The default file search in Windows has less options, so most of the time the search might not be perfect or might take time. File Searcher is a free application for Windows which helps to perform searching of files using some parameters which makes the search more refined. With File Searcher you can search any file in any location for any content easily and quickly. File Searcher features a powerful regular expression engine that searches any type of file for any given regular expression or standard string.
File Searcher has search criteria defined in 4 tabs, namely location of the file, type of the file, date of creation or modification of file including the size and contents.
Features of File Searcher;
- Search Multiple locations at once
- Filter file by name/extension using simple text or regular expressions
- Filter file creation/access/modify dates within date range
- Search files for multiple content criteria
- Search for simple text or regular expressions
- Support for popular formats including PDF, Office, HTML, RTF, TXT etc
- View results in notepad, open containing folder, or open file in native program
- Search results can be sorted