You pick the locations
Add NTFS, FAT32 and exFAT drives, plus network shares. Nothing else is in the index.
Free Windows app · Version 2.1.0
Find filenames across your drives and shares. Then open the file, the folder, or a terminal in that folder.
Onfile indexes names and paths on the local drives and network shares you choose. Open the file, open the folder, copy the path or name, or open your terminal in that folder—without waiting on Explorer.
How it works
You control the index. Onfile does not pretend every location behaves like C:.
Local NTFS stays fresh. Shares follow your schedule.
Local NTFS follows the change journal. Shares and other drives are scanned when you ask, or on a schedule you set per volume.
The result is the action
Find the file, then open it, open the folder, copy the path or name, or open your default terminal in that folder.
From a result
Search is the means. These are the jobs after you find the file.
- Open filethe document itself
- Open folderskip the tree walk
- Copy pathfor tickets and scripts
- Copy namejust the filename
- Terminalyour default, in that folder
Always close by
Hotkey
Ctrl+Shift+F brings Onfile up with the cursor in search.
Tray
Onfile stays in the tray so live updates and scheduled scans keep running.
Your terminal
Pick the default under Tools → Default terminal. Ctrl+Shift+Enter opens it at the selected result.
What it does and does not do
Name and path search on locations you add. That is the whole product.
Does
- Index filenames and paths on drives and shares you add
- Keep local NTFS current from the change journal
- Scan shares and other drives when you ask, or on a schedule
- Search inside one folder of the index
- Open file, folder, copy path or name, open a terminal in that folder
- Encrypt the index database on disk
Does not
- Search inside file contents
- Pretend a network share scan is as instant as local NTFS
- Index locations you never added, or removable disks
- Upload your file list (search stays on your PC)
Questions
Short answers. The limits are intentional.
Is this Everything?
Everything is excellent for local NTFS names. Onfile is built around locations you add, including shares you scan on demand or on a schedule, and actions on the result.
Will my network shares be instant?
After a scan, you search the index instantly. The scan itself depends on the share. You start it, or set a schedule; Onfile must be running for a scheduled scan to start.
Does it search inside PDFs or documents?
No. Names and paths only.
Which terminal does it open?
The one you choose under Tools → Default terminal. It opens in the folder that contains the selected file.
Is it free?
Yes. Onfile is free. It needs a license key starting with ONFILE-. Activate it under Help → License. One key works on two PCs, and Onfile keeps working offline for 30 days between checks.
Does it send my files anywhere?
No. The index stays on your PC, encrypted. Only the license check talks to the license server.
Get it
Download Onfile and get your free ONFILE- license key in one step. The key arrives by email.