DocFetcher indexes your computer, making the contents of a wide variety of files instantly searchable. Selecting a search result shows a preview of the file with text highlighted and without formatting. You can filter results by location, file type, minimum and/or maximum filesize and more. The program can index Microsoft Office, OpenOffice/LibreOffice, PDF, RTF, EPUB, HTML and more formats from drives, external volumes, archive files and Outlook .PST files (some .OST files also work).

The program supports complex searches via wildcards, proximity, ranges, “fuzzy” terms, and more using Lucene search. You can also do standard file name search via “filename:searchterm.” The program is cross-platform and functional on OS X and Linux, as well as 64-bit Windows.

Note:

• The program requires that you manually add folders/drives that you want to view before searching. See the “Basic Usage” section of the homepage for a few intro steps. When adding to the search scope, make sure to check “Store relative paths if possible“
• Some issues have appeared with the program on Windows 10. Users may wish to test the PortableApps beta version if you have issues.