Filed under: Windows, Freeware, Search
Snowbird is a fast, light weight search utility for Windows
by Brad Linder Aug 4th 2009 at 5:00PM
Snowbird doesn't need to be installed to your computer. You can store it on a USB flash drive and run it on any Windows computer.
The program has a handful of options, including the ability to show hidden files or display the classic Windows address bar. The Snowbird interface looks a lot like a normal Windows Explorer window, and you can sort search results by name, size, type, or date modified.
[via The Portable Freeware Collection]
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Crazy Serb said 5:15PM on 8-04-2009
Nothing I've run into so far beats "Everything" search utility from voidtools.com. Lightweight, instant, fast... just untouchable.
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surfmadpig said 10:23AM on 8-06-2009
agreed. everything is amazing.
Jonathan said 5:19PM on 8-04-2009
Yes, I was going to ask how this compares to Everything. My only complaint with Everything so far is that right-clicking the results window tends to crash the app...
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Crazy Serb said 5:55PM on 8-04-2009
Yeah, that might be your system's issue... I've never had a problem, and I've used Everything on at least a handful of different systems.
techpops said 6:06PM on 8-04-2009
I've only used it on one system but on this PC I'm using now I really use it daily and never had a problem with it. Couldn't say what was causing that problem. Maybe worth a trip over to the official site to ask there.
techpops said 5:33PM on 8-04-2009
What Crazy Serv said. Everything is just incredible. All Vista/Win7 has thrown at search doesn't even start to compare to the lightning fast and resource friendly Everything, that really does search everything.
Try cleaning out thumbs.db with windows search, not gonna happen. Everything grabs all 5 of my hard drives thumbs.db files in a second. Just an example. I love it.
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xlerate said 5:45PM on 8-04-2009
I used Locate32.
Talk about instant, locate32 begins searching with each letter you type.
There is nothing faster.
http://locate32.net/
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Crazy Serb said 5:54PM on 8-04-2009
So does Everything. You get that feeling of Ajax search suggest as you type... sweet, just sweet!
Andy Gratton said 8:25AM on 8-05-2009
Seems a hell of a lot slower than Everything
der_tuxman said 8:17PM on 8-04-2009
For fast searching I still prefer grepWin - http://tools.tortoisesvn.net/grepWin ... not too much GUI bloat, just fast. And it supports regex.
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Molly said 8:17PM on 8-04-2009
absolutely no match for EVERYTHING.
any idea which document types are supported for 'Search file contents'?
the Help file isn't very conclusive and neither is the website.
p.s.: if you're looking for a nice content search tool, check this one:
http://docsearcher.henschelsoft.de/
DocSearcher is java application thus it will run on any system where Java is installed.
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Crispy said 8:17PM on 8-04-2009
AFAIK Everything only searches filenames, not the contents?
I use SuperFinderXT
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/03/10/super-finder-xt-offers-flexible-index-free-search-for-windows/
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rei said 9:48PM on 8-04-2009
There is a fix for the Everything right-click bug:
http://forum.voidtools.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=201
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Saint Seminole said 9:48PM on 8-04-2009
Guys, you can't compare Snowbird to Everything. Because Everything does NOT search file contents, only the names. Snowbird gives you the choice.
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blaszta said 9:31PM on 8-04-2009
Hi guys, I believe Everything is the fastest search tool for file name only.
And for the content, is Snowbird faster than the other solutions offered in the comments?
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hazard said 8:25AM on 8-05-2009
I'm yet to find anything that does a content search faster than WinXP's built-in search tool. The only trick is to enable FilterFilesWithUnknownExtensions and you'll be cooking with gas. I haven't really given Win7's search a good workout yet.
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Crazy Serb said 11:40AM on 8-05-2009
Ahhh... nobody mentioned (in the initial review either) that Snowbird searches file content too.
Well, I guess Everything developers have something to look forward to in the next version ;)
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blaszta said 12:47PM on 8-05-2009
Well, nobody mention it since it shows clearly in the screen shot. Well, maybe they need to mention it to make it crystal clear :-)