Flow Launcher is a featured packed launcher for Windows 7 and newer computers. It is fully portable and support an extensive list of commands that can be augmented with plugins. The first and most obvious feature is finding and launching files using Alt+Space keys to bring the search box to the foreground. Start typing and… Continue reading Flow Launcher Is A Super Charged Launcher
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Hddb: Search Done Quickly
Hddb is another option for those seeking to have a lightweight search utility. Hddb stands for Hard disk database and similar to Locate32 in that it builds a database and uses it to present results. The program interface is similar to Everything however. At first start a database is built and this takes seconds only. There is an option… Continue reading Hddb: Search Done Quickly
dnGREP: Content Search And Replace For Windows
In an earlier review for FileSearchy commenter smaragdus wondered out loud if there are any utilities that support searching in epub (and fb2) files. Indeed the search for such a tool seems to confirm that it is a rare feature. I stumbled upon dnGREP, however. dnGREP searches inside most text files and some like pdf … Continue reading dnGREP: Content Search And Replace For Windows
FileSearchy For File Names And Content
FileSearchy is a new beta software that searches and indexes Windows drives. It can also search in files including Office and pdf formats and present highlighted results. It features a tabbed interface to keep multiple searches open. FileSearchy indexes attached drives automatically unless this is unchecked in its options. The program has an Instant mode… Continue reading FileSearchy For File Names And Content
Wise JetSearch: Freeware Search Tool
Wise JetSearch (Version: 1.22.63) is a freeware search tool that searches a local machine and attached drives. It starts after a short delay as it scans for local drives. Input a keyword, if necessary include wild cards (* or ?), press enter and it will find the matching results within seconds. The results can be… Continue reading Wise JetSearch: Freeware Search Tool
Quick Search: Freeware File Search
Quick Search (Version: 1.1.0.189) is a simple and fast freeware tool to list and search for files on a local machine and storage devices attached to it such as USB keys or external hard drives. It is very fast with all files indexed within seconds. Its interface is clean and straight forward. It starts with a… Continue reading Quick Search: Freeware File Search
DtPad: Interesting Freeware Text Editor
DtPad (Version: 2.7.4.40) is a text editor with an interesting and potentially useful set of features. The file menu can open a new document and paste the contents of the clipboard into it automatically. It can open a web page source by typing the address inside DtPad. There are options to save file(s) in zip… Continue reading DtPad: Interesting Freeware Text Editor
Search My Files Is Search Unlimited
SMF or Search my Files is as its name indicates a search utility and a good one at that but the developer’s site mentions ‘duplicate files finder’ first. Of course that is not important as SMF does both and is also a copy and erase tool. After an initialization during startup one finds a busy… Continue reading Search My Files Is Search Unlimited
AstroGrep, Open Source Search
AstroGrep is a simple search tool. It searches within files for matching text. The program supports regular expressions to search for near matches, it also supports searching within one of several files types only and has options to match whole words and within subfolders. It presents a preview of the line containing the match with… Continue reading AstroGrep, Open Source Search
Makagiga: Multi-Featured Free Open Source Utility
Makagiga has a simple interface where it attempts to provide an everything at your finger tips type of experience. It comes with widgets to populate its window. The widgets include To-do, Notes, Calendar and Internet Search. Additional widgets can be downloaded (Edit—>Get More Widgets) and include the likes of a Digital Clock and Countdown timer,… Continue reading Makagiga: Multi-Featured Free Open Source Utility