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There are problems with this article-ette.

All references go to the program's own website. There's not a single reliable reference to an objective review or to public acceptance of the program,
The lede is the only section that has in-line citations, the place where they are not needed.
Without objective reviews from other, reliable sources, this is basically an advertisement.

Also, the item is all lede with no body, followed by a bulleted list. The article needs a textual body written.

I came here seeking objective information about this program, but found none.

Thank you for your time, Wordreader (talk) 06:24, 20 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

More informations about the real goals of this project needed[edit]

It should be mentioned, that the recoll-indexer can slow down the system to unusability. (indexing a 4TB-HD is a nightmare and can destroy the HD, if its running over weeks/months without pause) If one weigh up the risk against the utility, then, maybe, it comes out that this software is only a nifty metod of sabotage against the linux-desktop-users. And: The "recolled" desktop will get more queryable not only for the user, but for spies too. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.41.131.44 (talk) 10:42, 2 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This seems overly paranoid. By going to Preferences => Index configuration => Top directories one can determine which directories are indexed. Obviously one should not index a whole HD. The point is to retrieve information quickly. For example if one is studying for an exam or writing a paper one can place all material in a folder an index it. Then retrieve the information via Recoll quickly. This tool is gold it greatly helped me in writing papers including my master thesis. Honest to say I would very likely not have finished my thesis on time without the help of this tool. Mikeschaerer (talk) 20:24, 24 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Primary sources maintenance tag[edit]

I removed no footnotes maintenance tag given that this article has inline citations now, and replaced it with a primary sources maintenance tag. Most if not all of the citations in this article are from websites made by the guy who made Recoll, so some secondary sources would be helpful Eatingbugs (talk) 17:36, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]