Catfish

The versatile file searching utility for Xfce and FOSS desktops.

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About

Catfish is a versatile file-searching utility made for Xfce.

Features

  • Minimalistic, easy-to-use interface
  • Search suggestions powered by Zeitgeist
  • Powerful filtering by date, file type, and more
  • Full-text file content search
  • Zip archive file search

Latest Posts

  • Catfish 1.4.12 Released

    Catfish 1.4.12 Released

    Catfish 1.4.12 has been released! The new release introduces an increasingly important feature: support for the Wayland display server.

  • Catfish 1.4.11 Released

    Catfish 1.4.11 Released

    Catfish 1.4.11 features improved support for symbolic links, various bug fixes, and a clearer preferences dialog. Search is better than ever.

  • Catfish 1.4.10 Released

    Catfish 1.4.10 Released

    Catfish 1.4.10 has been released! This release features a new preferences dialog, a polished user interface, and an improved search.

Screenshots

The Catfish About dialog, as seen on Wayland.
The Catfish Preferences dialog, demonstrating the Appearance options.
The Catfish Update Search Database dialog, showing the current database details.
The Catfish application menu, showing the view options and advanced filters.
The Catfish Preferences dialog, showing the Advanced settings.