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FSearch 0.2 Brings Major Search Engine Boost, Drops Snap Support (UPDATED)

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 16, 2022,

updated Aug 18, 2022

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A new version of the super-fast file finding Linux app FSearch is now available to download.

I’ve written about FSearch a few times in the past. I love its robust feature set and heroic ability to help me find just about anything I ask of it, regardless of the ancient, forgotten directory I left it in! Heck, it the closest thing to a ‘Everything Search Engine’ app for Linux there is in my opinion.

Anyway, I’m not here to introduce you to the app — it’s a GUI search utility, it does what it says — rather relay word that an updated version is available to download/upgrade to.

And it’s a pretty big one.

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At the heart of FSearch is its search engine, and for FSearch 0.2 this component is “greatly improved”.

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UPDATE

Bobby Borisov has more.

FSearch 0.2 File Search Utility Removes Snap Support

↺ FSearch 0.2 File Search Utility Removes Snap Support

> FSearch, the GTK-based lightning-fast file search tool, now has a new version, 0.2, that significantly improves its functionality.

> Many Linux users believe the only options for searching for files are those built into the operating system. Of course, the ‘find’ command or the file search capability provided by the file manager does an excellent job.

> But what if you could go to the next level using a handy graphical tool that searches for files at the speed of light? Meet FSearch.

> FSearch is an open-source standalone file search utility based on GTK3 inspired by Everything Search Engine. Because it is written in C, FSearch offers incredibly fast search speed, which is the application’s main advantage.

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