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What there are still people who don't install Voidtools' Everything on all Windows PCs and assign it a global shortcut? Since I have it I don't even bother orga

by yread 2y ago

What there are still people who don't install Voidtools' Everything on all Windows PCs and assign it a global shortcut? Since I have it I don't even bother organizing stuff

joenot443 2y ago
Does anyone know of a similar tool for macOS? I'd gotten really comfortable with a Ctrl+Alt+S binding on Windows for Everything and miss it these days on macOS.
- least 2y ago
  Spotlight? There's HoudahSpot [1] for something a little more advanced. Third party launchers like Alfred [2] can also perform file searches. [1] https://www.houdah.com/houdahSpot/ https://www.houdah.com/houdahSpot/ [2] https://www.alfredapp.com/ https://www.alfredapp.com/
- luckman212 2y ago
  It's nowhere near as fast as Everything on Windows, but Find Any File[0] aka FAF is a lifesaver for me and I consider it "indispensable" on macOS. [1] https://findanyfile.app https://findanyfile.app
metadat 2y ago
This is the first time I've heard of it. https://www.voidtools.com/ https://www.voidtools.com/
- jwoq9118 2y ago
  That plus Microsoft PoweToys (which inexplicably isn’t installed by default) are the only things that make Windows useable to me.
Joe_Cool 2y ago
It's amazing. It does what Google Desktop tried and failed to do on Windows XP. And it's blazingly fast by reading NTFS directly instead of using the Windows API. (OK, back then needing 1GB of RAM was pretty much impossible.)
- xnx 2y ago
  Does Everything search file contents? I've only used Everything for searching filenames (and it is fantastic for that). Google Desktop's sweet spot was searching within files.
  - Joe_Cool 2y ago
    The stable version cannot. 1.5 Alpha can do it. It can also index properties (as in resolution, author, song/movie length, etc.) So far I would recommend that one, it has tons of new features (including a change journal that shows renames, moves and deletes in real time) and I didn't experience a single bug yet. And it is even faster. https://www.voidtools.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9787#new https://www.voidtools.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9787#new
    - xnx 2y ago
      Wow. I had no idea such a significant capability expansion was in the works!

by yread 2y ago

What there are still people who don't install Voidtools' Everything on all Windows PCs and assign it a global shortcut? Since I have it I don't even bother organizing stuff

joenot443 2y ago

Does anyone know of a similar tool for macOS? I'd gotten really comfortable with a Ctrl+Alt+S binding on Windows for Everything and miss it these days on macOS.

least 2y ago
Spotlight? There's HoudahSpot [1] for something a little more advanced. Third party launchers like Alfred [2] can also perform file searches. [1] https://www.houdah.com/houdahSpot/ https://www.houdah.com/houdahSpot/ [2] https://www.alfredapp.com/ https://www.alfredapp.com/
luckman212 2y ago
It's nowhere near as fast as Everything on Windows, but Find Any File[0] aka FAF is a lifesaver for me and I consider it "indispensable" on macOS. [1] https://findanyfile.app https://findanyfile.app

metadat 2y ago

This is the first time I've heard of it. https://www.voidtools.com/ https://www.voidtools.com/

jwoq9118 2y ago
That plus Microsoft PoweToys (which inexplicably isn’t installed by default) are the only things that make Windows useable to me.

Joe_Cool 2y ago

It's amazing. It does what Google Desktop tried and failed to do on Windows XP. And it's blazingly fast by reading NTFS directly instead of using the Windows API. (OK, back then needing 1GB of RAM was pretty much impossible.)

xnx 2y ago
Does Everything search file contents? I've only used Everything for searching filenames (and it is fantastic for that). Google Desktop's sweet spot was searching within files.
- Joe_Cool 2y ago
  The stable version cannot. 1.5 Alpha can do it. It can also index properties (as in resolution, author, song/movie length, etc.) So far I would recommend that one, it has tons of new features (including a change journal that shows renames, moves and deletes in real time) and I didn't experience a single bug yet. And it is even faster. https://www.voidtools.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9787#new https://www.voidtools.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9787#new
  - xnx 2y ago
    Wow. I had no idea such a significant capability expansion was in the works!