Windows Search

Windows Search, formerly known as Windows Desktop Search (WDS) on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, is an indexed desktop search platform created by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows.

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windows search, formerly known as windows desktop search (wds) on windows xp and windows server 2003, is an indexed desktop search platform created by microsoft for microsoft windows.

windows search builds a fulltext index of files on a computer. searches are performed not only on file names, but also on the contents of the file (provided a proper handler for the file type is installed) as well as the keywords, comments and all other forms of metadata that windows search recognizes.

windows search features incremental search search (also known as "search as you type"). it begins searching as soon as characters are entered in the search box, and keeps on refining and filtering the search results as more characters are typed in. this results in finding the required files even before the full search text is entered.

windows search supports ifilters, components that enable search programs to scan files for their contents and metadata. once an appropriate ifilter has been installed for a particular file format, the ifilter is used to extract the text from files which were saved in that format. windows search by default includes ifilters for common filetypes, including word documents, excel spreadsheets, powerpoint presentations, html files, text files, mp3 and wma music files, wmv, asf and avi video files and jpeg, bmp and png images.

Links to official Windows Search sites

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File search Indexed search Bundled with Windows Search in files

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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
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Lookeen Desktop Search

A fast and next-generation desktop search and productivity tool for standard and virtual desktops, for private and enterprise search requirements. Finds documents, outlook archives and e-mails, contacts, appointments, folders, etc.

Freemium Windows Microsoft Office Outlook

File search Indexed search Outlook search
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DocFetcher

DocFetcher is a portable German/English open source desktop search application. It allows you search the contents of documents on your computer. - You can think of it as Google for your local document repository.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

Portable File search Indexed search Search in files Portability on many OS Semantic Search
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Recoll

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. Recoll finds keywords inside documents as well as file names.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD

Low memory usage File search Full text search File preview Indexed search Search in files Semantic Search
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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
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Archivarius 3000

Archivarius 3000 is a full-featured application to search documents and e-mail on the desktop computer, your local network and removable drives (CD, DVD). The documents can be searched by content, the same as with Internet search engines.

Commercial Windows

Multiple languages File search Indexed search
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ANGRYsearch

Instant file search, showing results as you type.

Free Open Source Linux

File search Indexed search
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Pipy

Pipy is a free Windows utility designed to gradually improve one’s productivity during typical desktop tasks. It does so by combining a launcher and a desktop search tool within a single application.

Free Windows

Program Launcher File search Indexed search
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SMF – Search my Files

SMF is a file and file duplicate search tool that uses hashing (MD5, CRC32 or SHA1) to determine similarity.

Free Windows

Portable File search Indexed search
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Instant Document Search

Instant Document Search is a powerful search solution (like Internet search engines) for your local documents. You can instantly find documents by keywords or...

Free Windows

File search Indexed search Search in files
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File Seeker

File Seeker searches hard disks for files with excellent speed, accuracy and search within feature.

Free Windows

File search Indexed search

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The Best Windows Search alternatives for File search, from Indexed search to a Bundled with Windows.
Alternatives in Windows Search for Windows, Microsoft Office Outlook, Mac OS X, Linux, BSD. This list contains a total of 11 applications similar to Windows Search.

Last updated: 2020-07-03 01:30:33

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