BetterFinder is a powerful file search program that enables fast indexing of the file system and provides nearly instant search results.
- Lightning-fast file system indexing
- Instant search results while typing
- Advanced search operators (AND, OR, NOT, wildcards)
- File type filtering
- Search history and file recovery
- Network search for shared drives
- Windows Explorer integration
- Command line support
Installation instructions follow
BetterFinder is developed with Python and Qt for the user interface.
See LICENSE.md for license information.
- Fast indexing of all files on all hard drives
- Instant search for file names and paths
- Filtering by file extensions
- Search in file contents with the
content:syntax - Real-time index updates through NTFS USN Journal
- Dark design with modern user interface
- Windows 10/11
- .NET 6.0 or higher
After starting the application, indexing of all hard drives will automatically begin. After indexing is complete, the search bar can be used to quickly search for files.
- Simple search: Enter part of the file name
- Extension search: Search for files with a specific extension (e.g. ".txt")
- Content search: Use
content:followed by the search term to search in file contents
Like the original Everything, BetterFinder offers:
- Fast indexing of files and folders
- Real-time updates through NTFS USN Journal
- Low resource usage
- Content search for text files
- Fast indexing (few seconds to minutes)
- Low memory usage
- Real-time index updates
- NTFS USN Journal ensures that no changes are missed, even when BetterFinder is not running