Search Functions

Search functions find files and folders by property values.

IN DEVELOPMENT
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IN DEVELOPMENT

Syntax
Operators
Date syntax
Date constants
Duration syntax
Attribute syntax
Search modifiers
Sub-expressions
Lists
Substitution
Multi-string values
Wildcards
Column header search
Search weights
Slow queries
All functions

Syntax

function:value

function specifies what to search.
value specifies what to match.

For example:
date-modified:today
size:>10mb

Dashes (-) in search function names are optional.

For example:
datemodified:today is the same as date-modified:today

Use double quotes (") around values to treat them as plain text.

Operators inside quotes are ignored.

For example:
artist:"John Doe"
content:"Jane|Doe"

Use a * after the function name to treat the remainder of the search as plain text.

No further parsing is performed.

For example:
content*:<div class="menu"> = matches files containing the text <div class="menu">
-or-
si*:"1+1=2" = matches items in the Windows System Index containing the text "1+1=2"

An empty value matches any non-zero numeric value or any non-empty text value.

The following operators can be used with numerical values:

function:<=value: Less than or equal to value.
function:<value: Less than value.
function:value: Equal to value within the specified value granularity.
size:1kb is the same as size:1024..2047
function:==value
function:=value: Exactly equal to value.
size:=1kb is the same as size:1024
function:>value: Greater than value.
function:>=value: Greater than or equal to value.
function:!=value: Not equal to value.
function:!value: Not equal to value with specified granularity.
function:start..end
function:start-end: Is in the range of values from start to end (inclusive).
function:unknown: The property value is unknown (has not been indexed yet, or Everything failed to gather the property value).

For example:
size:<=10mb = size is less than or equal to 10MB
size:<10mb = size is less than 10MB
size:==1kb = size is exactly 1024 bytes
size:=1kb = size is exactly 1024 bytes
size:1kb = size is between 1024 and 2047 bytes
size:>=10mb = size is greater than or equal to 10MB
size:>10mb = size is greater than 10MB
size:!=1kb = size is not exactly 1024 bytes
size:!1kb = size is not between 1024 and 2047 bytes
size:2mb..3mb = size is between 2MB and 3MB
size:2mb-3mb = size is between 2MB and 3MB

Operators

Operators combine search terms and sub-expression search terms to control how they are evaluated.

space: AND search terms together.

For example:
ext:docx content:abc = matches docx files containing content abc
|: OR search terms together.

Spaces immediately before or after | are ignored.

For example:
ext:docx | folder: = matches files with a docx extension OR folders
!: NOT a search term.
The search term that follows is excluded.

For example:
!attribute:h = matches files and folders without the hidden attribute
< >: Group search terms together to change the evaluation order.

For example:
folder: !<child:.jpg|child:.flac> = matches folders that do not contain a jpg or flac file
" ": Quote search text.
Treats everything inside the quotes as plain text.
Operators inside quotes are ignored.

For example:
content:"abc 123" = matches files with content containing abc 123

Date syntax

Month and year: Specify a month and year in either of the following formats:
MM/YYYY
YYYY/MM

For example:
date-modified:07/2026
date-modified:2026/07
Complete date: Specify a complete date in one of the following formats.
The interpretation of slash-separated dates depends on your regional settings.
DD/MM/YYYY
YYYY/MM/DD
MM/DD/YYYY

For example:
date-modified:02/07/2026
date-modified:2026/07/02
date-modified:07/02/2026
ISO 8601 extended: YYYY[-MM[-DD[Thh[:mm[:ss[.sss]]]]]]

* wildcard is supported in ISO 8601 extended format.

For example:
date-modified:2026-07
date-modified:2026-07-02
date-modified:2026-07-02T10:52
date-modified:*-02
date-modified:*-*-*T9:00..*-*-*T17:00
ISO 8601 basic: YYYYMMDD[Thh[mm[ss[.sss]]]]]

For example:
date-modified:20260702
YYMMDD: For example:
date-modified:260702 => 2026-07-02
YYYY: Four-digit year.

For example:
date-modified:2026
YY: Two digit year in the current century.

For example:
date-modified:26 = matches files/folders modified in 2026
Relative duration: x<years|months|weeks|days|hours|minutes|seconds>

Matches values from now back by the specified duration.

For example:
date-modified:2days = modified in the last 2 days.
date-modified:3months = modified in the last 3 months.
date-modified:4hours = modified in the last 4 hours.
Excel DateTime: 10000 - 99999 => (1927-05-18 - 2173-10-13)

For example:
date-modified:46189.7795022
FILETIME: 9+ digit FILETIME value (decimal or hex with 0x prefix)

For example:
date-modified:134260745917910877
date-modified:0x1DCFD6FE3B74F5D

Date constants

Date constants can be used anywhere a date value is expected.

today
yesterday
january|february|march|april|may|june|july|august|september|october|november|december
jan|feb|mar|apr|may|jun|jul|aug|sep|oct|nov|dec
sunday|monday|tuesday|wednesday|thursday|friday|saturday
sun|mon|tue|wed|thu|fri|sat
mtd|ytd|qtd = month to date | year to date | quarter to date
unknown

Duration syntax

Unit duration format: [n<hours|hour|h>][n<minutes|minute|mins|min|m>][n<seconds|second|secs|sec|s>]

For example:
length:5mins
length:1hour2mins5secs
length:>10mins
length:40mins..50mins
Time duration format: [[[days:]hours:]minutes:]seconds[.milliseconds]

For example:
length:1:32 = matches media files with a length of 1 minute and 32 seconds
length:1:43:21.987 = matches media files with a length of 1 hour 43 minutes and 21.987 seconds
ISO 8601 duration: P[n]Y[n]M[n]DT[n]H[n]M[n]S
P[n]W
PYYYYMMDDThhmmss
P[YYYY]-[MM]-[DD]T[hh]:[mm]:[ss]

For example:
length:pt1h20m30s
length:p1w
length:pt012030
length:pt1:20:30

Attribute syntax

Attributes can be zero or more of the following letters:

A = Archive
C = Compressed
D = Directory
E = Encrypted
H = Hidden
I = Not Content Indexed
L = Reparse Point
N = Normal
M = Recall on Data Access
O = Offline
P = Pinned
R = Read-only
S = System
T = Temporary
U = Unpinned
V = Integrity Stream
X = No Scrub Data

-or-

Zero or more Windows file attributes in decimal or hex (with 0x prefix).

For example:
attributes:RASH = matches files/folders that include all specified attributes (RASH)
attributes:0x200 = matches sparse files

Search modifiers

Prefix a search function with one or more search modifiers to change how it is evaluated.

For example:
case:regex:content:"^Start of the file content with some digits \d\d\d\d"

Sub-expressions

Search functions can be applied to grouped sub-expressions enclosed in < >.

Search operators combine sub-expression terms to control how they are evaluated.

For example:
content:<abc 123> is the same as content:abc content:123
content:<abc|123> is the same as content:abc | content:123

Lists

Semicolon (;) delimited lists can be used with any property search function.
Semicolons can be escaped with double quotes (").

Full-text search functions (such as content:) treat semicolons as part of the search text rather than as list delimiters.

List items are treated as OR expressions.

width:1920;3840 is the same as width:1920 | width:3840

Substitution

For each file or folder, $property-name: is replaced with its corresponding property value.

Substitution works with any property search function that accepts text, or filename search function.

Use $0:-$9: to recall captured regex matches.

exists:$shortcut-target:
regex:^(.*)\.[^.]*$ sibling:$1:
extension: stem:.$extension: = stem contains the extension / duplicated extension in filename

Multi-string values

Some properties can have multiple values.
Properties with multiple values are displayed as a semicolon (;) delimited list.

By default, search functions evaluate each string in the list individually.
An item matches if any value satisfies the search.

Use the all-strings: modifier to require every value in the list to match.
Use the no-multi-string: modifier to treat the entire list as a single literal string.

For example:
artist:John = matches media files where any artist value contains John.
artist:"John Doe" = matches media files where any artist value contains John Doe.
whole:artist:Jane = matches media files where any artist value matches the full value Jane.
artist:John;"Jane doe" = matches media files where any artist contains John or Jane doe.
all-strings:artist:John;Jane = matches media files where every artist value contains John or Jane.

Wildcards

Wildcards can be used with filename text search functions.
Use the wildcards: search modifier to use wildcards with other text search functions.

*	Matches zero or more characters (except `\`)
**	Matches zero or more characters
?	Matches one character (except `\`)

For example:
name:*.jpg
stem:doc*
wildcards:comment:project*
wildcards:artist:the*

Column header search

To search within a specific column:

Right-click the result list column header and click Search property....
This will append the associated search function to your search.
Type in your search text or search value.

Search function names will generally match the column name.

Search weights

Every search function has an internal weight estimating its execution speed.
Everything automatically reorders search terms from fastest to slowest so that faster conditions are evaluated first.

For example:
content:"abc 123" "c:\my docs\" filters by path c:\my docs\ before checking file contents.

Search functions are grouped into three main weight categories:

Search functions that access indexed information (fast)
Search functions that access the disk or system index (medium)
Search functions that access file content (slow)

Slow queries

Long-running searches display a progress bar in the status bar.
Double-click the progress bar or change the search to cancel the active search.

All functions

TODO: Categories

Content functions:
character-encoding:
content:
content-type:
crc32:
crc64:
file-signature:

Document functions:
authors:
comment:
company:
content-status:
date-printed:
date-saved:
date-content-created:
description:
document-content-type:

Image/photo functions:
35mm-focal-length:
altitude:
aperture:
aspect-ratio:
authors:
bit-depth:
brightness:
camera-maker:
camera-model:
comment:
contrast:
copyright:
date-acquired:
date-taken:
description:
dimensions:
exif-version:
exposure-bias:
exposure-program:
exposure-time:

Audio functions:
album:
album-artist:
artist:
audio-bitrate:
audio-bits-per-sample:
audio-channels:
audio-format:
audio-sample-rate:
audio-track-count:
authors:
beats-per-minute:
comment:
composer:
conductor:
copyright:
date-encoded:
date-released:
description:
encoded-by:

Video functions:
artist:
aspect-ratio:
audio-bitrate:
audio-bits-per-sample:
audio-channels:
audio-format:
audio-sample-rate:
audio-track-count:
authors:
beats-per-minute:
bit-depth:
brightness:
comment:
composer:
conductor:
copyright:
date-encoded:
date-released:
description:
dimensions:
director:
encoded-by:

Compressed file functions:
container-file-count:
container-filenames:

Find duplicate functions:
distinct:
distinct-sort:
dupe:
dupe-count:
dupe-from:
dupe-max:
dupe-min:

File functions:
alternate-data-stream-count:
alternate-data-stream-names:
ext:
extension:

Folder functions:
empty:

File and Folder functions:
attributes:
comment:
computer:
date-accessed:
date-accessed-date:
date-accessed-day:
date-accessed-day-of-week:
date-accessed-hour:
date-accessed-month:
date-accessed-time:
date-accessed-year:
date-changed:
date-created:
date-created-date:
date-created-day:
date-created-day-of-week:
date-created-hour:
date-created-month:
date-created-time:
date-created-year:
date-deleted:
date-modified:
date-modified-date:
date-modified-day:
date-modified-day-of-week:
date-modified-hour:
date-modified-month:
date-modified-time:
date-modified-year:
date-run:
file-id:
filelist:

UI functions: / result control functions:
add-column:
add-layout:
alternate-row-color:
no-alternate-row-color:
bookmarks-sidebar:
no-bookmarks-sidebar:
columns:
count:
details:

Hierarchical relationship functions:
ancestor:
ancestor-name:
child:
child-file:
child-folder:
child-count:
child-file-count:
child-folder-count:
descendant:
descendant-file:
descendant-folder:
descendant-count:
descendant-file-count:
descendant-folder-count:

Executable functions:
comment:
company:
copyright:
digital-signature-name:
digital-signature-timestamp:

Advanced functions:
Advanced Search Functions
exists:

Index functions:
TODO:index-type:
date-recently-changed:
filelist-filename:
filelist-full-path:

Email functions:
date-received:
date-sent:

35mm-focal-length:

Matches photo files with the specified 35mm-equivalent focal length in millimeters.

For example:
35mm-focal-length:77mm
35mm-focal-length:28mm..36mm
35mm-focal-length:>50mm

add-column:

Adds the specified column by name to the result list.

Use a semicolon (;) to specify multiple columns.

Columns are temporarily added while this search is active.

Right-click the result list column header and click Add Columns... to browse property names.
Use a :<zero-based-index> suffix to specify the position of the added column.
Use a JSON array of column objects to specify the column property name and width in logical pixels.

Aliases: addcol: add-columns:

For example:
add-column:length
add-column:width;height
add-column:file-signature:1
addcol:"crc32":0
add-column:[{"name":"width","width":50},{"name":"height","width":50}]

See also: columns:, remove-columns:

add-layout:

Temporarily add the specified item to the UI layout.

Use a semicolon (;) to specify multiple items.

The layout list can include zero or more of the follow items:

preview
folders
filters
filterbar
menu
fullscreen-menu
statusbar
header

For example:
add-layout:preview;folders

See also: layout:, remove-layout:

album:

Matches media files with the specified album.

For example:
*.mp3 album:"My Album Name"
*.mp3 album:abc

album-artist:

Matches media files with the specified album artist.

For example:
*.mp3 album-artist:"My Album Artist"
*.mp3 album-artist:Alice

;alternate-data-stream-count:
Matches files with the specified number of alternate data streams.

Aliases: ads-count:

For example:
alternate-data-stream-count:>0
alternate-data-stream-count:3..4

alternate-data-stream-names:

Matches files with alternate data stream names containing the specified text.

Aliases: ads-names: ads-name:

Alternate data stream names is a multi-string value.

For example:
alternate-data-stream-names:Zone.Identifier
whole:alternate-data-stream-names:Zone.Identifier

alternate-row-color:

no-alternate-row-color:

Temporarily enables or disables alternate row coloring in all windows.

Overrides the default setting under Tools -> Options -> View -> Alternate row color.

For example:
alternate-row-color:
no-alternate-row-color:

altitude:

Matches photo files with metadata containing the specified altitude in meters.

For example:
*.jpg altitude:>600m
*.jpg altitude:350m
*.jpg altitude:-50m..50m

ancestor:

Matches files and folders with the specified ancestor (parent or grandparent, or higher) by absolute full path.
This function is similar to parent: except subfolders are also searched.

For example:
ancestor:C:
ancestor:C:\Windows
ancestor:"C:\Program Files"

See also: parent:

ancestor-name:

Matches files and folders where an ancestor (parent or grandparent, or higher) has a name containing the specified text.

For example:
ancestor-name:"Program Files"
whole:ancestor-name:windows

See also: parent-name:

aperture:

Matches photo files with the specified aperture (f-number).

For example:
*.jpg aperture:3.625
*.jpg aperture:>4
*.jpg aperture:2..4

artist:

Matches media files with the specified artist.

Artist is a multi-string value.

For example:
*.mp3 artist:John
*.mp3 artist:"Jane Doe"
*.mp3 whole:artist:"Jane Doe"
*.mp3 artist:John;"Jane Doe"

aspect-ratio:

Matches image and video files with the specified aspect ratio.

Aspect ratios can be specified as ratios (e.g. 16:9) or decimal values (e.g. 1.33).

Constant values: square landscape portrait

For example:
*.jpg aspect-ratio:4:3
*.jpg aspect-ratio:square
*.jpg aspect-ratio:16:8..16:10
*.mp4 aspect-ratio:1.3..1.5
*.mp4 aspect-ratio:>16:9
*.mp4 aspect-ratio:>1

attributes:

Matches files and folders that include all the specified attributes.

For the best performance, enable attribute indexing.

Aliases: attr: attrib:

For example:
attributes:rash
!attributes:h
attributes:0x200 = matches sparse files

audio-bitrate:

Matches media files with the specified audio bitrate in kilobits per second.

For example:
*.mp3 audio-bitrate:320
*.mp3 audio-bitrate:>224kbps
*.mp4 audio-bitrate:64kbps..128kbps

audio-bits-per-sample:

Matches media files with the specified audio bits per sample.

For example:
*.mp3 audio-bits-per-sample:24
*.mp3 audio-bits-per-sample:<16
*.mp3 audio-bits-per-sample:24..32

audio-channels:

Matches media files with the specified number of audio channels.

For example:
*.mp4 audio-channels:6
*.mp4 audio-channels:>2
*.mp4 audio-channels:1..2

audio-format:

Matches media files with the specified audio format.

For example:
audio: audio-format:FLAC
audio: audio-format:MP3
audio: audio-format:"Monkey's Audio"

audio-sample-rate:

Matches media files with the specified audio sample rate in Hz.

For example:
*.mp3 audio-sample-rate:44100
*.mp3 audio-sample-rate:44.1khz
*.mp3 audio-sample-rate:>44100
*.mp3 audio-sample-rate:11025..22050

audio-track-count:

Matches media files with the specified number of audio tracks.

For example:
*.mp4 audio-track-count:0
*.mp4 audio-track-count:>1

authors:

Matches files with the specified author.

Authors is a multi-string value.

Aliases: author:

For example:
*.pdf author:John
*.docx author:"Jane Doe"
*.mp3 whole:author:"Jane Doe"
*.jpg author:john;"Jane Doe"

beats-per-minute:

Matches media files with the specified beats per minute.

Aliases: bpm:

For example:
*.mp3 beats-per-minute:120
*.mp3 beats-per-minute:>200
*.mp3 beats-per-minute:150..180

bit-depth:

Matches image and video files with the specified color bit-depth.

Aliases: bpp:

For example:
*.png bit-depth:8
*.png bit-depth:16
*.png bit-depth:>24

bookmarks-sidebar:

no-bookmarks-sidebar:

Temporarily shows or hides the bookmarks sidebar.

For example:
bookmarks-sidebar:
no-bookmarks-sidebar:

brightness:

Matches photo and video files for the specified brightness levels.

For example:
*.jpg brightness:8.4
*.jpg brightness:3.2..5.7
*.jpg brightness:<0

camera-maker:

Matches photo files with the specified camera maker.

Aliases: camera-make:

For example:
*.jpg camera-maker:Canon
*.jpg camera-maker:"Nikon Corporation"

camera-model:

Matches photo files with the specified camera model.

For example:
*.jpg camera-model:iPhone
*.jpg camera-model:"Canon PowerShot"
*.jpg camera-model:"Nikon D850"

category:

Matches document files with the specified category.

For example:
*.docx category:Finance
*.docx category:"Meeting Notes"

character-encoding:

Matches files with the specified character encoding.

Character encoding is determined from the Byte Order Mark (BOM) if present.
Otherwise, character encoding is determined from the file content.

Character encoding can be one of the following:

ANSI
UTF-8
UTF-16 (BE)
UTF-16 (LE)

For example:
*.txt character-encoding:UTF-8
*.txt character-encoding:"UTF-16 (LE)"

Searching content is slow.
Use with other filters for the best performance.

child:

child-file:

child-folder:

Matches folders that contain a file or folder whose filename matches the specified search.

Use child-file: to search child files only.
Use child-folder: to search child folders only.

For example:
child:*.mp3 = matches folders containing at least one MP3 file
folder: !child:*.jpg = matches folders that do not contain any JPG files

See also: descendant: to include subfolders.

child-count:

child-file-count:

child-folder-count:

Matches folders that contain the specified number of files and folders.

Use child-file-count: to count child files only.
Use child-folder-count: to count child folders only.

Child counts are calculated from the index (not from disk).
For disk-based counts, see child-count-from-disk:

child-count:0 is the same as empty:

For example:
child-count:10
child-count:20..30
child-count:>100
child-file-count:1 child-folder-count:0

See also: descendant-count: to recursively include subfolders.

columns:

Temporarily show only the specified columns using one of the following formats:

A semicolon (;) delimited list of canonical column names.
A JSON array of column objects.

The columns are shown in the order specified.

For example:
columns:name;path;size;date-modified;length;width;height

columns:[{"name":"Name","width":300},{"name":"Path","width":300},{"name":"Size","width":72},{"name":"Date Modified","width":112}]

See also: md5:, sha1:, sha256:

date-accessed:

Matches files and folders with the specified date accessed.

For the best performance, enable date accessed indexing.

Aliases: da:

For example:
date-accessed:today
date-accessed:2026
date-accessed:2026-07-27

date-accessed-date:

date-accessed-day:

date-accessed-day-of-week:

date-accessed-hour:

date-accessed-month:

date-accessed-time:

date-accessed-year:

Matches files and folders with the specified part of the date accessed.

For the best performance, enable date accessed indexing.

Aliases: da-date: da-day: da-dow: da-hour: da-month: da-time: da-year:

For example:
date-accessed-day:25
date-accessed-day:14..21
date-accessed-day-of-week:monday
date-accessed-day-of-week:sunday
date-accessed-hour:14..18
date-accessed-hour:>12
date-accessed-month:december
date-accessed-month:9..11
date-accessed-time:10am..2pm
date-accessed-time:17:30..18:30
date-accessed-year:2026
date-accessed-year:2000..2010

date-acquired:

Matches photo files with the specified acquired date.

For example:
*.jpg date-acquired:today
*.jpg date-acquired:2026
*.jpg date-acquired:2026-07-02

date-changed:

Matches files with the specified changed date.

The date changed is updated whenever the file system entry changes on an NTFS or ReFS volume.

Unlike date modified, date changed also updates when metadata changes, such as renaming a file or changing its attributes.

For example:
date-changed:today
date-changed:2026
date-changed:2026-07-02

See also: date-recently-changed: for the date when the Everything index entry is changed.

date-content-created:

Matches document files with the specified content created date.

For example:
*.docx date-content-created:today
*.docx date-content-created:2026
*.docx date-content-created:2026-07-02

date-created:

Matches files and folders with the specified date created.

For the best performance, enable date created indexing.

Aliases: dc:

For example:
date-created:today
date-created:2026
date-created:2026-07-02

date-created-date:

date-created-day:

date-created-day-of-week:

date-created-hour:

date-created-month:

date-created-time:

date-created-year:

Matches files and folders with the specified part of the date created.

For the best performance, enable date created indexing.

Aliases: dc-date: dc-day: dc-dow: dc-hour: dc-month: dc-time: dc-year:

For example:
date-created-day:25
date-created-day:14..21
date-created-day-of-week:monday
date-created-day-of-week:sunday
date-created-hour:14..18
date-created-hour:>12
date-created-month:december
date-created-month:9..11
date-created-time:10am..2pm
date-created-time:17:30..18:30
date-created-year:2026
date-created-year:2000..2010

date-deleted:

Matches files in the Recycle Bin with the specified deleted date.

For example:
\$recycle.bin date-deleted:today
\$recycle.bin date-deleted:thismonth
\$recycle.bin date-deleted:2026-07-02
\$recycle.bin date-deleted:2026-07-02..2026-07-03

date-encoded:

Matches media files with the specified encoded date.

Aliases: date-media-created:

For example:
*.png date-encoded:today
*.mp4 date-encoded:2026
*.mov date-encoded:2026-07-02

date-modified:

Matches files and folders with the specified date modified.

For the best performance, enable date modified indexing.

Aliases: dm:

For example:
date-modified:today
date-modified:2026
date-modified:2026-07-02
date-modified:2026-07-02..2026-07-03
date-modified:10mins = matches files and folders modified in the last 10 minutes
date-modified:2days = matches files and folders modified in the last 2 days
date-modified:3weeks = matches files and folders modified in the last 3 weeks
date-modified:4months = matches files and folders modified in the last 4 months

date-modified-date:

date-modified-day:

date-modified-day-of-week:

date-modified-hour:

date-modified-month:

date-modified-time:

date-modified-year:

Matches files and folders with the specified part of the date modified.

For the best performance, enable date modified indexing.

Aliases: dm-date: dm-day: dm-dow: dm-hour: dm-month: dm-time: dm-year:

For example:
date-modified-day:25
date-modified-day:14..21
date-modified-day-of-week:monday
date-modified-day-of-week:sunday
date-modified-hour:14..18
date-modified-hour:>12
date-modified-month:december
date-modified-month:9..11
date-modified-time:10am..2pm
date-modified-time:17:30..18:30
date-modified-year:2026
date-modified-year:2000..2010

date-printed:

Matches document files with the specified printed date.

For example:
*.docx date-printed:today
*.docx date-printed:2026
*.docx date-printed:2026-07-02

date-received:

Matches email files with the specified received date.

For example:
*.eml date-received:today
*.msg date-received:2026
*.eml date-received:2026-07-02

date-recently-changed:

Matches files and folders with the specified recently changed date.

The recently changed date is updated when the file is created, modified, moved, or renamed.

Requires recent change indexing to be enabled.

Aliases: rc:

For example:
date-recently-changed:today
date-recently-changed:2026
date-recently-changed:2026-07-02

date-released:

Matches media files with the specified released date.

For example:
*.mp4 date-released:today
*.ogg date-released:2026
*.m4a date-released:2026-07-02

date-run:

Matches files and folders with the specified run date.

The run date is when the item was last opened from Everything.

Requires Run History to be enabled.

Aliases: dr:

For example:
date-run:today
date-run:2026
date-run:2026-07-02

date-saved:

Matches document files with the specified saved date.

For example:
*.docx date-saved:today
*.docx date-saved:2026
*.docx date-saved:2026-07-02

date-sent:

Matches email files with the specified sent date.

For example:
*.eml date-sent:today
*.msg date-sent:2026
*.eml date-sent:2026-07-02

date-taken:

Matches photo files with the specified taken date.

For example:
*.jpg date-taken:today
*.jpg date-taken:2026
*.jpg date-taken:2026-07-02

descendant:

descendant-file:

descendant-folder:

Matches folders that contain a file or folder whose filename matches the specified search.
Files and folders in subfolders are also searched.

Use descendant-file: to search descendant files only.
Use descendant-folder: to search descendant folders only.

For example:
descendant:thumbs.db
descendant:*.mp3

See also child: to search direct children only.

descendant-count:

descendant-file-count:

descendant-folder-count:

Matches folders that contain the specified number of descendant files and folders.
Files and folders in subfolders are also counted.

Use descendant-file-count: to count descendant files only.
Use descendant-folder-count: to count descendant folders only.

Descendant counts are calculated from the index (not from disk).

For example:
descendant-count:10
descendant-count:200..300
descendant-count:>1000

See also: child-count: to count direct children only.

description:

Matches files with the specified description.

For example:
*.jpg description:"Summer Vacation"
*.docx description:draft
*.mp4 description:abc

details:

Shows results in detail view.

For example:
details:

See also: view:, thumbnails:

digital-signature-name:

Matches executable files with the specified digital signature (code signing) name.

For example:
*.exe digital-signature-name:voidtools
*.exe digital-signature-name:"voidtools PTY LTD"
*.exe !digital-signature-name: = matches unsigned executable files

digital-signature-timestamp:

Matches executable files with the specified digital signature timestamp.

For example:
*.exe digital-signature-timestamp:today
*.exe digital-signature-timestamp:2026
*.exe digital-signature-timestamp:2026-07-02

dimensions:

Matches image and video files with the specified dimensions in pixels.

Syntax:
<width>x<height>

For example:
*.jpg dimensions:1920x1080
*.mp4 dimensions:>3840x2160
*.mp4 dimensions:320x200..640x480

See also: width:, height:

director:

Matches media files with the specified director name.

Director is a multi-string value.

For example:
*.mp4 director:John
*.mp4 director:"Jane Doe"

distinct:

Finds unique (or the first duplicate) results based on the specified property.

Use a semicolon (;) to separate multiple properties.
If no properties are specified, the name property is used by default.

Use the case: search modifier to match case.

For example:
distinct: = show distinct names
distinct:path;ext = show each distinct extension from each folder
distinct-sort:path;size distinct:path = show the largest file and folder from each folder
distinct-sort:path;date-modified distinct:path = show the latest file and folder from each folder

See also: Find Duplicates, distinct-sort:, dupe:, unique:

distinct-sort:

Specifies the sort order to apply before finding distinct items.

Use a semicolon (;) to separate multiple properties.

Use with distinct:

For example:
distinct-sort:name;size-descending distinct:name = show the largest file for each distinct name

See also: Find Duplicates

document-content-type:

Matches document files with the specified content type.

For example:
*.docx document-content-type:draft
*.docx document-content-type:"my content type"

dupe:

Finds duplicate results based on the specified property.

Use a semicolon (;) to separate multiple properties.
If no properties are specified, the name property is used by default.

Use the case: search modifier to match case.

For example:
dupe: = show files and folders with the same name
dupe:size = show files and folders with the same size
dupe:size;name = show files and folders with the same size and name
dupe:size;sha256 = show files with the same size and content (sha256 values are only calculated for files with matching sizes)

See also: Find Duplicates, distinct:, unique:

dupe-count:

Limits the number of items shown for each duplicate group to the specified number.

Use with dupe:

For example:
dupe:size dupe-count:4

dupe-from:

Finds duplicate groups containing at least one item from the specified folder.
Subfolders are included.

Use with dupe:

Wildcards are supported.

For example:
*.jpg dupe-from:"C:\My Photos" dupe:size;sha256

dupe-max:

Finds duplicate groups containing at most the specified maximum number of duplicates.

Use with dupe:

For example:
dupe-max:30 dupe:size

dupe-min:

Finds duplicate groups containing at least the specified minimum number of duplicates.

Use with dupe:

For example:
dupe-min:3 dupe:size

empty:

Matches folders that contain no files or subfolders.

This function checks whether a folder is empty in the index, not on disk.

For example:
empty:
empty: child-count-on-disk:0 = verify the folder is also empty on disk

See also: child-count-on-disk:

encoded-by:

Matches media files with the specified encoder name.

For example:
*.mp3 encoded-by:John
*.mp3 encoded-by:"Jane Doe"

exif-version:

Matches photo files with the specified EXIF version.

For example:
*.jpg exif-version:0210
*.jpg exif-version:0230

exposure-bias:

Matches photo files with the specified exposure bias value.

For example:
*.jpg exposure-bias:>1.3
*.jpg exposure-bias:<0

exposure-program:

Matches photo files with the specified exposure program.

The exposure program can be one of the following values:

Manual
Normal
Aperture Priority
Shutter Priority
Creative Program (biased toward depth of field)
Action Program (biased toward shutter speed)
Portrait Mode
Landscape Mode
Unknown

For example:
*.jpg exposure-program:normal
*.jpg exposure-program:manual
*.jpg exposure-program:"Aperture Priority"

exposure-time:

Matches photo files with the specified exposure time (shutter speed) in seconds.

For example:
*.jpg exposure-time:1/33
*.jpg exposure-time:1/40..1/100
*.jpg exposure-time:>1

ext:

Matches files with the specified whole file extension.

Use a semicolon (;) to separate multiple extensions.

Leading ., *, and *. prefixes are ignored.
* and ? wildcards are supported.

Folders do not have file extensions.
Use folder: to match folders only.

Use case: to match case sensitivity.
Use diacritics: to match diacritics.
No other search modifiers are supported.

For example:
ext:mp3;flac
ext:jpg;png
ext:mp*
ext:*.txt;*.doc*
ext:mp3 | folder: = matches mp3 files or folders
ext: = matches files with no extension

See also: extension:

extension:

Matches files with the specified file extension.

The leading dot is not part of the extension.

Folders do not have file extensions.
Use folder: to match folders only.

For example:
extension:jpg
extension:mp3
regex:extension:^mp
!extension: = matches files with no extension

See also: ext:

exists:

file-exists:

folder-exists:

Matches files and folders where the specified filename exists in the index.

Use with substitution variables, such as $stem: and $1:

Use file-exists: to check for an existing file.
Use folder-exists: to check for an existing folder.

Relative paths are expanded from the path of the current item.

Prefix with the case: search modifier to match case sensitivity.
No other search modifiers are supported.

* and ? wildcards are supported in the name part.

For example:
*.jpg exists:$stem:.pdf = matches jpg files where a pdf with the same name exists
folder: exists:$stem:.zip = matches folders where a zip file exists with the same name
regex:^(.*)\.mp3$ exists:$1:.jpg = matches mp3 files where a jpg file with the same stem and path exists
regex:^D:\\media\\(.*)$ exists:E:\Backup\media\$1: = matches files on the D: drive, where a backup with the same subpath and filename exists on the E: drive

file-id:

Matches files and folders with the specified file ID.

Specify the file ID in decimal or hexadecimal. Prefix hexadecimal values with 0x.

The sequence number is ignored if omitted.

Aliases: frn:

For example:
fileid:5 = matches the root folder on NTFS volumes
frn:0x0005000000000005

filelist:

Matches files and folders whose whole filename matches any of the specified filenames.

Use a semicolon (;) to separate multiple filenames.
Include a path separator (\) to match full paths.

Wildcards are supported.
** = matches any character any number of times
* = matches any character except \ zero or more times
? = matches a single character except \

For example:
filelist:notepad.exe;explorer.exe = matches items named exactly notepad.exe or explorer.exe
filelist:C:\Windows\notepad.exe = matches a specific full path
filelist:"C:\Program Files";"C:\Program Files (x86)";C:\Windows = matches multiple full paths
filelist:a-basic.txt;"a filename with spaces.txt";"a-file-with-semicolon(;).txt" = use double quotes to escape spaces and semicolons

filelist-filename:

Matches files and folders that belong to a file list whose filename matches the specified search.

For example:
filelist-filename:myfilelist.efu
filelist-filename:"My File List.efu"

filelist-full-path:

Matches files and folders that belong to a file list whose full path matches the specified search.

For example:
filelist-full-path:c:\filelists\myfilelist.efu
filelist-full-path:"c:\filelists\my file list.efu"

file-signature:

Matches files with the specified file signature.

The file signature is determined from the file header.
Use content-type: to match the content type based on the file extension.

The file signature can be one of the following:

application/pdf
application/vnd.rar
application/x-7z-compressed
application/x-msdownload
application/x-ole-storage
application/zip
audio/flac
audio/midi
audio/mpeg
audio/ogg
audio/wav
image/bmp
image/gif
image/jpeg
image/png
image/tiff
image/vnd.adobe.photoshop
image/webp
image/x-icon
image/x-pcx
image/x-tga
video/avi
video/flv
video/mp4
video/x-matroska
video/x-ms-asf

For example:
ext:jpg !file-signature:image/jpeg = matches jpg files that do not have image/jpeg content
file-signature:application/zip

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Temporarily show or hide the filters sidebar.

For example:
filters-sidebar:
no-filters-sidebar:

find-dupes:
duplicated:
duplicates:

property-list is a semicolon (;) delimited list of property names.
Show only files/folders with the duplicated values for the specified property-name(s).

If property-name is not specified, search for duplicated files/folders based on the current sort.
Use sort: to specified the sort order.

If one or more properties are specified, search for files where another file in the current results share the same values for the specified properties.
If more than one property name is specified (up to a maximum of 8), Everything will find files/folders where all the specified properties match.

Prefix a property name with ! to find not duplicated results.
Use a -ascending/-descending suffix to change the default sort order.

Right click the Name column and click Find Name Duplicates to find duplicates within the current results.

For example:
sort:size find-dupes:
find-dupes:size
find-dupes:size;dm;name
find-dupes:size;sha256
dupe:size;name;!dm

See also: dupe:

first-byte:
first-1-byte:
first-1-bytes:
first-2-bytes:
first-4-bytes:
first-8-bytes:
first-16-bytes:
first-32-bytes:
first-64-bytes:
first-128-bytes:
first-256-bytes:
first-512-bytes:

Search for file content matching the first few bytes as hex.

For example:
first4bytes:25504446
first2bytes:4D5A
startwith:first8bytes:89504E47

flash-energy:

Search for photos with the specified flash energy in beam candlepower seconds (bcps).

For example:
flash-energy:1..2
flash-energy:2bcps

flash-make:
flash-maker:

Search for photos with the specified flash make.

For example:
flash-make:acme
flash-make:"My flash maker"

flash-mode:

Search for photos with the specified flash mode.

For example:
flash-mode:"No flash"
flash-mode:flash
flash-mode:compulsory
flash-mode:red-eye

flash-model:

Search for photos with the specified flash model.

For example:
flash-model:"My Flash Model"

f-number:
f-stop:

Search for photos with the specified f number.

For example:
f-stop:f/2.8
f-number:f/4

focal-length:

Search for photos with the specified focal length in millimeters.

For example:
focal-length:10mm..20mm
focal-length:21.6
focal-length:<10mm

folder-data-and-names-crc32:
folder-data-and-names-crc64:
folder-data-and-names-md5:
folder-data-and-names-sha1:
folder-data-and-names-sha256:
folder-data-and-names-sha512:
folder-data-crc32:
folder-data-crc64:
folder-data-md5:
folder-data-sha1:
folder-data-sha256:
folder-data-sha512:
folder-names-crc32:
folder-names-crc64:
folder-names-md5:
folder-names-sha1:
folder-names-sha256:
folder-names-sha512:
folder-data-and-names-crc32-from-disk:
folder-data-and-names-crc64-from-disk:
folder-data-and-names-md5-from-disk:
folder-data-and-names-sha1-from-disk:
folder-data-and-names-sha256-from-disk:
folder-data-and-names-sha512-from-disk:
folder-data-crc32-from-disk:
folder-data-crc64-from-disk:
folder-data-md5-from-disk:
folder-data-sha1-from-disk:
folder-data-sha256-from-disk:
folder-data-sha512-from-disk:
folder-names-crc32-from-disk:
folder-names-crc64-from-disk:
folder-names-md5-from-disk:
folder-names-sha1-from-disk:
folder-names-sha256-from-disk:
folder-names-sha512-from-disk:

Search for folders with the specified data or data and name hash.

Use -data variants to sum hashes from file content.
Use -name variants to sum hashes from filenames.
Use -from-disk variants to gather filenames from disk.
Otherwise, filenames are gathered from your index.

Everything uses the same folder hash as 7zip.

For example:
folder-data-sha256:07061e4b1829cb5e66799cd21d4ff935aba4ab3ae5a7e7f721540deec2e372c5

folders-first:
folders-last:
folders-first-ascending:
folders-first-descending:
no-folders-first:
no-folders-last:

Show folders first.
Use folders-last: to show folders last.
Use folders-first-ascending: to show folders first when the sort is in ascending order.
Use folders-first-descending: to show folders first when the sort is in descending order.

For example:
sort:size folders-first:

Temporarily show or hide the folders sidebar.

For example:
folders-sidebar:
no-folders-sidebar:

fps:
frame-rate:

Search for video files with the specified frame rate in frames per second.

For example:
fps:>24
frame-rate:50..60
frame-rate:23.976

frame-count:

Search for photos and video files with the specified number of frames.

For example:
frame-count:>1
frame-count:100..1000

free-disk-size:

Search for files belonging to a volume with the specified free disk size in bytes.

For example:
root: free-disk-size:<10gb

from:

Search for email files with the specified from address.

For example:
from:support@voidtools.com

fsi:
index-number:

Search for files belonging to a volume with the specified index number(FSI).
View each volume index number from Tools -> Debug -> Statistics.

For example:
fsi:0
fsi:1..6

full-path:
path-and-name:
path-name:

Search for files or folders with the specified full path and filename.

For example:
full-path:c:\windows\notepad.exe
full-path:"C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe"

filename-len:
filename-length:
full-path-len:
full-path-length:
path-and-name-len:
path-and-name-length:
path-name-len:
path-name-length:
path-len:
path-length:

Search for files or folders with the specified full path and filename length in UTF-16 characters.

For example:
full-path-len:>259
path-len:100..200
path-len:50

See also: path-part-len:

genre:

Search for media files with the specified genre.

For example:
Genre:electronic
Genre:blues
Genre:<soundtrack|ost>

group-colors:
no-group-colors:

Temporarily enable (or disable) group coloring.

For example:
group-colors: sort:stem

group-lines:
no-group-lines:

Temporarily enable (or disable) group lines.

For example:
group-lines: sort:path

hard-link-count:

Search for files with the specified number of hard links.

For example:
hard-link-count:>1
hard-link-count:2..3

hard-link-filename:
hardlinkfilenames:

Search for files with a hard link filename.

For example:
hard-link-filename:\windows\notepad.exe
hard-link-filename:\windows\winsxs

height:
high:

Search for photos with the specified height in pixels.

For example:
height:>1080
height:2160
height:400..600

hex-content:

Search file content as a byte stream in hexidecimal.
Converts the binary content to a hex string for comparison.
Note: hex-content:ffd8 matches:0F FD 86
Use hex:content: to treat the content and search as binary.

For example:
hex-content:0000ff01
hex-content:0123456789abcdef

Searching content is very slow.
Combine with other filters for the best performance.

hex-number:
hex-number-range:

Search for files with a filename that contains a number in hexidecimal within the specified range.
A hexidecimal number is a sequence of digits and letters (0-9, A-F)

The entire filename is searched until a matching number is found.

For example:
hexnumber:0xcccc..0xffff

hidden-slide-count:

Search for document files with the specified number of hidden slides.

For example:
hidden-slide-count:
hidden-slide-count:>0
hidden-slide-count:2..3

hide-empty-search-results:
no-hide-empty-search-results:

Override the Tools -> Options -> Results -> Hide results when the search is empty option.

Can be useful for filters where you want to see results when the search is empty.

For example:
hide-empty-search-results:
no-hide-empty-search-results:

horizontal-resolution:

Search for photos with the specified horizontal resolution in dots per inch (dpi).

For example:
horizontal-resolution:>300
horizontal-resolution:100..200
horizontal-resolution:72..96

host-url:

Search the ZoneIdentifier file stream for the specified host URL.

For example:
host-url:www.voidtools.com

ifilter-content:

Search file content with the extension-assoicated system ifilter.

For example:
ifilter-content:"my content"
ifilter-content:abc

Searching content is very slow.
Combine with other filters for the best performance.

image-id:

Search for photos with the specified image ID.

For example:
image-id:0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef

include-file-list:

Search for a list of files from disk with the specified filename.

TXT files must specify a filename on each line.
Use a path separator to specify the full path and filename.

CSV and EFU files must be an Everything File List with the Filename column.

Ctrl + click the include-file-list: text in the search box to select a file.

Only works from the main UI window.

For example:
include-file-list:"c:\my filelists\my filelist.efu"

incur-seek-penalty:

Search for files or folders belonging to a device that incurs a seek penalty.

For example:
root: incur-seek-penalty:yes
root: incur-seek-penalty:no

index-file-id:
index-frn:

Search for files with the specified index file ID.

Use hexadecimal (prefix with 0x) or decimal to specify the file ID.

For NTFS/ReFS volumes, the index file ID is the same as the file ID.
The index file ID is indexed. Searching will be instant.

For example:
index-frn:0x0005000000000005

index-type:

Search for files or folders belonging to an index with the specified type.

Can be one of the following:

NTFS
ReFS
Folder
File List
Network
FAT
Network Drive
Remote (same as Network Drive)

For example:
index-type:ntfs
index-type:fat
index-type:folder
index-type:"file list"
index-type:filelist

index-parent-file-id:
index-parent-frn:

Search for files with the specified index parent file ID.

Use hexadecimal (prefix with 0x) or decimal to specify the parent file ID.

For NTFS/ReFS volumes, the index parent file ID is the same as the parent file ID.
The index parent file ID is indexed. Searching will be instant.

For example:
index-parent-frn:0x0005000000000005

index-volume-label:

Search for files or folders belonging to an index with the specified volume label.

For example:
root: index-volume-label:backup
root: index-volume-label:media

initial-key:

Search for audio with the specified initial key.

initial-key:"C m"

invert-layout:
no-invert-layout:

Temporarily invert the reading order.

For example:
invert-layout:
no-invert-layout:

is-bmp:
is-gif:
is-ico:
is-jpeg:
is-jpg:
is-pcx:
is-png:
is-psd:
is-tga:
is-tif:
is-tiff:
is-webp:

Search for files with the associated file signature.

For example:
ext:bmp !is-bmp:
ext:jpg !is-jpg:
ext:png is-jpg:

is-directory:

Search for folders with the Directory value in FILE_STANDARD_INFO.

For example:
is-directory:yes
is-directory:no

is-folder:

Search for folders in the index.

For example:
is-folder:yes
is-folder:no

See also: folder: search modifier.

is-indexed-property:

Search for files and folders that have the specified indexed property.

For example:
is-indexed-property:content content:"my content search"

is-metadata-efu-property:[property-name]

Search for files are folders that have a property value defined by a .metadata.efu file.
Leave the property name to match any property.
Otherwise, specify a property by canonical name.

For example:
is-metadata-efu-property:
is-metadata-efu-property:rating
is-metadata-efu-property:tags

is-xyplorer-tag:

Search for files and folders that have an Xyplorer tag.

For example:
is-xyplorer-tag:

See also: xyplorer_tag_dat

iso-speed:

Search for photos with the specified ISO speed.

For example:
iso-speed:1600
iso-speed:100..800
iso-speed:ISO-32

is-result-omission:
result-omissions:

Search for files and folders that are in your result omissions list.

For example:
disable-result-omissions: is-result-omission:

is-running:

Search for executable files that are currently running.

For example:
is-running:

kind:

Search for files and folders with the specified kind.

For example:
kind:folder
kind:picture
kind:document
kind:music
kind:video

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;name:
basename:
name:

Search the basename of the current file.
The basename includes the file extension.

For example:
basename:hosts
name:c:

basename-len:
basename-length:
name-len:

Search for files and folders with the specified basename length in UTF-16 characters.

For example:
basename-len:>259

See also: stem: (basename without extension)

parent-count:
depth:
parents:

Search for files and folders with the specified parent count.

For example:
depth:0 (same as root:)
depth:>10
depth:1
depth:2..3

dupe-name-part:

> stem-dupe:

Show only results where the stem (basename without extension) is duplicated.

Right click the Stem column and click Find Stem Duplicates to find duplicates within the current results.

dupe-size:

> size-dupe:

Show only results where the size is duplicated.

Right click the Size column and click Find Size Duplicates to find duplicates within the current results.

duration:

> length: