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Agent Ransack vs Recoll: catalog facts
Agent Ransack	Recoll
Freemium Agent Ransack is free. FileLocator Pro, with indexing and scripting, is paid.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux, Browser extension
No index to build, so a search on a new folder starts instantly Regular expression and boolean queries with matched lines shown inline	Handles an unusually wide range of formats, including mail folders Powerful query language with stemming, fields and proximity
Unindexed searching is slow across very large volumes Office content search, indexing and scripting are FileLocator Pro features	Format support depends on external helper programs being installed The Qt interface is functional rather than polished
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Browser extension
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
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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