Everything – Locate files and folders by name instantly

This is the first thing i install on windows for like 10 years. Then i set up Ctrl+alt+s to toggle the everything window.

This tool is legitimately one of the best utilities I've ever used. I've got my entire corporate branch using it.

It's a shame Microsoft can't figure their shit out and get a high quality native search figured out.

This tool has completely changed the way I work with files - I no longer need to remember where they are, just a part of the name. Coincidentally, this means my files are better organized, since I know I can always just jump straight there instead of having to think about the folder structure.

I use it so often that I put it in the search bar, so that I can open it with Win + 1.

* The tool is truly amazing. Both for simple usage, and the advanced queries that it accepts. Very powerful, like a command line tool.

* As another comment says, v1.5 alpha has many advantages. Despite the alpha label, I find it to be very stable.

* Several software integrations exist: https://www.voidtools.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6326, I mostly like being able to see folder sizes instantly in explorer. I used xplorer2 in the past, which has a plugin, but I went back to native explorer, which has a Windhawk mod, feels like what Microsoft should have done: https://windhawk.net/mods/explorer-details-better-file-sizes

You may find FlowLauncher useful too: https://github.com/Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher

It can be configured to use an existing Voidtools Everything install in its settings, so a universal launcher can double as the everything searchbar