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Lightning File Search

Martin Ďurcek (durcekmartin83) Publisher

Install latest/stable of Lightning File Search

Ubuntu 16.04 or later?

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sudo snap install lightning-file-search

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Details for Lightning File Search

Package name

  • lightning-file-search

License

  • MIT

Last updated

  • Yesterday - latest/stable

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Instant type-and-find file search for Linux — pure Python, zero deps.

Find anything on your Linux machine the instant you start typing.

Lightning File Search is the fast, type-and-find file finder Linux has been missing — the kind of instant search Windows users know from "Everything". Type part of a name and matching files and folders appear immediately.

  • Instant results as you type — hundreds of thousands of files in milliseconds.
  • Always up to date — the index keeps itself current through the Linux kernel's inotify: files you create, rename or delete appear and disappear on their own, live.
  • Instant startup — the index is saved between sessions, so the app is ready the moment you open it and quietly syncs changes in the background.
  • Multi-word matching, sortable columns, and one-click Open / Open folder / Copy path.
  • Zero dependencies — and that's the point. No pip packages, no Qt, no Electron. Just Python 3 and its standard library.

Author: Martin Ďurček

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