A free file search tool is exactly what it sounds like: freeware that searches through files on your computer. It’s true that there’s already a built-in way to find files in Windows, but many of the tools on this list have dozens of extra features.

If you’ve always been good at naming and organizing hundreds or thousands (or more) of files on your computer, you might not need any of the programs. On the other hand, if you have files scattered all over the place, on multiple hard drives, a search tool is a must.

Everything has been my favorite file search tool for years. It has a super clean program interface that supports a ton of great features.

You can use All to search via the Windows right-click context menu and find files on multiple NTFS drives, both internal and external, at once.