Copernic Desktop Search
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 Copernic Desktop Search running on Windows XP |
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| Developer(s) | Copernic Inc. |
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| Stable release | 3.2 / April 22, 2009 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows Vista / 2003 / XP |
| Type | Desktop search |
| License | Crippleware / Commercial |
| Website | Copernic Desktop Search |
Copernic Desktop Search is a commercial desktop search utility for the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. A downgraded version with some major features removed is available free.
Early freeware versions allowed the user to find a wide variety of items including documents, pictures, music, videos, e-mails, contacts, browser bookmarks/favourites and entries in the Internet browser history on the computer, external drives and network shares. From version 3.0 (September 2008) incremental find; network searching and indexing of Outlook appointments, tasks and notes are available only on payment of a licence fee.[1]
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[edit] Overview
The purpose of Copernic Desktop Search is to perform an instant search across the entire computer not only on the names of the items, but also on the contents and Metadata of these items. As usual with desktop searches, the first time it is run an initial index is created. As items are added, changed or removed from the computer, Copernic Desktop Search makes incremental changes in the background using idle system resources.
[edit] Limitations
According to Copernic's technical support, the total size of the index files cannot exceed 2GB. This admission is in direct conflict with the posted FAQ comments:
Is there a maximum number of files and emails that I can index with Copernic Desktop Search? No. There is no limit to the size of the index or the number of indexed items. However, a large index requires more memory and more time to perform searches. So the only limit is the power of your computer (disk space, CPU speed).[2]
[edit] Features
File types and programs currently supported are listed below.
[edit] E-Mail
- Mozilla Thunderbird (versions: 1.0 or later)
- Outlook (versions: 2000, XP, 2003, 2007)
- Outlook Express (versions: 5.x, 6.x, including all non-password protected OE identities)
- Outlook Express Electronic Mail (EML)
- Eudora (versions: 5.0 or later)
[edit] Files
Metadata are indexed for the following file formats:
- Microsoft Word documents (DOC) (versions: 6.0, 95 (7.0), 97, 98 (Mac), 2000, XP, 2003, 2007)
- Microsoft Excel spreadsheets (XLS) (versions: 5.0, 95 (7.0), 97, 2000, XP, 2003, 2007)
- Microsoft PowerPoint presentations (PPS, PPT)(versions: 97, 2000, XP, 2003, 2007)
- Adobe PDF documents (versions: 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5)
- WordPerfect documents (WPD, WPF, WP) (versions: 5.0, 5.1 (not Far East versions), 5.2 (not Far East versions), 5.x (Windows), 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- OpenOffice.org documents (ODT, OTT, ODM, OTH, ODS, OTS, ODP, OTP) (versions: 1.1, 2.0)
- StarOffice documents (SXW, STW, SXC, STC, SXI, STI) (versions: 7.0, 8.0)
- Microsoft Rich Text Format (RTF)
- Unicode Text files (TXT)
- Active Server Page documents (ASP)
- C Code/Program files (C)
- C++ Code/program files (CPP)
- C# .NET Source files (CS)
- Comma-Separated Variables files (CSV)
- Header file (H)
- Assembler language, Active Server Include file, Include file (various), Internet Connection file (used by ISPs) (INC)
- Initialization/Configuration file (INI)
- Java Source Code files (JAVA)
- Pascal Source Code files (PAS)
- XML Stylesheet (XSL)
- Hypertext Markup Language documents (HTML, XHTML)
- Extensible Markup Language documents (XML)
- ASCII Text files (ASC)
- ANSI documents (ANS)
- PHP Script (PHP)
- Log File (LOG)
- UCS-2 Unicode documents (with some limitations)
- UTF8 documents (with some limitations)
File name is indexed for the following file formats:
- Gzip Compressed archive (GZ)
- Compressed Archive File (ZIP)
- Windows Help file (HLP)
- WinRAR Compressed archive (RAR)
- Macromedia Flash Format file (SWF)
- Tape Archive file (TAR)
- Visio Drawing documents (VSD)
- OpenOffice.org Draw File (SXD)
- MHTML Document (MHT)
[edit] Music
Metadata are indexed for the following file formats:
- iTunes Audio files (M4P, AAC)
- MPEG Audio Stream, Layer II (MP2)
- MPEG Audio Stream, Layer III (MP3)
- MPEG-4 Audio Layer (M4A)
- Windows Media Audio file (WMA)
- Windows Waveform sound/Audio (WAV, WAVE)
- Ogg Vorbis Codec Compressed WAV file (OGG)
- MP3 PlayList File (M3U)
- WinAmp MPEG PlayList File (PLS)
File name is indexed for the following file types:
- RealMedia Media file (RA, RAM, RMM, RPM)
- Musical Instrument Digital Interface file (MIDI)
- And many others, including: .aa, .acp, .aif, .aifc, .aiff, .au, .cda, .cdda, .m4b, .mka, mpga, .rmi, .sd2, .snd, .wax,
[edit] Pictures
Metadata are indexed for the following file formats:
- Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)
- JPEG Format (JPE, JPEG, JPG )
- Exchangeable Image File Format (EXIF)
File name is indexed for the following file formats:
- Windows Bitmap Graphics (BMP)
- Portable (Public) Network Graphic (PNG)
- Photoshop Format (PSD)
- QuickTime Image (QTI, QTIF)
- Tagged Image Format file (TIF, TIFF)
- X Window Bitmap Graphic (XBM)
- Windows Icon (ICO)
- and many others, including: .cgm, .dib, .jfif, .mac, .pct, .pcx, .pic, .pict, .pnt, .pntg, .rp
[edit] Videos
Metadata are indexed for the following file formats:
- MPEG Video Files (MPE, MPEG, MPG, MPS, MPV, MPV2)
- MPEG-4 Video Files (MP4)
- Windows Media Video Files (WMV)
- Microsoft Audio Video Interleaved (AVI)
- QuickTime Movie (MOV)
File name is indexed for the following file formats:
- Microsoft Windows Media metafile (WVX)
- Data Interchange Format (DIF)
- RealMedia Videos (RAM)
- Matroska Video Stream (MKV)
- Ogg Vorbis Compressed Video File (OGM)
- and many others, including: .3g2, .3gp, .asf, .asx, .dv, .IVF, .m1v, .m2v, .m4e, .mp2v, .mpa, .qt, .rv, .wm, .wmp, .wmx
[edit] Favourites/Bookmark
- Internet Shortcut (.URL files)
- Internet Explorer (versions: 5.0 or later)
- Mozilla Firefox (version: 1.0)
- Mozilla (version 1.0 or later)
- Netscape (versions: 6.x, 7.x, 8.x)
[edit] History
- Internet Shortcut (.URL files)
- Internet Explorer (versions: 5.0 or later)
- Mozilla Firefox (version: 1.0)
- Mozilla (version 1.0 or later)
- Netscape (versions: 6.x, 7.x, 8.x)
[edit] Contacts
- Outlook (versions: 2000, XP, 2003, 2007 - including Exchange Server)
- Outlook Express/Windows Mail (versions: 5.x, 6.x)
- Mozilla Thunderbird (versions: 1.0 or later)
- Windows Address Book (versions: 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, Vista)
[edit] History
[edit] Version History[1]
Version 3.2 Build 44 - April 22, 2009
- Added result drag & drop support for all file types
- Fixed an issue where registry keys were not erased after a complete uninstall
- Fixed some issues with Outlook:
- Inbox not being recognized
- Multiple folders not available to be indexed
- Other fixes related to Outlook
Version 3.1 Build 49 - January 12, 2009
- Added Firefox 3 indexing for History and Bookmarks
- Added indexing of .msg files
- Improved browser toolbar technology
- Increased the maximum number of Outlook folders that can be indexed
Version 3.0 - Build 81 – September 3, 2008
- Now split in three categories: "Free" (with ads), Professional and Corporate.
- Free version no longer includes the following features:
- Searching network shares
- Searching Outlook appointments, tasks and notes;
- Saved searches
- Search as you type
- Ability to keep preview pane on the Right
- Incremental find
- Includes advertising in preview pane
- Dropped support for older systems. Minimum requirements now are:
- Windows XP
- IE 6 SP2
- Firefox 2
- Outlook 2000
- Updated interface
Version 2.3 - Build 18 – February 21, 2008
- Added default desktop search integration options for Windows Vista SP1
- New “Search Everywhere” shortcut in Windows Start Menu
- New shortcuts in Windows Explorer
- Windows Key+F integration
- Fixed email address issue with Global Address List contacts
- Fixed fax number display in contact preview
- Fixed issues with .DWG files
- Search box now cleared when minimizing to tray
- Other stability tweaks
Version 2.2 - Build 32 - November 12, 2007
- Enhanced Office 2007 indexing
- Enhanced Favorites and History indexing
- Improved "Clear index and reindex all" feature
- Files without extension now indexed when adding "*.*" in the file extension list
- Fixed installation and updating issues under Vista
- Fixed issues with Outlook Express actions
- Multiple Deskbar tweaks
- Other stability and performance tweaks
Version 2.1.1 - Build 3007 - July 27, 2007
- Added multiple deployment options for system administrators (through GPO)
- Fixed ZIP archive indexing issues
- Fixed issues with dual monitor setups
Version 2.1 - Build 2569 - May 23, 2007
- Full compatibility with Windows Vista
- Support for Windows Mail (Windows Vista's email program)
- Support for Microsoft Office 2007 documents (requires Office 2007 to be installed)
Version 2.02 - Build 2526 - December 18, 2006
- Toolbar now compatible with Firefox 2.0
- Improved previewing of plain text email messages
- Improved plug-in support
- Fixed index update issues with non-permanently connected network drives
- Other stability and performance tweaks
Version 2.01 - Build 2514 - October 14, 2006
- Hitting “Enter” in the deskbar no longer launches a Web search (tip: Ctrl+Enter opens the main CDS window)
- Spanish and German versions now available
- Internet Explorer toolbar load time reduced (especially for IE7)
- Fixed issue that sometimes made the “My Content” page appear blank
- Other stability and performance tweaks
Version 2.0 - Build 2502 - September 19, 2006
- Initial release of Copernic Desktop Search 2.
[edit] External links
- Copernic Technologies homepage
- PC Pro review (March 2007)
- AtomicPC review (November 2007)
[edit] References
- ^ http://proreviewer.com/2008/10/01/beware-copernic-desktop-search-30-is-a-freeware-downgrade/
- ^ http://www.copernic.com/en/products/desktop-search/home/faq.html
[edit] Competitors
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