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Catfish vs plocate: catalog facts
Catfish	plocate
Free Free and open source as part of the Xfce project.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Linux, Command line
Simple, lightweight GTK interface Fast searches using locate	Very fast file name lookups Smaller index than mlocate
Linux and Unix only Depends on the locate database being up to date	Linux only Results are only as fresh as the last index update
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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