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- PROS: The PDF industry standard viewing app, Good at navigating PDF documents, Share documents instantly via Acrobat.com
- CONS: Slow to open, Loaded with too many extensions and plugins, Doesn't work well with 64-bit machines, Reformatting issues when reopening PDFs made in Word
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File Viewer1.4
Free and Streamlined File Viewing Software for Personal Computers
- PROS: File viewer is free to download, This software package will recognise nearly every file type
- CONS: The contents of files cannot be modified, There can be rare occasions when a specific format is not recognised
- PROS: Performs very in depth searches, Will find files that Spotlight can't, Easy to use, No indexing
- CONS: No organization in the way results are presented, Lack of indexing means searches take a while
- PROS: Very simple, Searches multiple sites at once
- CONS: Requires you to use AppleScript editor, Instructions are for older Mac versions, No refining of results
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Search and Replace1.5
- License
- free Download
- Platform
- Mac
Search and replace text in multiple files and filenames
- PROS: Simple to use but powerful, Much quicker than going through files one by one, Replaces file names as well as text within files
- CONS: Doesn't work so well with unusual characters, Can't search and replace phrases
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- PROS: Checks 27 different sites at once, Allows you to filter sites
- CONS: Not clear how it selects which torrent site to download from, No way to "select all" torrent sites
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Quick Search Box2.0.0.3789
- License
- free Download
- Platform
- Mac
Google's official search box and launcher for Mac
- PROS: Very lightweight, Searches both hard drive and the web, Allows you to customize searches, Launches programs, Searches your Google account
- CONS: Google account searches can be slow or return nothing, Search results not quite as well organized as with Spotlight
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- PROS: Free and fast, Integrates perfectly with Spotlight
- CONS: Doesn't search the contents of files
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Spotify Search0.5.1
Listen to the group you're reading about, fast!
- PROS: Easy to use and install, Invisible
- CONS: No options
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Spotify Chrome Extension1.0.1
Instantly search for Spotify artists in Chrome
- PROS: Easy to use, Makes it easy to sample tracks from artist, Sorts results by album name, artist etc, Opens Spotify automatically
- CONS: Not much quicker than copy-pasting
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- PROS: Stable and fast, Remembers searches, Customize and choose search engines
- CONS: Shows affiliate links, Limited to Safari
| # | Name | Version | Votes | Rating | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Search and Replace | 1.5 | 15 | 8.3 | Mac |
| 2 | Torrent.search Widget | 1.5 | 13 | 7.4 | Mac |
| 3 | File Viewer | 1.4 | 15 | 7.2 | Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Adobe Reader | XI 11.0.09 | 213 | 5.9 | Windows, Android, Mac, iPhone |
| 5 | TSearch | 1.0.1 | 92 | 5.8 | Mac |