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uutils findutils vs plocate: catalog facts
uutils findutils	plocate
Best for: Users who want a Rust replacement for GNU find and xargs	Best for: Linux users who want instant file name searches across a whole system
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Aims to be a drop-in replacement for GNU find and xargs Written in Rust All 3 strengths for uutils findutils Aims to be a drop-in replacement for GNU find and xargs Written in Rust Tested against the GNU test suite	Very fast file name lookups Smaller index than mlocate All 3 strengths for plocate Very fast file name lookups Smaller index than mlocate Drop-in replacement for the system locate
Not yet fully compatible with every GNU option Smaller user base than the GNU originals	Linux only Results are only as fresh as the last index update
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for uutils findutils github.com/uutils/findutils Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for plocate plocate.sesse.net Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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