it’s possible for you to get DocFetcherhere.
It works with Windows and Linux.
DEB packages are available for users on Debian or Debian-based distros.
For Windows users, there is a choice between installer and portable versions of the software.
With the index ready, you’re able to now search for text inside your files.
The results section display the relevance, file size and filename of each result returned.
Clicking on any results opens up a preview of the file with the search terms highlighted.
Double press any result and the corresponding file is launched for you to work with.
DocFetcher automatically keeps track of additions and modifications to the folders you have configured it to watch.
you might use operators in your search query to fine tune the results.
This is in contrary to what you might expect (being used to Google search).
Frankly speaking, this requires a little getting used to and could have easily been fixed by the developer.
This can be especially useful if you do a bit of coding.
This can be specified via the preferences dialog, or while creating/rebuilding index.
DocFetcher is a great alternative to Google Desktop.
What is your preferred desktop search tool to search documents for words?
