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FAQ

Is the search regex-compatible? Yes — choose Regex as the match mode. It uses Rust's regex engine (character classes, |, quantifiers, anchors, groups, (?i) flags). Backreferences and look-around aren't supported (a linear-time performance guarantee). See Usage.

How do I search a folder straight from Explorer? Enable it once in ⚙ Settings → Explorer integration, then right-click a folder → Search with InSearch (Windows 11: under Show more options). See Installation.

Does it search inside PDFs / Word / Excel files? Yes — pdf, docx, and xls/xlsx/ods are decoded to text and searched. PDF results depend on the PDF containing real text (scanned images have none). See Supported formats.

What's "block" mode? One result per timestamp-to-timestamp log block instead of per line — so a match inside a multi-line stack trace shows the whole block. See Usage.

Can I search a specific date range inside a big log file? Yes — open ⚑ Filters → Entry time and set a from/to range (date, with optional HH:MM, or use the 📅 calendar). InSearch filters by the timestamp inside each matching line/block, so a multi-day log is sliced down to just the entries in your window. This is different from File date, which filters on the file's last-modified time. See Usage.

Do saved searches remember my filters? Yes. ★ Saved stores the query, options, filters, and folders; loading it restores them all (replacing whatever filters you currently have set).

Does InSearch build an index or run in the background? No. Searches run on demand over the folders you pick; there's no daemon and no index to maintain.

Does it send anything over the network? No. InSearch is entirely local — no telemetry, no update checks. See Security & privacy.

Why are some results capped? The UI holds up to 10,000 matches to stay responsive; refine your query (or use the Filter results box) to narrow down.

Can I run it headless / script it? Use insearch-cli — it prints path:line: text and is pipe-friendly. See Usage.

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