The Ultimate Search Engine for
Your Local & Network Drives.
Stop waiting 15 minutes for Windows Explorer to unfreeze. Instantly search millions of documents across your messy network shares and local folders. Deploys natively in under 60 seconds.
Blazing Fast Indexing
Runs lightweight on an embedded SQLite engine right out of the box, or scales to enterprise workloads using MySQL or PostgreSQL.
Native Windows Executable
No complex Docker containers or Linux terminals. Install the native application, point it at a UNC share, and we handle the rest.
No Subscriptions
Stop paying thousands of dollars a year for cloud storage search. Pay once for a perpetual license and host it forever.
Built for Small Businesses and Beyond
Designed for SMBs, homelab enthusiasts, or anyone looking to instantly find files across their network without the enterprise price tag or complex IT infrastructure.
Quickly index your messy file servers, NAS drives, and local network shares. Find exactly what you need in milliseconds, so you can stop digging through nested folders and get back to real work.
Deployment in 3 Simple Steps
No cloud migration. No complex databases. Just install and go.
Run Installer
Run the native Windows executable. It automatically extracts the engine and starts the service in under 60 seconds.
Map Your Drives
Open the Admin Dashboard and map it to your data. Supports massive corporate UNC network shares or simple local paths for homelabs.
Start Searching
The background crawler indexes your files silently. Open your browser and find what you need instantly.
Why FileCrawler?
Because the alternatives are broken or too expensive.
Windows Explorer
Notoriously slow over a network. Takes 15 minutes to load, constantly freezes, and fails to search inside documents reliably.
Cloud Solutions (SharePoint)
Requires you to manually migrate terabytes of internal data to the cloud, locking you into thousands of dollars in recurring per-user subscription fees.
FileCrawler
Keeps your data on-premise where it belongs. Indexes your existing network drives and provides an instant, web-based search portal for a one-time fee.
Native Active Directory Integration
Security is not an afterthought. FileCrawler connects directly to your corporate LDAP/LDAPS environment.
By defining an Admin Group, you guarantee that only authorized IT staff can access the administrative dashboard to manage the crawling engine and configure shares. It securely leverages your existing Windows Server infrastructure to keep your configuration portal locked down, while leaving the main search interface frictionless and open for your users.
Set-and-Forget Share Management
Just point FileCrawler at any local folder, mapped drive, or UNC path (e.g., \\corp-server\Marketing$).
Our intelligent background crawler automatically detects modifications and updates your index silently, without ever slowing down your network.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this upload my data to the cloud?
Absolutely not. FileCrawler is a 100% on-premise, native Windows application. It runs locally on your servers and never phones home with your file data, filenames, or search queries.
What kind of databases are supported?
For quick deployments, FileCrawler runs perfectly on an embedded SQLite engine right out of the box. For high-concurrency enterprise workloads, you can easily point it to a MySQL or PostgreSQL server.
What kind of files can it search?
FileCrawler indexes the full text of all major corporate file formats. This includes Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), True PDFs, Text files, RTF, JSON, XML, HTML, Markdown, and many more common data formats.
How is it licensed? Are there subscriptions?
No subscriptions, no per-seat licenses, and no cloud fees. FileCrawler is a one-time perpetual license. Your purchase grants you lifetime access to the current version offered at the time of purchase. For enterprise customizations and ongoing support, please reach out to our team.
Simple, Transparent Pricing
No subscriptions. No per-user fees. Host it forever.
Perpetual License
One-time payment for the entire company or lab.
- Unlimited End-Users
- Connect Unlimited UNC/Local Shares
- Embedded SQLite & Enterprise SQL
- Active Directory Integration
- 1 Year Updates & Support
Ready to find your files?
Stop wasting 15 minutes waiting for Windows Explorer to freeze.