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FSearch vs DocFetcher: catalog facts
FSearch	DocFetcher
Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Instant indexed results with advanced query options	Searches inside archives as well as documents Portable mode carries the index alongside the files
Results depend on which folders have been indexed.	Java application with a dated interface Indexing large collections is slow and the index takes real disk space
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: EPL-1.0
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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