- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (14-day trial); $50.00 to buy
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP
- Date added: April 02, 2009
- Total Downloads: 828,638
- Downloads last week: 163
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 41 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
With a name like a supersecret rocket, X1 Search is more than just hype. Searching e-mail and other files on your hard drive at a breakneck pace, it offers up the results in an organized and malleable index, and now it does it all for free.
The application loads at start-up, runs as a stand-alone utility, and provides flexible indexing options for each folder on your PC so you can, for example, have X1 index filenames and sizes in some folders but only files with specified extensions in others. Favorite searches can be saved, a preview window makes double-checking results painless, and it's compliant with Outlook, Lotus Notes, Thunderbird, Eudora, and other mail-management programs. Cross-referencing among e-mails, attachments, calendars, images, and other files is one of X1's strongest points.
Although it's powerful, X1 is a heavy drain on system resources even at the least aggressive indexing setting. It's been prone to crash in the past, and the initial indexing process can tie up slower machines for more than 30 minutes. X1 also distinguishes between regular Outlook and Outlook Express, which can make configuration confusing.
Still, for users with powerful machines looking for lightning-fast, comprehensive desktop search, X1 Search has shot way past most of its competitors.
Publisher's description
From X1 Technologies :X1 searches e-mail, attachments & 400+ file types on local or networked drives. With support for popular e-mail clients including Outlook, Outlook Express, Lotus Notes, and Thunderbird, X1 is the secure & robust desktop search tool of choice for companies of all sizes, across all industries. For IT, X1 also enhances corporate information security & integrates with existing critical business systems seamlessly. Unlike other desktop search tools, X1 displays results immediately with each keystroke as search terms are highlighted in a real-time preview within the originating file type. Business users can act on the content found by using post-search actions such as: Reply, Forward, Open, Delete & Export.
Version 6.2.4 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
What's new in this version:
Version 6.2.4 contains many performance improvements and bug fixes.
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Version: X1 Professional Client 6.2.4
"The best desktop search software on the market"
Pros: Searches all types of files and Outlook data. Indexes very quickly. Displays results almost instantly.
Cons: Sometimes the auto-preview of the selected results crashes. Particularly with large PDF files.
Summary: I've used desktop search software from various vendors for many years, from OnLocation to Windows Search. X1 outperforms the others with fast indexing that doesn't bog down your system, and with lightning fast search results. X1 also gives users mor... read more >>
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Version: X1 Professional Client 6.2.4
"You cannot find a better indexing and search program!"
Pros: I started using this product over ten years ago . It uses very little CPU power and after the first indexing has completed it is absolutely precise in findings.
Cons: Rare, but occasionally I lose the X1 desktop and have to select its toolbar again. Not really a "con" but rather an occasional nuisance.
Summary: Whatever shows up in your search has the search word highlighted in yellow to make it very easy to identify your "looked for" search based upon context. Very intuitive so you don't have to worry about having to constantly go to the help section to r... read more >>
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Version: X1 Professional Client 6.2.4
"The best desktop search software"
Pros: I have tried all of the desktop search software and for my needs X1 is the best. It indexes all of my files (I have a paperless office), photos and Outlook files easily and quickly. I especially like the preview images, which are better than others.
Cons: Cost is $50 for the professional version.
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