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Agent RansackUltraSearch
Freemium

Agent Ransack is free. FileLocator Pro, with indexing and scripting, is paid.

 Freemium

A free portable edition is available; the Professional edition is paid and starts with a…

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
  • Results appear as you type
  • Filters for file type, size and date
  • Unindexed searching is slow across very large volumes
  • Office content search, indexing and scripting are FileLocator Pro features
  • Windows only
  • Content search, SharePoint and network features are described for the paid edition
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 Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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