Recoll

Full-text search for your whole file system

About Recoll

Recoll is a free, open-source full-text search tool for Unix and Linux that indexes documents, emails and many file formats. It offers a graphical interface with rich query options, preview and stemming in many languages, built on the Xapian search engine. Overall, it is built for people who want that kind of job done reliably, without unnecessary complexity, steep learning curves or heavyweight software getting in the way of everyday work.

Recoll key facts

Category: Utilities & Security
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: search, index, open source
Official site: recoll.org

About the Utilities & Security category

Password managers, cloud storage, and VPNs for everyday digital security. The Utilities & Security category on Tools Hub currently lists 562 tools. Alongside Recoll, it includes Copernic Desktop Search, dtSearch, JDownloader, Internet Download Manager.

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More in Utilities & Security

Comparing tools in the Utilities & Security category? These related listings are worth a look: Copernic Desktop Search — Desktop search that indexes everything; dtSearch — Enterprise search over terabytes of text; JDownloader — Download manager that handles hoster links.