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Best for: Windows users who want one keyboard search for everything on the PC |
Best for: Instant filename search on Windows |
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Free Free download; the site does not list a price. |
Free Freeware; the FAQ states 'Everything is Freeware. Please consider donating.' The License.txt linked from the homepage… Full pricing details for EverythingFreeware; the FAQ states 'Everything is Freeware. Please consider donating.' The License.txt linked from the homepage contains MIT-style permission text for the software, but no source repository is linked from voidtools.com, so it is treated as proprietary freeware here. |
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Windows, Command line |
- 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
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- Indexes only file and folder names, so a fresh Windows 11 install (about 250,000 files) indexes in about…
- Real-time updating via the NTFS USN Journal; changes are not missed while Everything is not running
All 4 strengths for Everything- Indexes only file and folder names, so a fresh Windows 11 install (about 250,000 files) indexes in about 5 seconds and uses about 35 MB of RAM
- Real-time updating via the NTFS USN Journal; changes are not missed while Everything is not running
- Installer and portable ZIP builds for x86, x64, ARM and ARM64, plus a Lite edition
- Runs entirely offline with no telemetry or user data collection; includes a command line interface, ETP/HTTP servers and an SDK
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- Windows only
- Source code is not published
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- Windows only (Windows XP through Windows 11)
- File content search is possible with content: but content is not indexed, so it is slow
All 3 limitations for Everything- Windows only (Windows XP through Windows 11)
- File content search is possible with content: but content is not indexed, so it is slow
- NTFS indexing requires the Everything service or running as administrator; the Lite version drops ETP/FTP, HTTP, IPC, CLI and SDK
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Not open source |
Not open source |
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License not stated |
License not stated |
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No account needed |
No account needed |
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Offline features available |
Offline features available |
Sources for Fluent SearchCatalog checked September 23, 2026 |
Sources for EverythingCatalog checked September 20, 2026 |