Actual Search & Replace

2.8.9

Software information

License:

Shareware


Updated:

04 Oct 2013


Publisher:

DivlocSoft

Website:

http://divlocsoft.com

Software Screenshots

Size: 697 KB


Downloads: 5397


Platform: Windows All

Review by Jerome Johnston (Cybersecurity Editor)

on 07 Feb 2012

Searching is something every computer user has done at least once. No matter if it's files, folders, songs, pictures, documents, searching is a feature used by anyone, no matter how skilled or beginner he is. Every version of the Windows operating system features a search facility, but unfortunately, this is bellow the user's expectations. Even if we are talking about the latest version of Windows, the searching feature still lacks a lot of options required by most users. Besides that, the search feature in Windows 7 indexes files, a process that should make them easier to find, but in reality, it just slows down the computer, while the searching performance has little improvement. A solution would be using a third party searching tool that can do the job much better. Such a program is Actual Search & Replace. As the name clearly suggests, the program can easily search for files and folders using certain options and can even replace text inside text files.

Actual Search & Replace has a point and click installation process that completes fast and requires reduced user intervention. The program can run on the Windows operating system with versions ranging from XP to Windows 7. The hard disk space occupied by the program's folder is around 3 MB. Because it doesn't index files as the Windows searching tools does, Actual Search & Replace requires low system resources and doesn't slow down the computer during a search.

Regarding the program itself, it features a well organized interface that features certain tabs, containing various options. The first tab allows the user to look for files or for text inside files using various options. One just needs to enter a keyword or a phrase and it will be quickly searched. Besides using words and phrases, advanced users may also use regular expression for narrowing the search results and quickly finding exactly what they are looking for. Actual Search & Replace does not only search for files, it can even replace pieces of text inside files with the user's text. This feature can save a lot of time and effort, especially if the user has to deal with large amounts of information.

When a desired file is found, the program offers the possibility to launch a preferred text editor for making modifications on it. A search including all its settings can be saved as a project file, to be reused later on.

Pros

It allows searching for and inside files using various options, like keywords, phrases or regular expression. Furthermore, the user can replace the text inside certain files with his desired text. Last but not least, the settings for a search can be saved as a project file.

Cons

Some options are not suitable for beginners, for example searching using regular expressions, as they may require some additional knowledge and experience. Actual Search & Replace is a very good search tool that can look for files using various options and can even replace text inside files in the quickest and easiest way possible.

Actual Search & Replace
2.8.9

Download

Actual Search & Replace Awards


Actual Search & Replace Editor’s Review Rating

Actual Search & Replace has been reviewed by Jerome Johnston on 07 Feb 2012. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated Actual Search & Replace 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent

4

out of 5