# FileLocator Pro review (2026): is it worth paying for? > Windows search tool for finding text inside files, with indexing Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. FileLocator Pro is a Windows search program that finds text inside files, including PDFs, Office documents, archives and Outlook PST files. It supports indexed and non-indexed searches, reports and exports, and is sold as a perpetual license with a 30-day trial. - **Category:** Desktop Utilities - **Made by:** Mythicsoft Ltd - **Website:** https://www.mythicsoft.com/filelocatorpro/ - **Runs on:** Windows - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want free search, as there is no free plan after the 30-day trial. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, FileLocator Pro is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $79 per named user, perpetual license. - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 30-day free trial. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Standard License | $79 one-time, per named user | Up to 3 Windows installations per named user; volume discounts from 25 licenses. | | Technician License | $142 one-time, per named user | Unlimited Windows installations per named user. | | Floating License | $206 one-time, per concurrent user | Licensed for a number of concurrent users rather than named people. | Read from https://www.mythicsoft.com/filelocatorpro/buy/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with FileLocator Pro before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Discounted support and upgrade renewals** (Other savings): Renewals made before the support period ends get 40% off, and renewals after expiry get 30% off. Source: https://www.mythicsoft.com/filelocatorpro/buy/ ## Key features - **Content search:** Dig into PDFs, Office documents and ZIP archives, and search several Outlook PST files at once. - **Indexed or live search:** Searches can be indexed for near-instant results or run without an index; there is no background indexing. - **Results preview:** Highlighted keywords with surrounding text, and views of hits or the whole file with syntax highlighting. - **Reports and export:** Results can be summarized and exported. - **Shared indexes:** Several user-defined indexes can be created and shared across a network. ## Good for - IT staff and developers searching logs and source code - Lawyers and analysts who search document collections ## Worth knowing - Windows only; no macOS or Linux version is listed. - Major upgrades are free for one year after purchase; support and upgrade renewals are optional and discounted. - The vendor says it merged with Agent Ransack in 2019, so the two have the same features. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. FileLocator Pro finds text inside files on Windows, live or from an index, with reports and export. It costs $79 per person, trial excepted, and it is Windows only. - **Value for money: B.** $79 one-time per named user, which is under two years of the typical utility subscription (about $80) but well above the $19.99 one-time middle. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A 30-day free trial, and the listing doesn't say whether a card is needed. No free plan. - **Features: B.** Content search, indexed or live, results preview, reports and export, shared indexes. No gap in the job. - **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. Indexes and search locations take setting up. - **Platforms and integrations: D.** Windows only. Windows only; no Mac, Linux, phone or web version. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Mythicsoft Ltd's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among desktop utilities - FileLocator Pro's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 13 of the 186 other desktop utilities we grade, and level with 21. - It stands best on features (B, above 113 of 186) and worst on platforms and integrations (D, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/utilities ## Keep it, or make your own? **Your call.** It depends on the utility: a converter or a calculator is an afternoon. You could make the core of FileLocator Pro for yourself: reports. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. - You could make: Reports: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: A file manager working directly on your disk. - You could not: A real app for Windows. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** File management, Reports, One-time purchase ## Alternatives - [Everything](https://toolgpa.com/tools/everything): Instant file and folder name search for Windows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/everything-vs-filelocator-pro) - [Find Any File](https://toolgpa.com/tools/find-any-file): Mac file finder that searches by name, date, size and content. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/filelocator-pro-vs-find-any-file) - [dtSearch](https://toolgpa.com/tools/dtsearch): Windows full-text search for terabytes of documents and email. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dtsearch-vs-filelocator-pro) - [Copernic Desktop Search](https://toolgpa.com/tools/copernic-desktop-search): Windows desktop search that indexes files, email and cloud drives. 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