#Copernic desktop search software#

Indexing can become a resource hog if the program doesn’t handle index creation and updating cleanly, but each of these does a good, unobtrusive job. Google handles AOL Instant Messaging and says it will add more e-mail support in time. Results appear in an Explorer-like window showing file name, location, relevance, date and size.Īll three search Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, but Archivarius also handles e-mail applications Netscape (and related applications Firefox Thunderbird and Mozilla) and The Bat. In the search results box, you can click an icon to open the highlighted file, which loads the appropriate application, or one that lets you view a semi-formatted version of the file.

#Copernic desktop search software#

And like Google, it’s free.įor $30, Archivarius 3000 from Wizetech Software lets you search beyond the desktop to shared directories on other computers, network-attached storage boxes and network devices. Files are searchable by document type (e-mail, documents, music, etc.), and Copernic includes Web search, as you’d expect. Patterned after the Microsoft Windows Explorer look and feel, Copernic Desktop Search lists files’ name and location in the display pane up top, and a dozen formatted lines of the file in the Quick Preview pane below. Each listing shows the file name, location and the first two lines of text in the search results.Ĭopernic, which offers Web search applications, has added its new Desktop Search utility.

If you like the look and feel of Google, you'll love this, and the results pop up even faster than on the Web search engine. Google leads the pack in brand name awareness, and millions are using the free 'beta' Desktop Search. Three new programs, Google Desktop Search (beta), Copernic Desktop Search and Archivarius 3000 promise to keep your files found and money in your pocket. To a small business, lost files can mean lost revenue.