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Kerything vs ProFind

Both stand on desktop search software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

ProFind offers broad file, content, archive, and metadata searching with configurable results and automation options. Its one-off Mac purchase includes a 14-day trial, while iOS remote searching requires ProFind for Mac.

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The facts

	Kerything	ProFind
Free plan	Yes	A free trial
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Linux	iPhone, Mac
Lowest paid plan	Not published	ProFind for Mac: $6.99, paid once
Plans published	None	2
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	github.com	zeroonetwenty.com
On desktop search software	#41 of 57	#45 of 57

Kerything: what it does well

ProFind: what it does well

Natural-language and Boolean queries
Searches document contents with optional OCR
Browses ZIP and TAR archives
Supports scripts, Shortcuts, and QuickLook
Exports results to text or CSV

What to know first

No free plan
Mac version requires macOS 11 or later
Image Recognition requires macOS 12 or later
Folder permissions limit searchable content

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