Copernic Desktop Search Professional for Windows

By Copernic
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Developer’s Description

Find all data on your desktop, peripherals and network instantly.

User-oriented desktop search solution, CDS Professional is designed for home users, professionals and small businesses who want to free up their time so they can focus on their clients. CDS Professional lets you quickly search & find the stuff that helps you do business. files, e-mails, contracts, presentations and more. -Find misplaced files in a split-second -Retrieve all files, e-mails, attachments, that contain specific content in a single search -Save your frequent searches for a one-click reuse -Preview your documents without having to open them in another software or tool Instantly Find any File. Word, Excel;, PowerPoint;, PDF, HTML, WordPerfect;, text, ZIP files. E-mails or attachments from Outlook, Outlook; Express, Eudora; and Mozilla; Thunderbird; Outlook Notes, Tasks and Calendar items.

Over 150 other types of files like MP3, JPG, WAV, MPEG Control your search experience. Act on results without having to open another software application. Save your most frequent searches. Export your list of results in an HTML file. Choose files and e-mail folders to index, including network drives. Control computer resources usage when indexing documents. Benefit from automatic, seamless real-time indexing of new or updated files and e-mails. Save battery power by suspending the indexing process Get Web results for your desktop queries. Search the Web and your computer from the same lightweight, intuitive interface. Get desktop and Web results with a single search. Use convenient toolbars: deskbar and browser toolbar.

Copernic Desktop Search Professional for Windows

By Copernic
Trial version
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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: February 5, 2013

Latest update: April 6, 2017

Version: 3.7.0.8

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows 8
Windows 10
Windows XP

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 13,468

Downloads Last Week: 2

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4/5

13 User Votes

Essential to my business. Used many times each day.
WindsurferLADecember 18, 2013
Pros
CDS enables me to find long-ago misplaced document files as well as recent work on my WinXP-pro machine. With CDS, I don't need to make sure documents are placed in the appropriate Directory as CDS will find it if I can remember how to describe it. CDS is my key to finding images. I make sure that before I save images to my HDD, I place a label in the meta-data fields. Using CDS, I can then quickly find it wherever it, or copies of it, is stashed. I have over 100,000 document files stored on my HDD representing a decade or more of business transactions. Without CDS, many would impossible to find. I probably use CDS on my WinXP machine more often than any other single application.
Cons
Search results often take ten or twenty seconds to be returned, but I think that is because my library of indexed documents is so large, 100,000+. CDS runs into problems perhaps once every hundred or so searches that requires re-booting my machine. The crashes have been far fewer with the most recent fall-2013 version.
Summary
CDS adds dramatically to the efficiency of running the paper-less office aspect of my business, and is well worth the license fee.
Better than Google Desktop for large number of files
santoniMay 23, 2012
Pros
Fast, reliable, searches Outlook 2010, good interface for selecting document types
Cons
no pop-up like Google Desktop
Summary
Much better than expected
It does exactly what I want each time.
k0rwwOctober 15, 2011
Pros
It's fast and works in the background.
Cons
Haven't found any so far. Haven't had an occasion to contact tech support.
Summary
It's fast, it finds what you want and indexes in the background.
No support
sslokeyOctober 11, 2011
Pros
Pretty, I think
Cons
Does not seem to be able to index email on exchange server even though it says it can.
Summary
Questions put to support go unanswered for 5 or 6 days. When they do answer it is no the question you asked, not even close. Its almost like they just pull something out of thin air.
No sweat, no stress; find almost anything instantly.
MikkelmasSeptember 12, 2011
Pros
Virtually limitless search capabilities. Phenominal pay-back, time being money; it can save its modest cost even within the first hour... In most file types one can view searched-for contents (and if wished copy anything) without opening the file.
Cons
Now that indexing is fast (earlier versions could take days or even weeks) I cannot think of any! And now no limit to size of drives it can work on...
Summary
In my view faster and more useable than Microsoft's and Google's desktop search offerings. My number-one desktop tool; used multiple times every day.
An essential application employed many times each day.
WindsurferLADecember 8, 2010
Pros
In my experience, greater flexibility in specifying search terms than Google desktop. Much easier to use and far faster than various Microsoft desktop search tools. Does not tie up machine when indexing like Microsoft products that I've tried.
Cons
Far, far too often, Copernic so hogs CPU that machine stalls even though I have a 3.0 Ghz dual processor machine with 2 GByte of RAM. I often need to manually pause indexing, so I can proceed with my work.
Summary
My comments are based on several months of use of Copernic Desktop Search Professional 3.4.0.25 on my 3.0 Ghz dual processor machine with 2 GByte of RAM. On the plus side: Copernic typically identifies files very quickly even though I have many GBytes of files on my machine. (2) Usually I can proceed with my work while Copernic functions in background. I can't say the same for various Microsoft based search engines, as all of them seem to slow down my machine. On the Negative side, Copernic sometimes demands over 80% of CPU capacity as reported by the Windows Task Manager. When that happens, all other work stops. Copernic is supposed to stop indixing when machine is in use, but it often does not stop, and I have to manually halt indexing. Copernic's presentation of a vignette of selected search document is handy, as it speeds up search. One does not have to open file to learned if search result is the intended application.
Copernic Pro blows away Google Desktop Search
tonypowellSeptember 14, 2010
Pros
Automatic "sorting" of file types. Almost instant search results. Love being able to include/exclude file types in index.
Cons
Initial indexing takes a very long time, especially when Copernic is set to pause indexing when computer is "in use."
Summary
Once configured adequately, Copernic Pro as excellent.
JuliaHensonDecember 16, 2009
Pros
I was expecting some degradation of computer performance, but there was none. Very important to me. I have 5 separate areas, with at least 150GB of data to index - speed is of the essence, if I am going to be happy with a product.
Cons
I was terribly disappointed with my experience this time with Copernic, until I realized that the default for indexing was set for every 4 days! I feel that a default value should be no more than every hour.
Summary
Once configured for my needs, the performance was excellent. I think that Copernic should automatically bring up the defaults that are pre-set, so that an initial user will realize what is happening - it took me a while to recognize what was happening. Also, Copernic shoujld bring up a window that shows what the default index drives are. I would have saved me time and made me a happier customer.
The worst support service I have seen.
elber73December 4, 2009
Pros
mmmm... nothing
Cons
The worst support service I have seen.
Summary
Copernic Software sell DEAD SOFTWARE. You pay for the programs, but when you have a question because the help provided is incomplete, nobody answer to your questions, or their answers is about wrong product (automated answers?). You can request the 30 day money back guarantee, but they will ignore your requests. Shocking.
A fine product that does its job
steve39December 1, 2009
Pros
Fast, correct and easy to use
Cons
Prior problems cleared up with newest addition
Summary
I have used this product for several years. While there have been some minor problems with speed, I enjoyed it more than the competitive products. The latest version seems to have cleared the remaining bugs. It is a super fast and convenient way to find what is stored on my computer.