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dtSearch Desktop

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From $102.08/mo Free trial Windows
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Purpose
dtSearch Desktop provides instant searching of desktop-accessible files.Read 4 Oct 2026 · dtsearch.com
Intended users
The company describes use across enterprise document and email search, legal research, e-discovery, forensics, government, finance, recruiting, and medical records.Read 4 Oct 2026 · dtsearch.com
Platforms
dtSearch Desktop/Network supports Windows 8 through 11 and Windows Server 2012 through 2022; there is no macOS version of Desktop.Read 4 Oct 2026 · support.dtsearch.com
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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · dtsearch.com
Integrations
The official site lists SharePoint, Azure, AWS, and SQL or NoSQL data among supported data sources or integrations across the product line.Read 4 Oct 2026 · dtsearch.com
Support
A Desktop license includes technical support for one year to a single point of contact in the licensee organization.Read 4 Oct 2026 · dtsearch.com
Headquarters
The company's ordering information lists its address as 6852 Tulip Hill Terrace, Bethesda, Maryland 20816.Read 4 Oct 2026 · support.dtsearch.com
Founded
1991Read 28 Sep 2026 · dtsearch.com
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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · dtsearch.com
Developer API
The Desktop end-user application does not include access to the developer API.Read 4 Oct 2026 · dtsearch.com
File formats
The product line supports searching PDF, Microsoft Office, email and nested attachments, compressed archives, web data, and other listed formats.Read 4 Oct 2026 · dtsearch.com
Index size
The company says its products can index over a terabyte of text in one index and search indexes during updates.Read 4 Oct 2026 · dtsearch.com
License limit
The standard single-user license allows one individual to use the software on up to two computers, exclusively by that individual.Read 4 Oct 2026 · dtsearch.com
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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · dtsearch.com
Security and trust
The maker describes secure Intranet searching across the product line; its documented Windows permission behavior applies specifically to dtSearch Web.Read 4 Oct 2026 · dtsearch.com
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.Read 4 Oct 2026 · dtsearch.com

Plans and prices

dtSearch Desktop — single user license $249, paid once single user @ $249 Windows required · one individual on up to two computers, used exclusively by that individual Read 4 Oct 2026 · dtsearch.com
dtSearch Desktop — annual single individual user “investigative” license $1,225 a year annual single individual user “investigative” @ $1,225 covering one 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 Read 4 Oct 2026 · dtsearch.com

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