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On Windows: * Voidtools Everything (<https://www.voidtools.com/faq/#what_is_everything https://www.voidtools.com/faq/#what_is_everything>): Find files instantl

On Windows: * Voidtools Everything (<https://www.voidtools.com/faq/#what_is_everything https://www.voidtools.com/faq/#what_is_everything>): Find files instantly by filename or file path. If you have an SSD, it's basically an instant search... blows my mind that this free software has existed for at least a decade & Microsoft hasn't been able to natively build anything nearly as good. * Mythicsoft FileLocator (<https://www.mythicsoft.com/filelocatorpro/information/#features https://www.mythicsoft.com/filelocatorpro/information/#featu...>): Search the contents of files. I use this constantly for searching notes I've taken over time, but can't remember the file name or subfolder where I saved it to. I used it free for nearly a decade before I spent the money to purchase a personal license. * BinaryFortress DisplayFusion (<https://www.displayfusion.com/Features/ https://www.displayfusion.com/Features/>): The best multi-monitor software I've used on Windows. One of its least well-known but IMO most valuable features is allowing you to add icons and hotkeys to any windows, which enables you to do things like minimize that window to the system tray or move it to the next/previous monitor. Totally worth the money for a personal license. * Stardock Start11 (<https://www.stardock.com/products/start11/ https://www.stardock.com/products/start11/>): Start menu customization utility. So long as Microsoft continues to prove itself proves incompetent at designing a Start menu that people actually want to use, I'll keep spending a few bucks per major Windows version to buy this software. * FreeTube (<https://freetubeapp.io https://freetubeapp.io>): Free YouTube desktop client. I'm so sick of youtube.com and the awful job it does with letting me consume content the way I want to. * Sumatra PDF (<https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/free-pdf-reader https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/free-pdf-reader>): Free lightweight, barebones PDF reader.

369548684892826 1y ago
Just FYI, Voidtools Everything can also search the contents of files
- biglyburrito 1y ago
  You're absolutely right -- I didn't know that until today. However, the official FAQ is very clear that searching file contents is slow because the content isn't indexed: https://www.voidtools.com/faq/#does_everything_search_file_contents https://www.voidtools.com/faq/#does_everything_search_file_c... Filelocator is insanely fast at searching file contents, so long as your data is on an SSD (which is generally the case these days).

369548684892826 1y ago

Just FYI, Voidtools Everything can also search the contents of files

biglyburrito 1y ago
You're absolutely right -- I didn't know that until today. However, the official FAQ is very clear that searching file contents is slow because the content isn't indexed: https://www.voidtools.com/faq/#does_everything_search_file_contents https://www.voidtools.com/faq/#does_everything_search_file_c... Filelocator is insanely fast at searching file contents, so long as your data is on an SSD (which is generally the case these days).