Top 15 iFileX Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

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.

1. Advanced File Finder

Advanced File Finder Generate file list of all files with specific name pattern, extension, properties and attributes, as well as text and binary content by recursively scanning specified directories and searching for matching files.- All files can then be saved to file list; copied to a new location specified using either absolute or......

2. fzf

fzf fzf is a general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder.* No dependencies* Blazingly fast* The most comprehensive feature set* Flexible layout using tmux panes* Batteries included* Vim/Neovim plugin, key bindings and fuzzy auto-completion......

3. EasyFind

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. EasyFind is especially useful for those tired of slow or impossible indexing, outdated or corrupted indices, or those just looking for......

4. Archivarius 3000

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.Key features includeInstant full-text search of documents and e-mails.Word form search on 18 languages.Support......

5. DFind

DFind DFind lets you perform advanced file and folder searches on your Mac. Need to find all files containing a certain text? Need to find files created in the last hour? Need to find large files that take up all your disk space? Only remember the partial name of a file......

6. Scherlokk

Scherlokk Scherlokk is a lightning fast file search utility build for precise and reliable search of every file which meets the search criteria. Music, pictures, bookmarks, documents, etc can be found quickly and easily. Search can be made on any kind of build in volume, portable volume (pendrives, memory cards, USB......

7. Find Any File

Find Any File Find Any File searches your local disks for files by name, creation or modification date, size, or type and creator code (not by content, though). As there are other tools with a similar search operation, here are the special features unique to Find Any File:Has a new hierarchical view of......

8. Super Finder XT

Super Finder XT Are you frustrated by the standard search utility? Try Super Finder!An example: Windows XP search utility won't search the source codes for html file, but Super Finder does, and that's very useful for web designers. Right-click on the results, and you get the usual context menu, letting you open the......

9. Search GT

Search GT Fully integrated with Windows Explorer, Search GT is a light and fast replacement for Windows built-in file search engine that parses the MFT instead of indexing files in the background. This results in a negligible footprint on system performance and in always up-to-date search results.Search GT also features customizable search......

10. UtilStudio Disk Space Finder

UtilStudio Disk Space Finder UtilStudio Disk Space Finder is a simple tool that you can use to find the files that occupy the most space on your computer. The application can scan any folder and display the file size, while also enabling you to preview the selected files. You can use it to identify......

11. FSearch

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.Note: The application is in an early development stage and still considered alphaFeatures* Instant (as you type) results* RegEx support* Filter support (only search for files, folders......

12. spot

spot Tiny ack-style file search utility. All arguments constitute the search text. No need to wrap most searches in double quotes. Short & written in Bash - just find & grep: you can edit it easily to suit your liking. Searches most things by default instead of some known predefined extensions.......

13. DocFetcher

DocFetcher DocFetcher 1.1 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.......

14. Ava Find

Ava Find Find InstantlySearch without delay.Amazing AccuracySophisticated ranking shows what you want near the top.Find New Files AutomaticallyScout Bot finds newly downloaded files automatically. You don't even have to enter a search!Browse Music and VideosDo you have music and video files in different folders all over your computer? With Ava Find you......

15. UniversalCodeGrep

UniversalCodeGrep UniversalCodeGrep (ucg) is an extremely fast grep-like tool specialized for searching large bodies of source code. It is intended to be largely command-line compatible with Ack, to some extent with ag, and where appropriate with grep. Search patterns are specified as PCRE regexes.ucg is intended to address the impatient programmer's......