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Best Desktop Search Software in 2026

Updated

36 desktop search software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.

36ranked
0free plans on this page
4 Oct 2026last checked

Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score

  1. 26 FSearch No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5 Supported platforms: linuxIndex locations: local, removable, networkContent search: No
  2. 27 AstroGrep No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Supported platforms: windowsIndex locations: local, removable, networkContent search: Yes
  3. 28 WizFile No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Supported platforms: windowsIndex locations: local, removable, network, syncedContent search: No
  4. 29 SwiftSearch No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Supported platforms: WindowsIndex locations: Local NTFS volumesContent search: No
  5. 30 PowerGREP No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.2 Supported platforms: windowsIndex locations: local, networkContent search: Yes
  6. 31 Wise JetSearch No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1 Supported platforms: windowsIndex locations: local drives, removable drives
  7. 32 SearchMyFiles No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1
  8. 33 Unfoldly No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.1 Supported platforms: macosIndex locations: localContent search: Yes
  9. 34 monkeSearch No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9 Supported platforms: macosIndex locations: localContent search: No
  10. 35 Windows File Recovery No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.9
  11. 36 Magpie No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 4.8

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