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EverythingToolbar vs Fluent Search: catalog facts
EverythingToolbar	Fluent Search
Best for: Puts Everything's instant file search directly on the Windows taskbar	Best for: Windows users who want one keyboard search for everything on the PC
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external services are separate.	Free Free download; the site does not list a price.
Windows	Windows
Search results appear as you type straight from the taskbar, on Windows 10 as a deskband and on… Full strengths for EverythingToolbar Search results appear as you type straight from the taskbar, on Windows 10 as a deskband and on Windows 11 as a real search box.	Searches files, apps, tabs, history and windows in one place Keyboard-only Screen Search for on-screen elements All 4 strengths for Fluent Search Searches files, apps, tabs, history and windows in one place Keyboard-only Screen Search for on-screen elements Installer, portable and Store builds for x64 and ARM64 Extensible with community plugins
It requires Everything to be installed and running, and taskbar integration on Windows 11 is inherently fragile across… Full limitations for EverythingToolbar It requires Everything to be installed and running, and taskbar integration on Windows 11 is inherently fragile across updates.	Windows only Source code is not published
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Not open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for EverythingToolbar github.com/srwi/EverythingToolbar Catalog checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Fluent Search fluentsearch.net Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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