Search Everything (and Really Everything) with Lookeen Free

Anyone who has ever searched for a free desktop search tool has probably come across the search tool “Everything”: a free software that, according to the manufacturer, finds everything on the desktop. Many users love freeware – which is why Everything has a considerable and loyal user base. But does Everything deliver what it promises? No, because it doesn’t really find everything.

The goal of Voidtools’ developers was to offer a fast and lightweight alternative to Windows search – and they succeeded. Everything operates with low resource consumption and, according to its own specifications, indexes up to 70,000 items per second. With this, Voidtools has developed a search index that even works with real-time indexing. However, the main problem with Everything is that it only indexes file and folder names. For the average user, this may not seem like a big deal, but it is a genuine drawback: To find the desired information, you always have to remember at least part of the file or folder name. If you no longer know the names, Everything simply won’t find everything.

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Comparison: Free Alternatives to Windows Search

| | Lookeen Free | Everything | | Real-time indexing | ● | ● | | File search | ● | File names only | | Folder search | ● | Folder names only | | Search index | ● | ● | | Boolean operators | ● | ● | | Wildcard filter | ● | ● | | Content search | ● | – | | Result preview | high-resolution | – | | Edit in preview mode | ● | – | | Cost | None | None |

Although both search tools are free, a true alternative to Windows search should primarily do one thing: save the user time. If a tool delivers better results in less time, that’s great. However, to be a genuine alternative to Windows search, it should be capable of more than just increasing search speed. Additional features like the ability to edit found files directly in preview mode demonstrate Lookeen Free’s superiority over Everything.

Furthermore, there are no upgrades available for Everything, meaning users do not have the option to upgrade to a higher version with better features. Lookeen, on the other hand, offers different versions depending on the use case, whether for Outlook, in VDI environments, or on enterprise servers: Lookeen searches everything (and really everything).

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