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Agent Ransack vs FileLocator Pro: catalog facts
Agent Ransack	FileLocator Pro
Freemium Agent Ransack is free. FileLocator Pro, with indexing and scripting, is paid.	Paid A paid licence is required. The free Agent Ransack covers basic searching.
Windows	Windows
No index to build, so a search on a new folder starts instantly Regular expression and boolean queries with matched lines shown inline	Optional index turns repeated searches into instant ones Extracts content from Office, PDF and archives, and can be scripted
Unindexed searching is slow across very large volumes Office content search, indexing and scripting are FileLocator Pro features	Paid licence per user Windows only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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