X1 Search review (2026): is it worth $79 a year?
Windows search across local files, email, chats and cloud storage
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X1 Search report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for one search across email, files and chat on Windows
X1 Search indexes email, attachments, local files, chats and cloud data on a Windows PC so one search covers Microsoft 365, Gmail, Google Drive and Slack. It is $79 a year per license, with no one-time option and no stated trial length.
Who X1 Search is for
- Fits if your work is spread across Outlook, Teams, Slack and cloud drives
- Works for people on Windows who want one place to look for old messages
Who X1 Search is not for
- Not for you if you use a Mac or an Arm Windows PC, as neither is supported
- Pricey if you want one year only: it is $79 a year with no one-time purchase
- Skip it if you want to know trial terms first, as the pages read give no length
- Watch out: 50 or more licenses go through sales, and the eDiscovery platform is by quote
Why X1 Search gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money$79 a year, or $189 for 3 years. That is above the dearer quarter of this category's subscriptions, though not in the dearest tenth.
- CFree plan and trialA free trial is offered, but the pages read do not state its length or whether it needs a card.
- BFeaturesOne search across mail, chat, files and cloud sources, in-place indexing and a Claude connector in version 12. The listing names no gap in the core job.
- CEase of useNo store rating is on record. Each mail, chat and cloud source has to be connected before it is searchable.
- DPlatforms and integrationsWindows 10 and 11 only. Macs and Snapdragon Arm PCs are not supported.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from X1 Discovery's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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X1 Search's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 4 of the 186 other desktop utilities we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on features (B, above 113 of 186) and worst on platforms and integrations (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $6.58 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $2.99 for the category: 30 of the 36 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 39 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 187 desktop utilities we grade, cut by the letter each got. X1 Search’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 5 of 186, level with 22
- CFree plan and trialAbove 8 of 186, level with 66
- BFeaturesAbove 113 of 186, level with 72
- CEase of useAbove 5 of 186, level with 72
- DPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 186, level with 110
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 103 desktop utilities. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep X1 Search, or make your own?
Keep it
Nothing X1 Search does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 5 things listed below take a company.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 174 of the 186 other desktop utilities grade higher. It costs $79 a year.
What you could not
- A file manager working directly on your disk.
- A real app for Windows. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams and SharePoint among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. X1 Search’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is X1 Search?
X1 Search indexes email, attachments, local files, chats and cloud data on a Windows PC so one search covers Microsoft 365, Gmail, Google Drive, Slack and other sources. It is sold as a 1-year or 3-year license. Version 12 adds a connector that lets Claude query the X1 index.
Worth knowing
- Windows 10 and 11 only; Macs and Snapdragon ARM Windows PCs are not supported.
- Sold by the term, not as a one-time purchase: 1 year or 3 years.
- Purchases of 50 or more licenses go through sales.
- A separate X1 Enterprise platform for eDiscovery is sold on a quote basis.
Key features
- One search across sources
- Covers email, local files, Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange, Outlook), Google Drive, Box, Dropbox and Slack.
- Mail connectors
- Gmail, Outlook mail and Yahoo are supported; the Gmail connector is API-based.
- In-place indexing
- Indexes data where it sits instead of moving it.
- Claude MCP connector
- Version 12 and later purchases include an MCP connector so Claude can search the X1 index.
- Chat search
- Searches Teams chats and channels and Slack conversations alongside email and documents.
X1 Search pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, X1 Search is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $79 per year.
- Starts at
- $79 per year
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- A free trial is offered; its length is not stated on the pages read.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year Term | $79per license, for 1 year of support and updates | Bought online by credit card; the license is for one person. |
| 3 Year Term | $189per license, for 3 years of support and updates | Listed as normally $237; the page shows the $189 price with no end date. |
Read from x1.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with X1 Search before you buy.
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Common questions
Does X1 Search have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. X1 Search is listed for Windows.
Does X1 Search have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. X1 Search is listed for Windows.
Is X1 Search open source?
X1 Search is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.