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DocFetcher vs FSearch: catalog facts
DocFetcher	FSearch
Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Searches inside archives as well as documents Portable mode carries the index alongside the files	Instant indexed results with advanced query options
Java application with a dated interface Indexing large collections is slow and the index takes real disk space	Results depend on which folders have been indexed.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: EPL-1.0	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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