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Real-time, content-aware file search. Free software from Struis ICT.
InSearch finds files on disk and searches inside them, streaming matches as it goes. It's built for logs and documents: search plain text (txt, xml, json, log, …) plus pdf, docx, and xls/xlsx/ods, with matches reported per line or per timestamp-to-timestamp block. Everything runs locally — no accounts, no network.
The Detailed results view: file, folder, size, and modified time alongside each match.
- Installation — MSI, standalone exe, Linux, and the Explorer right-click entry
- Usage — search modes, filters, watch mode, result actions, saved searches, the CLI
- Supported formats — what InSearch can search inside
- Security & privacy — how untrusted files are handled
- Building from source
- FAQ
| Search | live search-as-you-type · watch-folders (log-tailing) · line & timestamp-block modes |
| Query | substring · regex · all-words (AND) · any-words (OR) · exclude (NOT) · whole-word · case modes · match highlighting |
| Formats | plain text/logs, plus pdf, docx, xls/xlsx/ods
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| Filters | filename glob/regex · extension · size · file date/time · log entry-time (in-content timestamp) — all opt-in, with calendar pickers · remembered search defaults: excluded types, skip hidden, skip Windows system folders |
| Results | compact / detailed views · double-click to open · reveal · copy line / copy-all · export CSV·JSON·text · in-place filter · recent + saved searches (filters included) |
| Integration | Explorer "Search with InSearch" (files & folders) · dark + warm-white light themes · in-app About (version, links) |
| Platforms | Windows 10/11 (MSI + exe; no GPU needed — runs on VMs, Windows Sandbox and RDP via DirectX 12 + WARP), Linux (portable tarball) |
| License | MIT |
| Source | https://github.com/StruisICT/InSearch |
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