Best Desktop Search Software in 2026
Updated
59 desktop search software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
59ranked
2free plans on this page
€0.75/molowest paid tier
8 Oct 2026last checked
Desktop Search Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 2 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 26 LumiFind
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 27 Panoptikon
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 28 ProntoPaid from $3.25/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 29 Cathy
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 30 Dowse
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 31 FileVault
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 32 Kerything
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 33 KFind
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 34 SwiftSearch
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 35 Windows Backup
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 36 Beacon
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 37 bodle.ai
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 38 FileSeek
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 39 LocalSearch
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 40 LocalSynapse
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 41 UltraSearchPaid from $2.50/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 42 Unlost
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 43 Windows Search
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 44 WizFileFree plan
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 45 AstroGrep
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 46 dnGrep
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 47 Everything
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 48 FSearch
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 49 Lertaro
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 50 LookeenPaid from €0.75/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | Index locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | LumiFind | 6.1 | No | — | No | — | Windows, macOS, Linux | Local drives and folders; mapped network drives and NAS; synced cloud storage (Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive) |
| 27 | Panoptikon | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | web, Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon), Linux | Allowed local directories; Docker-mounted media directories |
| 28 | Pronto | 6.0 | No | $3.25/mo | No | — | Windows, macOS, Linux | Selected folders on the computer; local storage |
| 29 | Cathy | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows | Removable media, hard disks, and network drives |
| 30 | Dowse | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows | Folders explicitly added by the user; local folders |
| 31 | FileVault | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 32 | Kerything | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | Linux | Local block devices; mounted filesystems |
| 33 | KFind | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | linux | local |
| 34 | SwiftSearch | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows | Local NTFS volumes |
| 35 | Windows Backup | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 36 | Beacon | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | macOS | Local filesystem, Desktop and Downloads, and connected cloud folders accessed through desktop sync apps |
| 37 | bodle.ai | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) | Local folders; OneDrive folders and network drives may be selected |
| 38 | FileSeek | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | windows | Local paths, network shares, and synced cloud folders such as Dropbox and OneDrive |
| 39 | LocalSearch | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Linux | User home directory by default; configurable indexed locations |
| 40 | LocalSynapse | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows, macOS | — |
| 41 | UltraSearch | 5.8 | Free plan | $2.50/mo | Yes | — | Windows | Local drives; network drives; external drives; USB sticks; SD cards; SharePoint; Google Drive |
| 42 | Unlost | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows, Linux | User-selected local folders and subfolders |
| 43 | Windows Search | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows | Local PC folders and files; PC drives; OneDrive results; selectable folders or entire PC depending on indexing mode |
| 44 | WizFile | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | windows | local, removable, network, synced |
| 45 | AstroGrep | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | windows | local, removable, network |
| 46 | dnGrep | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | windows | local folders and files; network paths; cloud-backed folders |
| 47 | Everything | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | windows | local, removable, network |
| 48 | FSearch | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | linux | local, removable, network |
| 49 | Lertaro | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | windows | local, network |
| 50 | Lookeen | 5.7 | No | €0.75/mo | No | — | web, windows | local, removable, network |
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