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plocate vs Everything: catalog facts
plocate	Everything
Free Free and open source.	Free Freeware; the FAQ states 'Everything is Freeware. Please consider donating.' The…
Linux, Command line	Windows, Command line
Very fast file name lookups Smaller index than mlocate	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
Linux only Results are only as fresh as the last index update	Windows only (Windows XP through Windows 11) File content search is possible with content: but content is not indexed, so it is slow
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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