SwiftList is an ultra-lightweight, high-performance global search and productivity launcher for Windows. Built using C# WPF and NT Services, it offers instant NTFS MFT parsing, real-time USN monitoring, and plugin support, making it a modern alternative to Everything and Listary.
Key Features:
Instant indexing via NTFS MFT and USN Journal for near-instant search results with minimal resource usage.
Fuzzy search capabilities with multi-keyword matching, including prefix/suffix/exact/exclude operators and pinyin aliasing for Chinese filenames.
Multiple search interfaces: a quick popup window, a full main window, and an inline bar that integrates directly into File Explorer or native file dialogs.
QuickLook preview, customizable right-click actions menu, and fully rebindable hotkeys for enhanced workflow efficiency.
Open plugin SDK supporting extensions for search providers, aliases, context-menu actions, result columns, previews, and themes.
Target Audience and Benefits:
Ideal for power users, developers, and professionals seeking a fast, resource-efficient file search solution. SwiftList streamlines workflows with real-time indexing and customizable features, boosting productivity while maintaining low system overhead.
Available via WinGet, SwiftList simplifies deployment with commands like winget install SwiftList. Its lightweight design ensures smooth operation on Windows 10/11, supporting both x64 and ARM64 architectures.
SwiftList is an ultra-lightweight, high-performance, extensible global search and productivity launcher for Windows, built on .NET 10 (WPF). It's a modern, open-source alternative to Everything and Listary — indexing local drives via the NTFS USN Journal and MFT for near-instant, low-resource search.
Millisecond indexing — reads the NTFS USN Journal/MFT directly instead of walking directories; a low-footprint background service keeps the index in sync in real time.
FZF-style fuzzy search — multi-keyword fuzzy matching with prefix/suffix/exact/exclude operators, plus pinyin aliasing for Chinese filenames.
Three ways to search — a quick popup window, a full main window, and an inline bar that docks directly into File Explorer or native file dialogs.
QuickLook preview, a right-click-style actions menu, and hotkeys that are all rebindable.
Open plugin SDK — extend search providers, aliases, context-menu actions, result columns, previews, and themes.
Process isolation — a SYSTEM-level indexing service kept separate from the per-user app UI.
See the User Manual for search syntax, every hotkey, and every settings option; the Developer Manual for architecture and the plugin SDK reference.
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