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FSearch

Ch 525.7of 59 Desktop Search Software
  1. 1Runs onLinux
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Supported platformsLinux
  4. 4Index locationslocal, removable, network
  5. 5Content searchNo
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Overview

FSearch is ranked #52 of 59 in desktop search software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux. There is a free plan.

FSearch plans and pricing

All plans
FSearch Free GPL-2.0 licensed · Stable and development packages · Flatpak has limited features github.com · 10 Oct 2026

Compared on desktop search software

Free plan
Yesgithub.com
Supported platforms
Linuxgithub.com
Index locations
local, removable, networkgithub.com
Content search
Nogithub.com

Facts

Purpose
FSearch is a fast file search utility for Unix-like systems, inspired by Everything Search Engine.github.com · 10 Oct 2026
Implementation
It is written in C and based on GTK3.github.com · 10 Oct 2026
Live results
Search results appear instantly as the user types.github.com · 10 Oct 2026
Search options
It supports advanced search syntax, wildcards, regular expressions, and filters for files, folders, or both.github.com · 10 Oct 2026
Index controls
Users can include or exclude specific folders from indexing and exclude files or folders using wildcard expressions.github.com · 10 Oct 2026
Sorting
Results can be sorted by filename, path, size, or modification time.github.com · 10 Oct 2026
Platforms
The project lists packages for Ubuntu, Arch Linux, Fedora/RHEL/CentOS, Debian, openSUSE, Flatpak, Solus, and FreeBSD.github.com · 10 Oct 2026
License
The GitHub repository identifies the project license as GPL-2.0.github.com · 10 Oct 2026
Dependencies
The listed requirements include GTK 3.22, GLib 2.60, glibc 2.19 or musl 1.1.15, PCRE2 10.21, and ICU 4.4.github.com · 10 Oct 2026
Flatpak limitation
The project marks its Flatpak package as having limited features.github.com · 10 Oct 2026
Sorting limitation
Sorting many results by type can be very slow because type information is expensive to gather and is not indexed.github.com · 10 Oct 2026
Trash limitation
Moving files or folders to Trash does not update the database index, so they may continue to appear in results.github.com · 10 Oct 2026
Support
The README directs bug reports and feature requests to GitHub Issues, questions and discussions to GitHub Discussions, and other FSearch matters to Matrix.github.com · 10 Oct 2026
Intended audience
The maker describes advanced users as the target audience and says the project is intended as a standalone search application.github.com · 10 Oct 2026

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