Lookeen vs FoxTrot Search

Lookeen8.1Visit FoxTrot Search7.3Visit

Higher score Lookeen #8 in Desktop Search Software 8.1/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Lookeen

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FoxTrot Search #16 in Desktop Search Software 7.3/10 60-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit FoxTrot Search

• Lookeen fits best

  Business Outlook and Exchange search

• FoxTrot Search fits best

  Mac users searching files, email, and messages

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Side by side

Feature	Lookeen 8.1/10 Visit ↗	FoxTrot Search 7.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.1	7.3
Ranking	#8 in Desktop Search Software	#16 in Desktop Search Software
Best for	Business Outlook and Exchange search	Mac users searching files, email, and messages
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	€9/user/mo	$35 one-time
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	14 days	60 days
Free trial length	14 days	60 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop	Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Windows	macOS, iOS
Support	Email, Phone, Docs · 24/7	Community, Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Lookeen 3/4 · FoxTrot Search 4/4
Content search	✓	✓
Email search	✓	✓
Message search	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
OCR search	✓	✓
Specs
Supported platforms	web, windows	macOS, iOS
Index locations	local, removable, network	Local folders, connected/removable volumes, network drives, NAS, synced index files
Indexed-item limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Indexes local, external, and network drives Searches Outlook, Exchange, attachments, and public folders Adds OCR, filters, previews, saved queries, and AI summaries	Searches content, metadata, filenames, authors, tags, and keywords Indexes PDFs, office documents, email, messages, media, contacts, and more Professional and Server editions support multiple, shared, network, and NAS indexes
Cons	No permanent free plan; the trial lasts 14 days Desktop support is focused on Windows, with web access Server pricing is custom-priced rather than a fixed per-user tier	No free plan; the entry option is a paid license Single-index searching is limited to the Personal Search edition The iOS app is a companion for indexes, not the primary desktop application
Our verdict	Lookeen is desktop and enterprise search software for Windows users and organizations that need one search layer across files, email, Outlook data, Exchange folders, and network locations. It indexes local, external, removable, and network… Read the review →	FoxTrot Search is a macOS document-search application for individuals, professionals, workgroups, and organizations managing large document collections. It indexes PDFs, office documents, email, web pages, media, messages, contacts, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Lookeen — where it wins

  • Indexes local, external, and network drives
  • Searches Outlook, Exchange, attachments, and public folders
  • Adds OCR, filters, previews, saved queries, and AI summaries

  Where it doesn't

  • No permanent free plan; the trial lasts 14 days
  • Desktop support is focused on Windows, with web access
  • Server pricing is custom-priced rather than a fixed per-user tier

• FoxTrot Search — where it wins

  • Searches content, metadata, filenames, authors, tags, and keywords
  • Indexes PDFs, office documents, email, messages, media, contacts, and more
  • Professional and Server editions support multiple, shared, network, and NAS indexes

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; the entry option is a paid license
  • Single-index searching is limited to the Personal Search edition
  • The iOS app is a companion for indexes, not the primary desktop application

• Lookeen8.1/10 · 14-day trial

  A Windows-focused search layer for Outlook, Exchange, files, and network data.

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• FoxTrot Search7.3/10 · 60-day trial

  A focused Mac search tool for files, email, messages, metadata, and network content.

  Visit FoxTrot SearchFull verdict →