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dtSearch Desktop

The company's ordering information lists its address as 6852 Tulip Hill Terrace, Bethesda, Maryland 20816.

Plans and prices

dtSearch Desktop — single user license

$249one-time

Windows required · one individual on up to two computers, used exclusively by that individual

dtSearch Desktop — annual single individual user “investigative” license

$1,225a year

Windows required · one individual · successive installs on multiple machines only after uninstalling from the previous machine · includes an additional Desktop single-user license for personal use

Every plan, in full

On the record

Company history
dtSearch Corp. says it was incorporated in Virginia in 1991 and began marketing its first product in the first quarter of that year.dtsearch.com · read 4 Oct 2026
Developer API
The Desktop end-user application does not include access to the developer API.dtsearch.com · read 4 Oct 2026
File formats
The product line supports searching PDF, Microsoft Office, email and nested attachments, compressed archives, web data, and other listed formats.dtsearch.com · read 4 Oct 2026
Index size
The company says its products can index over a terabyte of text in one index and search indexes during updates.dtsearch.com · read 4 Oct 2026
Integrations
The official site lists SharePoint, Azure, AWS, and SQL or NoSQL data among supported data sources or integrations across the product line.dtsearch.com · read 4 Oct 2026
Intended users
The company describes use across enterprise document and email search, legal research, e-discovery, forensics, government, finance, recruiting, and medical records.dtsearch.com · read 4 Oct 2026
License limit
The standard single-user license allows one individual to use the software on up to two computers, exclusively by that individual.dtsearch.com · read 4 Oct 2026
Purpose
dtSearch Desktop provides instant searching of desktop-accessible files.dtsearch.com · read 4 Oct 2026
Search features
The product line offers more than 25 full-text and metadata search features, including federated search, relevancy ranking, multicolor hit highlighting, and forensics-oriented options.dtsearch.com · read 4 Oct 2026
Security and trust
The maker describes secure Intranet searching across the product line; its documented Windows permission behavior applies specifically to dtSearch Web.dtsearch.com · read 4 Oct 2026
Support
A Desktop license includes technical support for one year to a single point of contact in the licensee organization.dtsearch.com · read 4 Oct 2026
Trial
The evaluation version may be used for up to 30 days for evaluation and testing, and evaluation use is limited to internal testing and development purposes.dtsearch.com · read 4 Oct 2026
Updates
The license agreement provides maintenance releases, new versions, and upgrades for one year from the agreement date, subject to third-party supplier restrictions and charges.dtsearch.com · read 4 Oct 2026

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