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Fluent Search vs Listary: catalog facts
Fluent Search	Listary
Best for: Windows users who want one keyboard search for everything on the PC	Best for: Finding files and jumping to folders on Windows without leaving the keyboard
Free Free download; the site does not list a price.	Free + paid options A free version covers file search and app launching. Listary Pro is a paid upgrade with additional features… Full pricing details for Listary A free version covers file search and app launching. Listary Pro is a paid upgrade with additional features, and the related Gety full-text search product is sold separately.
Windows	Windows
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	Results ordered by your habits, with fuzzy matching that usually lands first try Works inside Save As and Open dialogs in other applications, which is genuinely rare All 4 strengths for Listary Results ordered by your habits, with fuzzy matching that usually lands first try Works inside Save As and Open dialogs in other applications, which is genuinely rare Searches the whole drive instantly once indexed Launches apps, runs web searches and executes commands from the same box
Windows only Source code is not published	Windows only Closed source All 4 limitations for Listary Windows only Closed source Some features are held back for the paid Pro version Full-text search inside documents is a separate paid product
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Not open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Fluent Search fluentsearch.net Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Listary listary.com Catalog checked September 21, 2026

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