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Search & Lookup tools (71 programs)

  1. EF Find

    EF Find

    • 5

    • Trial version

    Search for text within compressed files

    License
    Trial version Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    windows
    PROS: Locates text within compressed files. Simple to use. Includes refined searches.
    CONS: Limited to compressed files.
  2. Archivarius

    Archivarius

    • 4

    • Trial version

    Perform rapid searches on your computer

    License
    Trial version Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    windows
  3. Guillotine

    Guillotine

    • 3.8

    • Free

    A small yet powerful search utility

    License
    Free Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    windows
  4. GDS Images and Document Maps

    GDS Images and Document Maps

    • 4.2

    • Free

    Visual maps of your documents and images on Google Desktop

    License
    Free Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    windows
    PROS: Provides a fresh graphical way to search. You can see at a glance which files are related.
    CONS: Quite complicated to work out. Doesn't offer any huge advantages over normal searches.
  5. Mo-Search

    Mo-Search

    • 2

    • Trial version

    Efficient search engine for mountains of data

    License
    Trial version Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    windows
    PROS: Ranks search results by relevance. Searches source code. Allows you to remove duplicate files.
    CONS: Not as quick as Google Desktop. Sometimes returns irrelevant results.
  6. Copy to Search

    Copy to Search

    • 5

    • Paid

    Internet & Network

    License
    Paid Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    windows
  7. Waldo

    Waldo

    • 2.6

    • Free

    Powerful file searcher with structured results

    License
    Free Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    windows
  8. String-O-Matic

    String-O-Matic

    • 5

    • Trial version

    Search/replace substrings in multiple files.

    License
    Trial version Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    windows
  9. Find and Run Robot

    Find and Run Robot

    • 3.7

    • Free

    Rapidly find programs or documents from within the depths of the start menu

    License
    Free Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    windows
  10. Locate32

    Locate32

    • 4.1

    • Free

    Quick and lightweight desktop search app

    License
    Free Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    windows
    PROS: Super quick. Tons of options. Portable.
    CONS: Over complex.
  11. Turbo Searcher

    Turbo Searcher

    • 4

    • Trial version

    Powerful local search engine

    License
    Trial version Download
    Language
    English
    Platform
    windows

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