Compare the Top Desktop Search Software for Linux as of July 2025

What is Desktop Search Software for Linux?

Desktop search software enables users to efficiently search for and find files, folders, images, and other content on their computer. Desktop search can improve upon the default system search included with most PCs, laptops, and computers, and increase overall speed and productivity. Compare and read user reviews of the best Desktop Search software for Linux currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    Slik Safe

    Slik Safe

    Slik Safe

    Slik Safe is a Blazing Fast File Experience built to increase efficiency, speed and security. An end-to-end encrypted file storage solution that enables you to store, share and share your files in less than 5 seconds. Your files and folders, be it on cloud apps like Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox etc or local devices, get backed up by connecting to the Slik Safe app on your device. All your files are encrypted on your local device with military grade protection before uploading it on the cloud. The app is designed in a way where it keeps running in the background, constantly backing up connected files and folders in real time. With Slik’s AI, you can retrieve a particular information from a specific file wherein all the details get extracted in Natural Language. So if you want the sum of Column 2 in your datasheet. Just type it, you get the answer.
    Starting Price: $0
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    TextSeek

    TextSeek

    Xiamen Zest Company

    TextSeek is a professional full-text desktop search tool. TextSeek can search filename and file content easily and quickly. It supports PDF, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, keynote and other formats. Features: 1. Minimalist design. The search box and results are as intuitive as Google, and the operation is convenient. You can preview the file content with highlighted keywords, and you can quickly browse the search results with ctrl+arrow shortcut keys. 2. Double search modes. Users can search directly without index (Easy mode), or index specific directories to speed up searching (Zone mode). 3. Cross-platform and multi-language. It supports Windows and Mac OS systems. It performs full-text search with no omission, and it can search through all languages by using UNICODE. The user interface supports Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Arabic and other languages. 4. Multiple search options. The results can be filtered by document type, file name, or file content.
    Starting Price: $19.9 per three years
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    MightyGrep

    MightyGrep

    Sunbound Software LLC

    MightyGrep is a file finding and text searching application. File filters allow DOS semantics (wildcard * ?) or regex syntax. Users can view results in either a provided external editor or the built-in file viewer. Search results can be exported to either a file or clipboard. This program does not rely on filesystem indexing to function. This program searches both binary and plaintext.
    Starting Price: $9.99
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    DocFetcher Pro

    DocFetcher Pro

    DocFetcher Pro

    DocFetcher Pro 1.15 has just been released. This is just a minor maintenance release with fixes for three bugs: Two crashes related to tar.gz and 7z archives, respectively, and one minor issue with the preview pane. For details, please see the changelog. There hasn’t been much activity on DocFetcher Pro lately, mainly because of the focus on the upcoming DocFetcher Pro Server. Another reason is that most bugs in DocFetcher Pro seem to have already been fixed. For those not in the know, DocFetcher Pro Server is a variant of DocFetcher Pro that is intended to be run as an indexing and search server, and that can be accessed by one or more clients remotely through the web browser. Regarding the release date of DocFetcher Pro Server, there’s bad news, unfortunately: It will likely not be ready by the end of 2021, as previously announced.
    Starting Price: $40 one-time payment
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    Launchy

    Launchy

    Launchy

    Launchy is a free cross-platform utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager. Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes! Launchy has just been released for Android in Winter 2021. It takes an entirely new spin on finding and starting your apps, so give it a try! A clean and fast interface to find and launch the app you're looking for. Forget grids of icons that are constantly changing. No more slow and clunky keyboard. Find your apps by name with our novel paddle system. Intelligently presents your apps in frequency and recency order. You can then type in a few keys of the program you are searching for and hit enter once it has been found. You can also make Launchy disappear again by hitting escape or alt+space.
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    Curiosity

    Curiosity

    Curiosity

    Curiosity is a powerful search app that gives you one place to find all your files, emails, and apps. It eliminates the need for multiple searches, saving you time and increasing your productivity. With Curiosity, you can quickly find what you need, whether it's in a folder, email, or cloud app like Google Drive or Notion. It even searches inside files, images, and scans – and you can talk to your files, auto-reply to emails, ask questions, summarize meetings, and much more with the AI Assistant. The app also works as a launcher, so you can use a simple shortcut to open programs, join video meetings, search your clipboard history, or call up the AI Assistant. Fast and easy.
    Starting Price: €3.99/month
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    SSuite Desktop Search

    SSuite Desktop Search

    SSuite Office Software

    SSuite Desktop Search and Find is a useful windows desktop search engine that can find files, folders, and file content. This small application is also multi-threaded for instant search results. You can rely on this tool to search for specific files or folders on your computer by typing their name (either full or partial) and specifying the target location. The application features support for quick or full path searches that you can choose between, according to your needs. Alternatively, you can choose a file type from the list, so that the application can display a list of items that match your query. Additionally, it is possible to modify various search-related parameters, such as toggling file attributes, setting file date, size and type a string of text that should match your query.
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    dtSearch

    dtSearch

    dtSearch

    dtSearch products instant searching across terabytes of text in a wide range of online and offline data types. Search time (including concurrent search time) is typically less then a second. dtSearch Desktop and dtSearch Network run in a classic Windows environment for individual or shared network-based searching. The dtSearch Engine developer SDK comes in multiple different versions for different platforms. Running in an Internet or Intranet server-based environment, the dtSearch Engine supports efficient multithreaded searching, with no limit on the number of concurrent search threads. Indexing is easy: just point to the folders or online data you want to index. No need to tell dtSearch what files, emails or other content you have; dtSearch will figure that out for itself. dtSearch can build and simultaneously search any number of terabyte indexes.
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    QuikFynd

    QuikFynd

    QuikFynd

    This software will enable you to quickly search, organize and share all of your files on your desktop and across your multiple cloud drives. You have valuable data stored on your computers and it is growing rapidly. You also have many files in cloud drives but bulk of your documents and pictures still remain on your computer. It is very difficult to know where all the files are and you could be spending your precious time in trying to find the right file. With QuikFynd, you can instantly find files on your computer, connected network drives, removable storage and across cloud drives. Beautifully designed and easy to use, QuikFynd is also very powerful. You can search by keywords in documents, objects in images and it even tags your documents automatically using machine learning.
    Starting Price: $2.80 per month
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