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Fsearch

Fsearch is a free, open-source desktop app for Linux. A fast file search utility for Unix-like systems based on GTK3. It has 4,405 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at cboxdoerfer/fsearch.

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  • Linux
  • BSD
  • Other
  • Actively maintained
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About Fsearch

FSearch is a fast file search utility, inspired by Everything Search Engine. It's written in C and based on GTK3. It is recommended to install FSearch from one of the Stable packages, unless you know what you're doing.

Install Fsearch

Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.

Flathub (Linux)
flatpak install flathub io.github.cboxdoerfer.FSearch

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AUR (Arch Linux)

fsearch on the AUR (opens in a new tab)

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What is Fsearch?

Fsearch is a free, open-source desktop app for Linux. A fast file search utility for Unix-like systems based on GTK3. It has 4,405 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at cboxdoerfer/fsearch.

Is Fsearch free and open source?

Yes. Fsearch's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.

How do I install Fsearch?

Flathub: flatpak install flathub io.github.cboxdoerfer.FSearch and the AUR package fsearch. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: 0.3.2).

Is Fsearch still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 4, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.