Mo-Search 4.0.14

4.6 out of 5 stars 4.6 (88 votes)

(January 19, 2012)

Windows 7/2000/2003/2008/Vista/XP / Freeware / 5,842 downloads

Mo-Search quickly Locates, Scores and Ranks relevant files by searching file contents or filenames/paths. Advantages include: Scored and Ranked Results, Searches Networked Drives (shares), Integrated FileViewer with Highlighted Matches, and Integrated EXIF QuickView adjacent to previewed images.

  • Publisher

    MeauxSoft

  • Homepage

    Mo-Search

  • Uninstaller

    Yes

  • Latest Changes

    - Bug: Crash in Find Duplicate Files - thanks ????? (longstanding issue)

    - Bug: Crash when indexing/viewing .pdf documents via Abobe Acrobat automation (longstanding issue)

    - Bug: Crash internally within CountPhrases (longstanding issue - multiple indexers)

    - Bug: SearchScreen> PathBrowseButton may show incorrect index state (due to stale Path cache, or child of omit folder)

    - Bug: Indexing failure when Windows DateTime format is other than US general - thanks ????? (longstanding issue)

    - Bug: iFilter viewer failure was not logged (longstanding issue)

Reviews of Mo-Search

  1. 1 out of 5 stars
    bobad

    Reviewing 4.0.13 (Jan 4, 2012)

    I have given up on my favorite search tool, "Everything", because it's out of development. I am auditioning every search tool I can find, but nothing is close to Everything so far.

    This one is just awful. It got off on the wrong foot instantly when it tried to install into my personal Users folder structure. That's a no-no, and highly unprofessional. It took about 15 minutes for the initial indexing, and I have a very fast PC with SSD. When you type into the search box, it seems to freeze. The tool bar at the bottom pops up when it feels like it. I tell you, I couldn't uninstall this program fast enough! Because of the high ratings, I assume these things will be fixed, but that will not bring me back. I just don't like the whole GUI or the way it works period. It doesn't even have hypertext, which is instant in Everything. Uninstalling it left behind some junk registry entries, which Revo Uninstaller swatted. Still looking for a good search tool in current development!

  2. 5 out of 5 stars
    nona01

    Reviewing 4.0.5 (Jul 18, 2011)

    This is a great search engine. The writer of the software has been updating and made changes that seem to have worked out the few minor kinks - auto indexing is now available, for one thing. The program has always been fast, but the indexing is now much faster. It's also gotten easier to use. I have thousands of Word files on my computer and when I am searching for one I cna't find, the program easily finds it for me, either through a single word search or combination of words. I can preview the document, scroll through it, and then, if it's the one I need, open it with a click. It's slick and reliable and has saved me many hours of fruitless labor trying to find the information I am looking for. Great program - and it's free. What more a person ask for?

  3. 5 out of 5 stars
    gballanco

    Reviewing 3.0 Beta (Feb 20, 2008)

    I've been using this programm since 2.0 and have appreciated all the updates. The program gets faster and better and now searches and ranks documents using mulitiple words. The re-indexing is quicker now, especially when updating, and the updating is very easy. I regularly use this and can't say enough good about how much time this program saves me in finding previously created legal documents lost in the bowels of my word files. I say Mo-Search saves the day.

  4. 5 out of 5 stars
    qksusek

    Reviewing 3.0 Beta (Jan 2, 2008)

    Very nice! Works well, easy to use and powerful. I give it a 5.

  5. 3 out of 5 stars
    Blacklife08

    Reviewing 3.0 Beta (Jan 1, 2008)

    The program was fast and has a simple install however i found that it is faster to find a file myself sometimes than open a program and search for it. If there were a tool bar with a low cpu impact it would greatly improve the desirably of the program.

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