Developer’s Description
DeskRule helps you find stuff on your desktop. Unlike other desktop search engines that are limited to simple filename or file content searches, DeskRule can search using any of the 300 available system properties, e.g. you can search for:* top Rated pictures * audio tracks by Artist * PDF/Office documents by Tags, Author or contained keywords * photos shot in Australia (GPS) * photos of your kids (People) * DLLs installed by Microsoft (Company) * … and also search by plain Name if you wish!
DeskRule uses the windows search index for speed and has its own robust search engine as a backup, ensuring that if the document is there somewhere, it will be found for you!
DeskRule can show a preview of the documents, pictures, media and other files found with all the attributes you queried for, helping you understand the results. It is fully shell integrated so you can act on the files found like in your windows explorer
Why search only by name when there are 300+ file properties available?
DeskRule complements and extends Windows Search. If your file is there it will be found. Download the free trial today and see for yourself the amazing possibilities. Better everyday desktop search
The special lite edition has everything except for the advanced search panels, that many users don’t need anyway. So you get a lot of search engine at a fraction of the cost! Detailed comparison:
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Offline catalog search A handy search tool that lets you search files using various criteria and even create custom filters
If the default search tool available in Windows Explorer doesn’t offer all the features you need, then you definitely have to try DeskRule. This powerful piece of software allows you to search files stored on your computer using a large number of parameters, either individually or in combinations.
You can use basic parameters, like the file name or last modification date as well as keywords or keyphrases included in the content, tags, file path, extensions and many more. On top of that, the application allows you to search files by comments, author, rating and other metadata, plus it relies on the Windows Search index to display results quickly.
You can set specific locations where DeskRule should perform the search which can be any folders located on your hard drives, as well as servers, archives, the storage of mobile phones, cameras and other external storage devices.
To create complex search rules you can use multiple criteria as well as wildcards and regular expressions to narrow down the results. Among the advanced search features, DeskRule lets you find audio files by tags, images based on GPS coordinated, keywords, comments and other filters. It also comes with built-in preview for documents, images and other file types.
Quickly find files by names, contents, tags, path, dates, extensions or create complex filters to search for files based on several criteria
DeskRule
Review by Elizabeta Virlan on March 23, 2015
What’s new in DeskRule 2.4.1.0:
- Multimonitor DPI fixes, switching monitors while deskrule is running should be smoother
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DeskRule is a comprehensive application that allows you to find files on your computer based on a large array of properties and criteria. The software allows you to use the system properties as searching criteria, whether individually or in combinations. You may also use simple parameters such as names or date modified.
Powerful searching filters
DeskRule allows you to conduct a search for a file, using its powerful tools and creating filters or rules. You may start a query using simple criteria, such as a common, individual parameter (name, date modified, file contents) or an advanced filter.
The program allows you to use parameters such as rating, comments, author, tags or other metadata, in order to find a particular item. DeskRule can query your Windows Search (WDS) index to quickly identify the files you are looking for. Moreover, the program can extend the capabilities of WDS, intervening where the latter cannot find any results.
Search within files or metadata
DeskRule can help you identify a particular item, based on its contents, as well as the metadata attached to it. You may search within folders on the hard disk, in mobile phones, cameras, server locations, archived files or other virtual shell directories.
You may combine various criteria in order to create a complex search rule or use regular expressions and wildcards in order to find accurate results. Advanced searching options allow you to find songs by their tags, pictures based on their GPS coordinates, by comments, by keywords. Moreover, the program offers a preview function, designed for pictures, documents or other supported files.
Saving search rules
DeskRule allows you to create complex search rules and save them, in case you need to conduct the query again. The program offers you the possibility of managing hundreds of system properties, in order to pinpoint the files you are looking for, in a short time. The response is almost instant, based on the size of the searching location and filter complexity.
Do you still search for files in your computer using only file names? The end result is always the same – a bunch of files with similar or the same name, and you have to open each one to find the right one. Step up your game with today’s discount software promotion, DeskRule!
DeskRule lets you search and filter files using over 300 file properties, making finding the right item exceptionally easy. With DeskRule, you’ll be able to leverage the flexibility of file attributes to quickly find files by Artist, Author, Tags, Keywords, GPS location, and more!
Search using DeskRule isn’t limited to just your computer. In fact, you can use DeskRule to search mobile phones, cameras, ZIP archives, and virtual folders. You can even use wildcards and regular expressions, combined with Boolean search, to perform amazingly complex searches that deliver results!
Until recently, using DeskRule, you could only find files in the conventional way, say find documents modified in the last month or pictures with 4 stars rating and above. But what if you wanted to check file properties against each other? E.g. find files whose Modification date is older than their Creation date? Now you can do just that with the unique desktop detective search mode.
No doubt this is an impressive search capability, but whom is it for? Unless you are working as a forensic investigator for the FBI, why would anyone need such functionality? Arguably this kind of power isn’t for everyday searches, but it could prove useful in many situations that you need to combine file attributes and check their relationship. Here are a few examples off the top of my head: