Battle Everything vs UltraSearch

[Spartan]

haven't tried Listraty yet, but looks interesting, a Pro version too $19 lifetime

Listary – Free File Search Tool & App Launcher

Listary is a revolutionary search utility for Windows that makes finding your files and launching applications blazing fast, for casual and power users alike!

www.listary.com

I bought it, not too bad for a lifetime license. I was immediately impressed by the speed and I like the UI. Just double tap the CTRL key and it rings up a floating search bar and it searches both files and installed programs which the others don't.

Also, the developer has been very responsive to my questions when I contacted him.

 

[AV-Freak]

Been using everything for many years and it's a must have app in a pc IMO.

 

[simmerskool]

I installed Listary free and used / using it very briefly and it is very fast, but it also dials out to Singapore 6 Collyer Quay > Tencent. I'd prefer to know something like this in advance rather than get alerts from my security software.

 

[silvers]

This listary is good. Can search for software and settings which is an advantage over everything. Connecting to Tencent is not good.

 

[Sunshine-boy]

Everything is faster and smoother overall. I found Ultra Search to be laggy and unstable.

 

[Jonny Quest]

Not a fan that Listary cannot provide .jpg thumbnail preview like Everything can. Everything is still my favorite.

Preview thumbnails of files within a folder

Thank you for your suggestion. Currently, Listary does not support previewing thumbnails of all files within a folder. If we were to implement this feature in the future, it might need to be done in the file search window, as displaying thumbnails of all files in the launcher’s small window...

discussion.listary.com

 

[Sunshine-boy]

Can search for software and settings which is an advantage over everything

There are two excellent free software alternatives that are far more advanced than Listary:

1. Fluent Search – Fast, Fluent Desktop Search
2. OneLaunch: Your Upgraded Windows Experience - Download Today

I have the first one installed myself.

 

[Spartan]

I installed Listary free and used / using it very briefly and it is very fast, but it also dials out to Singapore 6 Collyer Quay > Tencent. I'd prefer to know something like this in advance rather than get alerts from my security software.

I emailed the developer about this, let's see what he says

 

[Spartan]

I just tried Fluent Search, it's horrible, for example, I asked it to search for ddores.dll which is an icons files in the System32 folder, it only suggested search results from Bing, Wikipedia, Google Translate, the interface is very clunky and complicated.

 

[simmerskool]

Not a fan that Listary cannot provide .jpg thumbnail preview like Everything can. Everything is still my favorite.

Preview thumbnails of files within a folder

Thank you for your suggestion. Currently, Listary does not support previewing thumbnails of all files within a folder. If we were to implement this feature in the future, it might need to be done in the file search window, as displaying thumbnails of all files in the launcher’s small window...

discussion.listary.com

I liked everything but overtime got annoyed that some security found it malicious or pua -- thinking in the back of my mind perhaps someone could hack some bad code into it. NOT saying that happened but got tired of getting alerts (false positives) about it... I don't find Ultrasearch unstable, but not as fast as everything.

 

[Sunshine-boy]

I asked it to search for ddores.dll which is an icons files in the System32 folder, it only suggested search results from Bing, Wikipedia, Google Translate, the interface is very clunky and complicated.

By default, the software excludes the Windows directory and you can disable it . it's not common for everyone to want to search for DLL files., also you can disable the web search feature.

 

[Spartan]

I emailed the developer about this, let's see what he says

@simmerskool @silvers @Jonny Quest

I got a reply from the developer:

First of all, please don’t worry—Listary does not collect any data about the files on your computer.

We do use a Tencent service hosted in Singapore to collect anonymous analytics data to help improve Listary. These analytics are limited to non-sensitive information such as: system memory, display DPI, and which features are used (only counts, no content or personal data).

If you prefer not to share any analytics, you can easily disable this option in Options > General.

 

[Back3]

"I like that Ultrasearch is available on the Microsoft Store and is regularly updated."

 

[simmerskool]

@simmerskool @silvers @Jonny Quest

I got a reply from the developer:


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good to know that analytics connection can be disabled. now I have to DL & reinstall it.