Like

UltraSearch

UltraSearch searches files and folders on local NTFS drives and provides the results within just a few seconds.

Free Windows
14 Like

FSearch

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.

Free Open Source Linux

File search Indexed search Support for regular expressions
11 Like

Find Any File

Find Any File is a program for Apple's Mac OS X that lets you search for files on your disks.

Free Mac OS X
11 Like

XSearch

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.

Free Windows

File search Non Indexing search
11 Like

BareGrep

A free file finding and text searching tool: * Regular expression text search * High performance search algorithm * Wildcard and regular expression file search * Recursive directory search * Save, name and manage text search...

Freemium Windows

File search Support for regular expressions
10 Like

SwiftSearch

SwiftSearch is a lightweight program whose purpose is to help you quickly find the files you need on your Windows machine without ever requiring you to index your drives.

Free Open Source Windows

File search Persistent Linux
7 Like

X1 Search

X1's Lightning-Fast Search Software. Premium Alternative to Windows Desktop and Outlook Search.

Commercial Windows
5 Like

abeMeda

abeMeda is a disk and data library for all your media assets, and almost everything that spins -harddisks, CD's, DVD's, ZIP's...

Commercial Windows
2 Like

NTFS-Search

This tool enables users to search their NTFS formatted harddrives within seconds. It uses the MFT (master file table) of NTFS to search for files very fast.

Free Open Source Windows

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