Desktop Search Software - Quick Comparison Chart
The comparison below is based upon the use of these tools for searching the text of The Urantia Book, across the translations currently available. A different requirement, e.g., an email search tool, could result in a different assessment of the tool's applicability for your purposes. The reviewer has no connection or association with any of the software providers, and strives to present an unbiased view of the capabilities included in the software versions listed below, for the requirement stated.
Product --->
Copernic CDS
Google DeskTop Search
Yahoo DeskTop Search
MSN Toolbar
Version reviewed --->
1.2
Beta
Beta
Beta
Websites for further information --->
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Language Support
...English Text Search and UI
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
...Korean Text Search and UI
Search only
No
Not Specified
No
...Russian Text Search and UI
Search only
No
Not Specified
No
...Other language text searched supported?
Many
Many Western languages
Not Specified
No
Operating Systems
...Windows/XP
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
...Windows 2000
Yes
w/SP3
w/SP3/SP4
w/SP4
...Windows/ME
Yes
No
No
No
...Windows/NT
Yes
No
No
No
...Windows/98
Yes
No
No
No
...MAC OS
No
No
No
No
...Linux
No
No
No
No
Browsers
...Internet Explorer
5.0+
5.0+
5.0+
5.01+
...Netscape
6.x+
No
No
No
...Mazilla FireFox
Yes
'Partially' according to Google
New
No
Other Important Features
...Ability to configure and limit indexing to specific folders
Excellent
Difficult
Difficult
Yes
...FileTypes Supported: WORD, HTML, PDF, TEXT/RTF
Yes
MS/Office files only
Yes
Yes
...Other FileTypes Supported
Many
No
Many
Limited
...Advanced Searching, e.g., Boolean operators
Yes
Limited
Some
Some
...Full Document Searches
Yes
1st 5000 words only
Yes
Yes
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