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UltraSearch vs Agent Ransack: catalog facts
UltraSearch	Agent Ransack
Freemium A free portable edition is available; the Professional edition is paid and starts with a…	Freemium Agent Ransack is free. FileLocator Pro, with indexing and scripting, is paid.
Windows	Windows
Results appear as you type Filters for file type, size and date	No index to build, so a search on a new folder starts instantly Regular expression and boolean queries with matched lines shown inline
Windows only Content search, SharePoint and network features are described for the paid edition	Unindexed searching is slow across very large volumes Office content search, indexing and scripting are FileLocator Pro features
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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