About DocFetcher
DocFetcher is a powerful open-source desktop search tool that lets you quickly find content within files on your computer. Designed for efficiency and privacy, it indexes folders of your choice, delivering fast, relevant search results across a wide range of document formats. Available for Windows, Linux, and macOS under the Eclipse Public License.
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Yes, DocFetcher runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Yes, DocFetcher requires you to create indexes for the folders you want to search in. Indexing allows for faster searches by pre-processing file contents.
Indexing time depends on the number and sizes of files. A good rule of thumb is 200 files per minute. However, updating an existing index is much faster, usually taking only a few seconds.
Yes, DocFetcher supports zip, 7z, rar, and tar.* archive formats. It also handles unlimited nesting of archives.
Yes, you can use regular expressions to exclude specific files from indexing, such as Microsoft Excel files using a pattern like .*\.xls.
No, DocFetcher does not collect your private data. It is designed with privacy in mind, and you can verify this by checking the source code.
Yes, portable versions of DocFetcher are available for Windows, Linux, and macOS. These allow you to create a portable document repository that can be moved or shared.
DocFetcher supports a wide range of formats, including Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org, PDF, HTML, RTF, plain text, and more. See the supported formats section for a full list.
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