Looking for an alternative to Aikin HyperSearch?
Get to know Lookeen. If you are looking for an Aikin HyperSearch alternative, you need tolerant content search that finds the right thing despite typos and spelling variants.
Why Lookeen for document search
What Lookeen does differently and what that means for your daily work.
Finds spelling variants
With fuzzy search (e.g. Meier~), Lookeen finds matches despite typos or different spellings – combinable with phrases, wildcards and filters.
Emails and archives in one search
Outlook, Exchange and Exchange Online, PST and OST files and online archives – with attachments, appointments and contacts. Search works even when Outlook is closed.
Scanned documents become searchable
OCR makes text in scans, faxes and image PDFs findable without changing the originals. With Lookeen Server, recognition can run locally.
Hits right in the preview
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and images open in the preview with search terms highlighted. Duplicate emails are grouped.
Typical use cases
This is where Lookeen plays to its strengths, each with its own page and details.
Frequently asked questions
What to know before you switch from Aikin HyperSearch to Lookeen.
Is Lookeen an alternative to Aikin HyperSearch?
Lookeen searches files, emails and archives by content – with fuzzy and proximity search, wildcards, almost 100 formats and preview.
Does Lookeen find terms with typos?
Yes. Fuzzy search finds terms with small deviations; the allowed deviation can be set per search term.
Can Lookeen search old PST archives?
Yes. PST and OST files are searched together with the current mailbox. With Lookeen Server, entire folders full of PST files can be added as a source.
Does Lookeen work with network drives and file servers?
Yes. Lookeen Desktop searches local and network drives; Lookeen Server indexes file servers centrally for all users and respects file permissions.
Does Lookeen support complex queries?
Yes: exact phrases, proximity (e.g. "contract termination"~5), fuzzy search, wildcards, AND/OR/NOT, searches in document properties and by date – combinable with filters.
Can I try Lookeen for free?
Yes. You can test the full functionality of Lookeen free for 14 days – with your own data.
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