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24 alternatives to FindText

Fast Text Search for Multiple Files

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. FindText launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Findr▲1,296

   Search all your apps, at once

   2024 · usefindr.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   SeekFast▲99

   Quickly and easily search text in files on your computer

   2021 · seekfast.org · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Needl▲211

   One app to search them all

   2022 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Meta Search▲360

   Search your Desktop, Google Drive, Dropbox, Gmail, Evernote.

   2016 · finance.yahoo.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Fabric▲690

   Make notes, tasks, and search, directly from the terminal.

   2023 · fabric.so · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Stacks - Your search co-pilot▲355

   Search your browser & social bookmarks

   2024 · betterstacks.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Search▲335

   The all in one search engine for PH, DN, HN and GitHub ✊

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8FT
   Full text search Project Gutenberg (60m paragraphs)▲202

   2021 · gutensearch.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   FYI Desktop▲292

   Finally, your ☁️and 🖥 documents in one place

   2018 · nira.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Find It▲141

    Search physical documents using your phone's camera 🔎

    2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Paragraphs▲104

    Go straight to the answer when searching across your files

    2022 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    PDF Search for iPhone and iPad▲99

    Search multiple documents insanely fast

    2017 · pdfsearchapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    CTRL-F▲283

    Search printed documents, with your camera!

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Liquid Text 2.0▲157

    A better way to understand text - across multiple documents

    2016 · liquidtext.net · its alternatives →

15. 15
    PDF Search for Mac▲81

    Search multiple documents insanely fast

    2017 · pdfsearchapp.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Findo▲230

    Your smart search 🔍 assistant across personal cloud ☁️

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Pretext▲142

    A powerful, clean Markdown & plain text editor for iOS 📝

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Playtext▲108

    Turn articles into audiobooks & read 2x faster!

    2023 · playtext.com · its alternatives →

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    LiquidText for MacOS▲110

    Reading and note taking better than paper!

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    FileMasta▲135

    Search the web for videos, audios, eBooks and much more

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Multi Find▲73

    Find and highlight multiple words on webpages

    2023 · multifind.vgreco.fr · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Paths▲87

    Find shortcuts for apps and websites in your browser

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Tag, Search & Summarize▲118

    Highlight and tag text in Google Docs to search & summarize

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    BlinkFind▲71

    Finding text on webpages made more accessible 📝

    2018 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →