Alternatives to Everything
A free Windows search tool from voidtools that finds files and folders by name instantly. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Everything
A free Windows search tool from voidtools that finds files and folders by name instantly.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Everything.
FSearch
Find Linux files quickly through an indexed desktop search.
FSearch provides instant indexed filename search with advanced query options on Linux instead of Windows, and is open source under GPL-2.0.
Fluent Search
A Windows search launcher for files, apps, browser tabs, open windows and on-screen elements.
Fluent Search is a free closed-source Windows launcher that searches files alongside apps, browser tabs, open windows and on-screen elements.
plocate
A locate replacement that finds files by name in milliseconds using a trigram posting-list index.
plocate is an open-source Linux command-line locate replacement whose results are only as fresh as the last index update.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
HWiNFO
The deepest hardware report and sensor monitor on Windows, free for personal use.
EverythingToolbar
Puts Everything's instant file search directly on the Windows taskbar.
Agent Ransack
Searches file contents on Windows with regular expressions and boolean queries.
dnGrep
Search file contents, documents and archives on Windows.
AnyTXT Searcher
Local full-text search across documents, PDFs, code and ebooks on Windows.
FileLocator Pro
Indexed content search for Windows with scripting and Office format support.
