Comparison
Wox is an open source launcher for Windows. FileScope goes further, searching inside your files, reading text from images, and understanding what you mean with AI.
| Feature | FileScope | Wox |
|---|---|---|
| App launcher | ✓ | ✓ |
| Filename search | ✓ | ✓ |
| Search inside files | ✓ | ✕ |
| OCR (text in images) | ✓ | ✕ |
| Semantic / AI search | ✓ | ✕ |
| Plugin system | ✕ | ✓ |
| Global hotkey | ✓ | ✓ |
| Actively maintained | ✓ | Slow |
| Price | $19 one-time | Free |
Wox finds apps and files by name. FileScope reads the content of PDFs, Word docs, Excel files, and more. Search for a phrase you remember, and FileScope finds the document.
Screenshots, scanned receipts, photos of whiteboards. FileScope extracts text from images automatically and makes it searchable. Wox has no image reading capability.
Type "last quarter finances" and FileScope returns your Q4 revenue report, even if those words aren't in the filename. Wox requires exact filename matches.
FileScope finds what Wox can't. Search by content, meaning, or text in images.
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