Search Functions

Search functions find files and folders by property values.

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Syntax
Operators
Date syntax
Date constants
Duration syntax
Attribute syntax
Search modifiers
Sub-expressions
Lists
Substitution
Multi-string values
Wildcards
Column header search
Search weights
Slow queries
All functions

Syntax

function:value

function specifies what to search.
value specifies what to match.

For example:
date-modified:today
size:>10mb

Dashes (-) in search function names are optional.

For example:
datemodified:today is the same as date-modified:today

Use double quotes (") around values to treat them as plain text.

Operators inside quotes are ignored.

For example:
artist:"John Doe"
content:"Jane|Doe"

Use a * after the function name to treat the remainder of the search as plain text.

No further parsing is performed.

For example:
content*:<div class="menu"> = matches files containing the text <div class="menu">
-or-
si*:"1+1=2" = matches items in the Windows System Index containing the text "1+1=2"

An empty value matches any non-zero numeric value or any non-empty text value.

The following operators can be used with numerical values:

function:<=value: Less than or equal to value.
function:<value: Less than value.
function:value: Equal to value within the specified value granularity.
size:1kb is the same as size:1024..2047
function:==value
function:=value: Exactly equal to value.
size:=1kb is the same as size:1024
function:>value: Greater than value.
function:>=value: Greater than or equal to value.
function:!=value: Not equal to value.
function:!value: Not equal to value with specified granularity.
function:start..end
function:start-end: Is in the range of values from start to end (inclusive).
function:unknown: The property value is unknown (has not been indexed yet, or Everything failed to gather the property value).

For example:
size:<=10mb = size is less than or equal to 10MB
size:<10mb = size is less than 10MB
size:==1kb = size is exactly 1024 bytes
size:=1kb = size is exactly 1024 bytes
size:1kb = size is between 1024 and 2047 bytes
size:>=10mb = size is greater than or equal to 10MB
size:>10mb = size is greater than 10MB
size:!=1kb = size is not exactly 1024 bytes
size:!1kb = size is not between 1024 and 2047 bytes
size:2mb..3mb = size is between 2MB and 3MB
size:2mb-3mb = size is between 2MB and 3MB

Operators

Operators combine search terms and sub-expression search terms to control how they are evaluated.

space: AND search terms together.

For example:
ext:docx content:abc = matches docx files containing content abc
|: OR search terms together.

Spaces immediately before or after | are ignored.

For example:
ext:docx | folder: = matches files with a docx extension OR folders
!: NOT a search term.
The search term that follows is excluded.

For example:
!attribute:h = matches files and folders without the hidden attribute
< >: Group search terms together to change the evaluation order.

For example:
folder: !<child:.jpg|child:.flac> = matches folders that do not contain a jpg or flac file
" ": Quote search text.
Treats everything inside the quotes as plain text.
Operators inside quotes are ignored.

For example:
content:"abc 123" = matches files with content containing abc 123

Date syntax

Month and year: Specify a month and year in either of the following formats:
MM/YYYY
YYYY/MM

For example:
date-modified:07/2026
date-modified:2026/07
Complete date: Specify a complete date in one of the following formats.
The interpretation of slash-separated dates depends on your regional settings.
DD/MM/YYYY
YYYY/MM/DD
MM/DD/YYYY

For example:
date-modified:02/07/2026
date-modified:2026/07/02
date-modified:07/02/2026
ISO 8601 extended: YYYY[-MM[-DD[Thh[:mm[:ss[.sss]]]]]]

* wildcard is supported in ISO 8601 extended format.

For example:
date-modified:2026-07
date-modified:2026-07-02
date-modified:2026-07-02T10:52
date-modified:*-02
date-modified:*-*-*T9:00..*-*-*T17:00
ISO 8601 basic: YYYYMMDD[Thh[mm[ss[.sss]]]]]

For example:
date-modified:20260702
YYMMDD: For example:
date-modified:260702 => 2026-07-02
YYYY: Four-digit year.

For example:
date-modified:2026
YY: Two digit year in the current century.

For example:
date-modified:26 = matches files/folders modified in 2026
Relative duration: x<years|months|weeks|days|hours|minutes|seconds>

Matches values from now back by the specified duration.

For example:
date-modified:2days = modified in the last 2 days.
date-modified:3months = modified in the last 3 months.
date-modified:4hours = modified in the last 4 hours.
Excel DateTime: 10000 - 99999 => (1927-05-18 - 2173-10-13)

For example:
date-modified:46189.7795022
FILETIME: 9+ digit FILETIME value (decimal or hex with 0x prefix)

For example:
date-modified:134260745917910877
date-modified:0x1DCFD6FE3B74F5D

Date constants

Date constants can be used anywhere a date value is expected.

today
yesterday
january|february|march|april|may|june|july|august|september|october|november|december
jan|feb|mar|apr|may|jun|jul|aug|sep|oct|nov|dec
sunday|monday|tuesday|wednesday|thursday|friday|saturday
sun|mon|tue|wed|thu|fri|sat
mtd|ytd|qtd = month to date | year to date | quarter to date
unknown

Duration syntax

Unit duration format: [n<hours|hour|h>][n<minutes|minute|mins|min|m>][n<seconds|second|secs|sec|s>]

For example:
length:5mins
length:1hour2mins5secs
length:>10mins
length:40mins..50mins
Time duration format: [[[days:]hours:]minutes:]seconds[.milliseconds]

For example:
length:1:32 = matches media files with a length of 1 minute and 32 seconds
length:1:43:21.987 = matches media files with a length of 1 hour 43 minutes and 21.987 seconds
ISO 8601 duration: P[n]Y[n]M[n]DT[n]H[n]M[n]S
P[n]W
PYYYYMMDDThhmmss
P[YYYY]-[MM]-[DD]T[hh]:[mm]:[ss]

For example:
length:pt1h20m30s
length:p1w
length:pt012030
length:pt1:20:30

Attribute syntax

Attributes can be zero or more of the following letters:

A = Archive
C = Compressed
D = Directory
E = Encrypted
H = Hidden
I = Not Content Indexed
L = Reparse Point
N = Normal
M = Recall on Data Access
O = Offline
P = Pinned
R = Read-only
S = System
T = Temporary
U = Unpinned
V = Integrity Stream
X = No Scrub Data

-or-

Zero or more Windows file attributes in decimal or hex (with 0x prefix).

For example:
attributes:RASH = matches files/folders that include all specified attributes (RASH)
attributes:0x200 = matches sparse files

Search modifiers

Prefix a search function with one or more search modifiers to change how it is evaluated.

For example:
case:regex:content:"^Start of the file content with some digits \d\d\d\d"

Sub-expressions

Search functions can be applied to grouped sub-expressions enclosed in < >.

Search operators combine sub-expression terms to control how they are evaluated.

For example:
content:<abc 123> is the same as content:abc content:123
content:<abc|123> is the same as content:abc | content:123

Lists

Semicolon (;) delimited lists can be used with any property search function.
Semicolons can be escaped with double quotes (").

Full-text search functions (such as content:) treat semicolons as part of the search text rather than as list delimiters.

List items are treated as OR expressions.

width:1920;3840 is the same as width:1920 | width:3840

Substitution

For each file or folder, $property-name: is replaced with its corresponding property value.

Substitution works with any property search function that accepts text, or filename search function.

Use $0:-$9: to recall captured regex matches.

exists:$shortcut-target:
regex:^(.*)\.[^.]*$ sibling:$1:
extension: stem:.$extension: = stem contains the extension / duplicated extension in filename

Multi-string values

Some properties can have multiple values.
Properties with multiple values are displayed as a semicolon (;) delimited list.

By default, search functions evaluate each string in the list individually.
An item matches if any value satisfies the search.

Use the all-strings: modifier to require every value in the list to match.
Use the no-multi-string: modifier to treat the entire list as a single literal string.

For example:
artist:John = matches media files where any artist value contains John.
artist:"John Doe" = matches media files where any artist value contains John Doe.
whole:artist:Jane = matches media files where any artist value matches the full value Jane.
artist:John;"Jane doe" = matches media files where any artist contains John or Jane doe.
all-strings:artist:John;Jane = matches media files where every artist value contains John or Jane.

Wildcards

Wildcards can be used with filename text search functions.
Use the wildcards: search modifier to use wildcards with other text search functions.

*	Matches zero or more characters (except `\`)
**	Matches zero or more characters
?	Matches one character (except `\`)

For example:
name:*.jpg
stem:doc*
wildcards:comment:project*
wildcards:artist:the*

Column header search

To search within a specific column:

Right-click the result list column header and click Search property....
This will append the associated search function to your search.
Type in your search text or search value.

Search function names will generally match the column name.

Search weights

Every search function has an internal weight estimating its execution speed.
Everything automatically reorders search terms from fastest to slowest so that faster conditions are evaluated first.

For example:
content:"abc 123" "c:\my docs\" filters by path c:\my docs\ before checking file contents.

Search functions are grouped into three main weight categories:

Search functions that access indexed information (fast)
Search functions that access the disk or system index (medium)
Search functions that access file content (slow)

Slow queries

Long-running searches display a progress bar in the status bar.
Double-click the progress bar or change the search to cancel the active search.

All functions

TODO: Categories

Content functions:
character-encoding:
content:
content-type:
crc32:
crc64:
file-signature:
md5:
sha1:
sha256:

Document functions:
authors:
comment:
company:
content-status:
date-content-created:
date-printed:
date-saved:
description:
document-content-type:
last-author:
line-count:
page-count:
slide-count:
software:

Image/photo functions:
35mm-focal-length:
altitude:
aperture:
aspect-ratio:
authors:
bit-depth:
brightness:
camera-maker:
camera-model:
comment:
contrast:
copyright:
date-acquired:
date-taken:
description:
dimensions:
exif-version:
exposure-bias:
exposure-program:
exposure-time:
flash-mode:
f-stop:
focal-length:
frame-count:
height:
horizontal-resolution:
iso-speed:
latitude:
longitude:
lens-model:
light-source:
max-aperture:
metering-mode:
orientation:
people:
saturation:
software:
subject:
subject-distance:

Audio functions:
album:
album-artist:
artist:
audio-bitrate:
audio-bits-per-sample:
audio-channels:
audio-format:
audio-sample-rate:
audio-track-count:
authors:
beats-per-minute:
comment:
composer:
conductor:
copyright:
date-encoded:
date-released:
description:
encoded-by:
genre:
initial-key:
mood:
parental-rating:
parental-rating-reason:
part-of-a-compilation:
part-of-set:
publisher:
software:
subtitle:

Video functions:
artist:
aspect-ratio:
audio-bitrate:
audio-bits-per-sample:
audio-channels:
audio-format:
audio-sample-rate:
audio-track-count:
authors:
beats-per-minute:
bit-depth:
brightness:
comment:
composer:
conductor:
copyright:
date-encoded:
date-released:
description:
dimensions:
director:
encoded-by:
frame-count:
frame-rate:
genre:
height:
horizontal-resolution:
mood:
parental-rating:
parental-rating-reason:
part-of-set:
publisher:
software:
subtitle:
subtitle-track-count:

Compressed file functions:
container-file-count:
container-filenames:

Find duplicate functions:
distinct:
distinct-sort:
dupe:
dupe-count:
dupe-from:
dupe-max:
dupe-min:

File functions:
alternate-data-stream-count:
alternate-data-stream-names:
ext:
extension:
perceived-type:

Folder functions:
empty:

File and Folder functions:
attributes:
comment:
computer:
date-accessed:
date-accessed-date:
date-accessed-day:
date-accessed-day-of-week:
date-accessed-hour:
date-accessed-month:
date-accessed-time:
date-accessed-year:
date-changed:
date-created:
date-created-date:
date-created-day:
date-created-day-of-week:
date-created-hour:
date-created-month:
date-created-time:
date-created-year:
date-deleted:
date-modified:
date-modified-date:
date-modified-day:
date-modified-day-of-week:
date-modified-hour:
date-modified-month:
date-modified-time:
date-modified-year:
date-run:
file-id:
filelist:
full-path:
full-path-length:
hard-link-count:
hard-link-filenames:
kind:
location:
offline-availability:
offline-status:
online:
offline:
owner:
parent-file-id:
rating:
root:
run-count:
size:
size-on-disk:
star-rating:
stem:
status:
tags:

UI functions:
add-columns:
add-layout:
alternate-row-color:
bookmarks-sidebar:
columns:
details:
filters-sidebar:
folders-sidebar:
layout:
on-top:
preview:
remove-columns:
remove-layout:

Result control functions
count:
folders-first:
folders-first-ascending:
folders-first-descending:
sort:
sort-ascending:
sort-descending:

Hierarchical relationship functions:
ancestor:
ancestor-name:
child:
child-file:
child-folder:
child-count:
child-file-count:
child-folder-count:
descendant:
descendant-file:
descendant-folder:
descendant-count:
descendant-file-count:
descendant-folder-count:
parent:
parent-name:
sibling:
sibling-file:
sibling-folder:

Executable functions:
comment:
company:
copyright:
digital-signature-name:
digital-signature-timestamp:
is-running:
language:
product-name:
product-version:

Advanced functions:
Advanced Search Functions
max-threads:
system-index:

Index functions:
date-recently-changed:
exists:
filelist-filename:
filelist-full-path:
network-index-host:

Email functions:
date-received:
date-sent:
from:
subject:

Search property functions:
regular-expression-match0:
regular-expression-match1:
regular-expression-match2:
regular-expression-match3:
regular-expression-match4:
regular-expression-match5:
regular-expression-match6:
regular-expression-match7:
regular-expression-match8:
regular-expression-match9:

35mm-focal-length:

Matches photo files with the specified 35mm-equivalent focal length in millimeters.

For example:
35mm-focal-length:77
35mm-focal-length:28..36
35mm-focal-length:>50

;add-columns:
Temporarily adds the specified columns to the result list.

Use a semicolon (;) to separate multiple columns.

Right-click the result list column header and click Add Columns... to browse property names.
Use a :<zero-based-index> suffix to specify the position of the added column.
Use a JSON array of column objects to specify each column name and width in logical pixels.

Aliases: addcol: add-column:

For example:
add-column:length
add-column:width;height
add-column:file-signature:1
add-column:"crc32":0
add-column:[{"name":"width","width":50},{"name":"height","width":50}]

See also: columns:, remove-columns:

add-layout:

Temporarily adds the specified layout items to the UI layout.

Use a semicolon (;) to separate multiple items.

The layout can contain zero or more of the following:

preview
folders
filters
filterbar
menu
fullscreen-menu
statusbar
header

For example:
add-layout:preview;folders

See also: layout:, remove-layout:

album:

Matches media files where the album contains the specified text.

For example:
*.mp3 album:"My Album Name"
*.mp3 album:abc

album-artist:

Matches media files where the album artist contains the specified text.

For example:
*.mp3 album-artist:"My Album Artist"
*.mp3 album-artist:Alice

;alternate-data-stream-count:
Matches files with the specified number of alternate data streams.

Aliases: ads-count:

For example:
alternate-data-stream-count:>0
alternate-data-stream-count:3..4

alternate-data-stream-names:

Matches files where an alternate data stream name contains the specified text.

Aliases: ads-names: ads-name:

Alternate data stream names is a multi-string value.

For example:
alternate-data-stream-names:Zone.Identifier
whole:alternate-data-stream-names:Zone.Identifier

alternate-row-color:

no-alternate-row-color:

Temporarily enables or disables alternate row coloring in all windows.

Overrides the default setting under Tools -> Options -> View -> Alternate row color. (off by default)

For example:
alternate-row-color:
no-alternate-row-color:

altitude:

Matches photo files with the specified altitude in meters.

For example:
*.jpg altitude:>600
*.jpg altitude:350
*.jpg altitude:-50..50

ancestor:

Matches files and folders with the specified ancestor (parent or grandparent, or higher).

The ancestor folder must be specified by its absolute full path.
A trailing path separator (\) is ignored.

This function is similar to parent: except that subfolders are also searched.

For example:
ancestor:C:
ancestor:C:\Windows
ancestor:"C:\Program Files"

See also: parent:

ancestor-name:

Matches files and folders with an ancestor (parent, grandparent, or higher) whose name contains the specified text.

For example:
ancestor-name:"Program Files"
whole:ancestor-name:windows

See also: parent-name:

aperture:

Matches photo files with the specified aperture (f-number).

For example:
*.jpg aperture:3.625
*.jpg aperture:>4
*.jpg aperture:2..4

artist:

Matches media files where the artist contains the specified text.

Artist is a multi-string value.

For example:
*.mp3 artist:John
*.mp3 artist:"Jane Doe"
*.mp3 whole:artist:"Jane Doe"
*.mp3 artist:John;"Jane Doe"

aspect-ratio:

Matches image and video files with the specified aspect ratio.

Aspect ratios can be specified as ratios (e.g. 16:9) or decimal values (e.g. 1.33).

Constant values: square landscape portrait

For example:
*.jpg aspect-ratio:4:3
*.jpg aspect-ratio:square
*.jpg aspect-ratio:16:8..16:10
*.mp4 aspect-ratio:1.3..1.5
*.mp4 aspect-ratio:>16:9
*.mp4 aspect-ratio:>1

attributes:

Matches files and folders that include all the specified attributes.

For the best performance, enable attribute indexing.

Aliases: attr: attrib:

For example:
attributes:rash
!attributes:h
attributes:0x200 = matches sparse files

audio-bitrate:

Matches media files with the specified audio bitrate in kilobits per second.

For example:
*.mp3 audio-bitrate:320
*.mp3 audio-bitrate:>224kbps
*.mp4 audio-bitrate:64kbps..128kbps

audio-bits-per-sample:

Matches media files with the specified audio bits per sample.

For example:
*.mp3 audio-bits-per-sample:24
*.mp3 audio-bits-per-sample:<16
*.mp3 audio-bits-per-sample:24..32

audio-channels:

Matches media files with the specified number of audio channels.

For example:
*.mp4 audio-channels:6
*.mp4 audio-channels:>2
*.mp4 audio-channels:1..2

audio-format:

Matches media files where the audio format contains the specified text.

For example:
audio: audio-format:FLAC
audio: audio-format:MP3
audio: audio-format:"Monkey's Audio"

audio-sample-rate:

Matches media files with the specified audio sample rate in Hz.

For example:
*.mp3 audio-sample-rate:44100
*.mp3 audio-sample-rate:44.1khz
*.mp3 audio-sample-rate:>44100
*.mp3 audio-sample-rate:11025..22050

audio-track-count:

Matches media files with the specified number of audio tracks.

For example:
*.mp4 audio-track-count:0
*.mp4 audio-track-count:>1

authors:

Matches files where the author contains the specified text.

Authors is a multi-string value.

Aliases: author:

For example:
*.pdf author:John
*.docx author:"Jane Doe"
*.mp3 whole:author:"Jane Doe"
*.jpg author:john;"Jane Doe"

beats-per-minute:

Matches media files with the specified beats per minute.

Aliases: bpm:

For example:
*.mp3 beats-per-minute:120
*.mp3 beats-per-minute:>200
*.mp3 beats-per-minute:150..180

bit-depth:

Matches image and video files with the specified color bit-depth.

Aliases: bpp:

For example:
*.png bit-depth:8
*.png bit-depth:16
*.png bit-depth:>24

bookmarks-sidebar:

no-bookmarks-sidebar:

Temporarily shows or hides the bookmarks sidebar.

For example:
bookmarks-sidebar:
no-bookmarks-sidebar:

brightness:

Matches photo and video files for the specified brightness levels.

For example:
*.jpg brightness:8.4
*.jpg brightness:3.2..5.7
*.jpg brightness:<0

camera-maker:

Matches photo files where the camera maker contains the specified text.

Aliases: camera-make:

For example:
*.jpg camera-maker:Canon
*.jpg camera-maker:"Nikon Corporation"

camera-model:

Matches photo files where the camera model contains the specified text.

For example:
*.jpg camera-model:iPhone
*.jpg camera-model:"Canon PowerShot"
*.jpg camera-model:"Nikon D850"

category:

Matches document files where the category contains the specified text.

For example:
*.docx category:Finance
*.docx category:"Meeting Notes"

character-encoding:

Matches files where the character encoding contains the specified text.

Character encoding is determined from the Byte Order Mark (BOM) if present.
Otherwise, character encoding is determined from the file content.

Character encoding can be one of the following:

ANSI
UTF-8
UTF-16 (BE)
UTF-16 (LE)

For example:
*.txt character-encoding:UTF-8
*.txt character-encoding:"UTF-16 (LE)"

Searching content is slow.
Use with other filters for the best performance.

child:

child-file:

child-folder:

Matches folders that contain a file or folder whose filename contains the specified text.

Use child-file: to search child files only.
Use child-folder: to search child folders only.

For example:
child:*.mp3 = matches folders containing at least one MP3 file
folder: !child:*.jpg = matches folders that do not contain any JPG files

See also: descendant: to include subfolders.

child-count:

child-file-count:

child-folder-count:

Matches folders that contain the specified number of files and folders.

Use child-file-count: to count child files only.
Use child-folder-count: to count child folders only.

Child counts are calculated from the index (not from disk).
For disk-based counts, see child-count-from-disk:

child-count:0 is the same as empty:

For example:
child-count:10
child-count:20..30
child-count:>100
child-file-count:1 child-folder-count:0

See also: descendant-count: to recursively include subfolders.

columns:

Temporarily shows only the specified columns.

Use a semicolon (;) to separate multiple columns.
Use a JSON array of column objects to specify each column name and width in logical pixels.

The columns are shown in the order specified.
The name column is always shown.

For example:
columns:name;path;size;date-modified;length;width;height

columns:[{"name":"Name","width":300},{"name":"Path","width":300},{"name":"Size","width":72},{"name":"Date Modified","width":112}]

See also: md5:, sha1:, sha256:

date-accessed:

Matches files and folders with the specified date accessed.

For the best performance, enable date accessed indexing.

Aliases: da:

For example:
date-accessed:today
date-accessed:2026
date-accessed:2026-07-27

date-accessed-date:

date-accessed-day:

date-accessed-day-of-week:

date-accessed-hour:

date-accessed-month:

date-accessed-time:

date-accessed-year:

Matches files and folders with the specified part of the date accessed.

For the best performance, enable date accessed indexing.

Aliases: da-date: da-day: da-dow: da-hour: da-month: da-time: da-year:

For example:
date-accessed-day:25
date-accessed-day:14..21
date-accessed-day-of-week:monday
date-accessed-day-of-week:sunday
date-accessed-hour:14..18
date-accessed-hour:>12
date-accessed-month:december
date-accessed-month:9..11
date-accessed-time:10am..2pm
date-accessed-time:17:30..18:30
date-accessed-year:2026
date-accessed-year:2000..2010

date-acquired:

Matches photo files with the specified acquired date.

For example:
*.jpg date-acquired:today
*.jpg date-acquired:2026
*.jpg date-acquired:2026-07-02

date-changed:

Matches files with the specified changed date.

The date changed is updated whenever the file system entry changes on an NTFS or ReFS volume.

Unlike date modified, date changed also updates when metadata changes, such as renaming a file or changing its attributes.

For example:
date-changed:today
date-changed:2026
date-changed:2026-07-02

See also: date-recently-changed: for the date when the Everything index entry is changed.

date-content-created:

Matches document files with the specified content created date.

For example:
*.docx date-content-created:today
*.docx date-content-created:2026
*.docx date-content-created:2026-07-02

date-created:

Matches files and folders with the specified date created.

For the best performance, enable date created indexing.

Aliases: dc:

For example:
date-created:today
date-created:2026
date-created:2026-07-02

date-created-date:

date-created-day:

date-created-day-of-week:

date-created-hour:

date-created-month:

date-created-time:

date-created-year:

Matches files and folders with the specified part of the date created.

For the best performance, enable date created indexing.

Aliases: dc-date: dc-day: dc-dow: dc-hour: dc-month: dc-time: dc-year:

For example:
date-created-day:25
date-created-day:14..21
date-created-day-of-week:monday
date-created-day-of-week:sunday
date-created-hour:14..18
date-created-hour:>12
date-created-month:december
date-created-month:9..11
date-created-time:10am..2pm
date-created-time:17:30..18:30
date-created-year:2026
date-created-year:2000..2010

date-deleted:

Matches files in the Recycle Bin with the specified deleted date.

For example:
\$recycle.bin date-deleted:today
\$recycle.bin date-deleted:thismonth
\$recycle.bin date-deleted:2026-07-02
\$recycle.bin date-deleted:2026-07-02..2026-07-03

date-encoded:

Matches media files with the specified encoded date.

Aliases: date-media-created:

For example:
*.png date-encoded:today
*.mp4 date-encoded:2026
*.mov date-encoded:2026-07-02

date-modified:

Matches files and folders with the specified date modified.

For the best performance, enable date modified indexing.

Aliases: dm:

For example:
date-modified:today
date-modified:2026
date-modified:2026-07-02
date-modified:2026-07-02..2026-07-03
date-modified:10mins = matches files and folders modified in the last 10 minutes
date-modified:2days = matches files and folders modified in the last 2 days
date-modified:3weeks = matches files and folders modified in the last 3 weeks
date-modified:4months = matches files and folders modified in the last 4 months

date-modified-date:

date-modified-day:

date-modified-day-of-week:

date-modified-hour:

date-modified-month:

date-modified-time:

date-modified-year:

Matches files and folders with the specified part of the date modified.

For the best performance, enable date modified indexing.

Aliases: dm-date: dm-day: dm-dow: dm-hour: dm-month: dm-time: dm-year:

For example:
date-modified-day:25
date-modified-day:14..21
date-modified-day-of-week:monday
date-modified-day-of-week:sunday
date-modified-hour:14..18
date-modified-hour:>12
date-modified-month:december
date-modified-month:9..11
date-modified-time:10am..2pm
date-modified-time:17:30..18:30
date-modified-year:2026
date-modified-year:2000..2010

date-printed:

Matches document files with the specified printed date.

For example:
*.docx date-printed:today
*.docx date-printed:2026
*.docx date-printed:2026-07-02

date-received:

Matches email files with the specified received date.

For example:
*.eml date-received:today
*.msg date-received:2026
*.eml date-received:2026-07-02

date-recently-changed:

Matches files and folders with the specified recently changed date.

The recently changed date is updated when the file is created, modified, moved, or renamed.

Requires recent change indexing to be enabled.

Aliases: rc:

For example:
date-recently-changed:today
date-recently-changed:2026
date-recently-changed:2026-07-02

date-released:

Matches media files with the specified released date.

For example:
*.mp4 date-released:today
*.ogg date-released:2026
*.m4a date-released:2026-07-02

date-run:

Matches files and folders with the specified run date.

The run date is when the item was last opened from Everything.

Requires Run History to be enabled.

Aliases: dr:

For example:
date-run:today
date-run:2026
date-run:2026-07-02

date-saved:

Matches document files with the specified saved date.

For example:
*.docx date-saved:today
*.docx date-saved:2026
*.docx date-saved:2026-07-02

date-sent:

Matches email files with the specified sent date.

For example:
*.eml date-sent:today
*.msg date-sent:2026
*.eml date-sent:2026-07-02

date-taken:

Matches photo files with the specified taken date.

For example:
*.jpg date-taken:today
*.jpg date-taken:2026
*.jpg date-taken:2026-07-02

descendant:

descendant-file:

descendant-folder:

Matches folders that contain a file or folder whose filename contains the specified text.
Files and folders in subfolders are also searched.

Use descendant-file: to search descendant files only.
Use descendant-folder: to search descendant folders only.

For example:
descendant:thumbs.db
descendant:*.mp3

See also: child: to search direct children only.

descendant-count:

descendant-file-count:

descendant-folder-count:

Matches folders that contain the specified number of descendant files and folders.
Files and folders in subfolders are also counted.

Use descendant-file-count: to count descendant files only.
Use descendant-folder-count: to count descendant folders only.

Descendant counts are calculated from the index (not from disk).

For example:
descendant-count:10
descendant-count:200..300
descendant-count:>1000

See also: child-count: to count direct children only.

description:

Matches files where the description contains the specified text.

For example:
*.jpg description:"Summer Vacation"
*.docx description:draft
*.mp4 description:abc

details:

Shows results in detail view.

For example:
details:

See also: view:, thumbnails:

digital-signature-name:

Matches executable files where the digital signature (code signing) name contains the specified text.

For example:
*.exe digital-signature-name:voidtools
*.exe digital-signature-name:"voidtools PTY LTD"
*.exe !digital-signature-name: = matches unsigned executable files

digital-signature-timestamp:

Matches executable files with the specified digital signature timestamp.

For example:
*.exe digital-signature-timestamp:today
*.exe digital-signature-timestamp:2026
*.exe digital-signature-timestamp:2026-07-02

dimensions:

Matches image and video files with the specified dimensions in pixels.

Syntax:
<width>x<height>

For example:
*.jpg dimensions:1920x1080
*.mp4 dimensions:>3840x2160
*.mp4 dimensions:320x200..640x480

See also: width:, height:

director:

Matches media files where the director name contains the specified text.

Director is a multi-string value.

For example:
*.mp4 director:John
*.mp4 director:"Jane Doe"

distinct:

Finds unique (or the first duplicate) results based on the specified property.

Use a semicolon (;) to separate multiple properties.
If no properties are specified, the name property is used by default.

Use the case: search modifier to match case.

For example:
distinct: = show distinct names
distinct:path;ext = show each distinct extension from each folder
distinct-sort:path;size distinct:path = show the largest file and folder from each folder
distinct-sort:path;date-modified distinct:path = show the latest file and folder from each folder

See also: Find Duplicates, distinct-sort:, dupe:, unique:

distinct-sort:

Specifies the sort order to apply before finding distinct items.

Use a semicolon (;) to separate multiple properties.

Use with distinct:

For example:
distinct-sort:name;size-descending distinct:name = show the largest file for each distinct name

See also: Find Duplicates

document-content-type:

Matches document files where the content type contains the specified text.

For example:
*.docx document-content-type:draft
*.docx document-content-type:"my content type"

dupe:

Finds duplicate results based on the specified property.

Use a semicolon (;) to separate multiple properties.
If no properties are specified, the name property is used by default.

Use the case: search modifier to match case.

For example:
dupe: = show files and folders with the same name
dupe:size = show files and folders with the same size
dupe:size;name = show files and folders with the same size and name
dupe:size;sha256 = show files with the same size and content (sha256 values are only calculated for files with matching sizes)

See also: Find Duplicates, distinct:, unique:

dupe-count:

Limits the number of items shown for each duplicate group to the specified number.

Use with dupe:

For example:
dupe:size dupe-count:4

dupe-from:

Finds duplicate groups containing at least one item from the specified folder.
Subfolders are included.

Use with dupe:

Wildcards are supported.

For example:
*.jpg dupe-from:"C:\My Photos" dupe:size;sha256

dupe-max:

Finds duplicate groups containing at most the specified maximum number of duplicates.

Use with dupe:

For example:
dupe-max:30 dupe:size

dupe-min:

Finds duplicate groups containing at least the specified minimum number of duplicates.

Use with dupe:

For example:
dupe-min:3 dupe:size

empty:

Matches folders that contain no files or subfolders.

This function checks whether a folder is empty in the index, not on disk.

For example:
empty:

encoded-by:

Matches media files where the encoder name contains the specified text.

For example:
*.mp3 encoded-by:John
*.mp3 encoded-by:"Jane Doe"

exif-version:

Matches photo files where the EXIF version contains the specified text.

For example:
*.jpg exif-version:0210
*.jpg exif-version:0230

exists:

file-exists:

folder-exists:

Matches files and folders where the specified filename exists in the index.

Use with substitution variables such as $stem: and $1:

Use file-exists: to check for an existing file.
Use folder-exists: to check for an existing folder.

Relative paths are expanded from the path of the current item.

Prefix with the case: search modifier to match case sensitivity.
No other search modifiers are supported.

* and ? wildcards are supported in the name part.

For example:
*.jpg exists:$stem:.pdf = matches jpg files where a pdf with the same name exists
folder: exists:$stem:.zip = matches folders where a zip file exists with the same name
regex:^(.*)\.mp3$ exists:$1:.jpg = matches mp3 files where a jpg file with the same stem and path exists
regex:^D:\\media\\(.*)$ exists:E:\Backup\media\$1: = matches files on the D: drive, where a backup with the same subpath and filename exists on the E: drive

exposure-bias:

Matches photo files with the specified exposure bias value.

For example:
*.jpg exposure-bias:>1.3
*.jpg exposure-bias:<0

exposure-program:

Matches photo files where the exposure program contains the specified text.

The exposure program can be one of the following:

Manual
Normal
Aperture Priority
Shutter Priority
Creative Program (biased toward depth of field)
Action Program (biased toward shutter speed)
Portrait Mode
Landscape Mode
Unknown

For example:
*.jpg exposure-program:normal
*.jpg exposure-program:manual
*.jpg exposure-program:"Aperture Priority"

exposure-time:

Matches photo files with the specified exposure time (shutter speed) in seconds.

For example:
*.jpg exposure-time:1/33
*.jpg exposure-time:1/40..1/100
*.jpg exposure-time:>1

ext:

Matches files with the specified whole file extension.

Use a semicolon (;) to separate multiple extensions.

Leading ., *, and *. prefixes are ignored.
* and ? wildcards are supported.

Folders do not have a file extension.
Use folder: to match folders only.

Use case: to match case sensitivity.
Use diacritics: to match diacritics.
No other search modifiers are supported.

For example:
ext:mp3;flac
ext:jpg;png
ext:mp*
ext:*.txt;*.doc*
ext:mp3 | folder: = matches mp3 files or folders
ext: = matches files with no extension

See also: extension:

extension:

Matches files whose file extension contains the specified text.

The leading dot is not part of the extension.

Folders do not have file extensions.
Use folder: to match folders only.

For example:
extension:jpg
extension:mp3
whole:extension:c
regex:extension:^mp
!extension: = matches files with no extension

See also: ext:

file-id:

Matches files and folders with the specified file ID.

Specify the file ID in decimal or hexadecimal. Prefix hexadecimal values with 0x.
If the sequence number is omitted, it is treated as zero. A sequence number of zero is ignored.

Aliases: frn:

For example:
file-id:5 = matches the root folder on NTFS volumes
file-id:0x0005000000000005

filelist:

Matches files and folders whose filename that matches the specified whole text.

Use a semicolon (;) to separate multiple filenames.
Include a path separator (\) to match full paths.

Wildcards are supported.
** = matches any character any number of times
* = matches any character except \ zero or more times
? = matches a single character except \

For example:
filelist:notepad.exe;explorer.exe = matches items named exactly notepad.exe or explorer.exe
filelist:C:\Windows\notepad.exe = matches a specific full path
filelist:"C:\Program Files";"C:\Program Files (x86)";C:\Windows = matches multiple full paths
filelist:a-basic.txt;"a filename with spaces.txt";"a-file-with-semicolon(;).txt" = use double quotes to escape spaces and semicolons

filelist-filename:

Matches files and folders that belong to a file list whose filename contains the specified text.

For example:
filelist-filename:myfilelist.efu
filelist-filename:"My File List.efu"

filelist-full-path:

Matches files and folders that belong to a file list whose full path containing the specified text.

For example:
filelist-full-path:c:\filelists\myfilelist.efu
filelist-full-path:"c:\filelists\my file list.efu"

file-signature:

Matches files where the file signature contains the specified text.

The file signature is determined from the file header.
Use content-type: to match the content type based on the file extension.

The file signature can be one of the following:

application/pdf
application/vnd.rar
application/x-7z-compressed
application/x-msdownload
application/x-ole-storage
application/zip
audio/flac
audio/midi
audio/mpeg
audio/ogg
audio/wav
image/bmp
image/gif
image/jpeg
image/png
image/tiff
image/vnd.adobe.photoshop
image/webp
image/x-icon
image/x-pcx
image/x-tga
video/avi
video/flv
video/mp4
video/x-matroska
video/x-ms-asf

For example:
ext:jpg !file-signature:image/jpeg = matches JPG files that do not have image/jpeg content
file-signature:application/zip

filters-sidebar:

no-filters-sidebar:

Temporarily shows or hides the filters sidebar.

For example:
filters-sidebar:
no-filters-sidebar:

flash-mode:

Matches photo files where the flash mode contains the specified text.

Flash mode can be one of the following:

No flash
Flash
Flash, no strobe return
Flash, strobe return
Flash, compulsory
Flash, compulsory, no strobe return
Flash, compulsory, strobe return
No flash, compulsory
No flash, auto
Flash, auto
Flash, auto, no strobe return
Flash, auto, strobe return
No flash function
Flash, red-eye
Flash, red-eye, no strobe return
Flash, red-eye, strobe return
Flash, compulsory, red-eye
Flash, compulsory, red-eye, no strobe return
Flash, compulsory, red-eye, strobe return
Flash, auto, red-eye
Flash, auto, no strobe return, red-eye
Flash, auto, strobe return, red-eye

For example:
*.jpg flash-mode:flash
*.jpg flash-mode:"No flash"
*.jpg flash-mode:compulsory
*.jpg flash-mode:red-eye

f-stop:

Matches photo files with the specified f-number.

The f/ prefix is optional.

For example:
*.jpg f-stop:f/2.8
*.jpg f-stop:f/3..f/5
*.jpg f-stop:>f/5

focal-length:

Matches photo files with the specified focal length in millimeters.

For example:
*.jpg focal-length:21.6
*.jpg focal-length:10..20
*.jpg focal-length:<10

folders-first:

folders-first-ascending:

folders-first-descending:

Temporarily shows folders before files.

Use no-folders-first: to show files before folders.
Use folders-first-ascending: to show folders first for ascending sorts.
Use folders-first-descending: to show folders first for descending sorts.

For example:
sort:size folders-first:
sort:name no-folders-first:

folders-sidebar:

no-folders-sidebar:

Temporarily shows or hides the folders sidebar.

For example:
folders-sidebar:
no-folders-sidebar:

frame-count:

Matches photo and video files with the specified number of frames.

For example:
*.gif frame-count:120
*.gif frame-count:>1
*.gif frame-count:100..1000

frame-rate:

Matches video files with the specified frame rate in frames per second.

Aliases: fps:

For example:
*.mp4 frame-rate:23.976
*.mp4 frame-rate:50..60
*.mp4 frame-rate:>24

from:

Matches email files where the from field contains the specified text.

The from field contains the sender name and address in the Name <address> format.

For example:
*.eml from:support@voidtools.com
*.eml from:John
*.eml from:"Jane Doe <jane.doe@voidtools.com>"

full-path:

Matches files and folders whose full path contains the specified text.

For example:
full-path:c:\windows\notepad.exe
full-path:"C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe"

See also: location:

full-path-length:

Matches files and folders with the specified full path length.

The length is measured in UTF-16 characters.

Aliases: full-path-len:

For example:
full-path-length:50
full-path-length:100..200
full-path-length:>259 = matches full paths exceeding the Windows shell 259-character limit

See also: name-length:, len:

genre:

Matches media files where the genre contains the specified text.

For example:
*.mp3 genre:electronic
*.mp3 genre:"Original Score"
*.mp3 genre:soundtrack;ost

hard-link-count:

Matches files with the specified number of hard links.

For example:
hard-link-count:1
hard-link-count:>1

hard-link-filenames:

Matches files where any hard link filename contains the specified text.

The hard link filenames value is a multi-string value.

Aliases: hard-link-filename:

For example:
hard-link-filename:\windows\winsxs
hard-link-filename:"\Program Files\Everything"

height:

Matches image and video files with the specified height in pixels.

Aliases: high:

For example:
*.jpg height:1080
*.mp4 height:480..720
*.mp4 height:>1080

horizontal-resolution:

Matches image and video files with the specified horizontal resolution in dots per inch (DPI).

For example:
horizontal-resolution:96
horizontal-resolution:100..200
horizontal-resolution:>300

initial-key:

Matches audio files where the initial key contains the specified text.

For example:
*.mp3 initial-key:F#
*.mp3 initial-key:"C m"

iso-speed:

Matches photo files with the specified ISO speed.

The ISO- prefix is optional.

For example:
*.jpg iso-speed:ISO-32
*.jpg iso-speed:100..800
*.jpg iso-speed:>1600

is-running:

Matches executable files that are currently running.

For example:
is-running:

kind:

Matches files and folders where the kind contains the specified text.

Kind is a Windows property that describes the type of a file or folder.
Kind is a multi-string value.

For example:
kind:folder
kind:picture
kind:document
kind:music
kind:video

language:

Matches executable files where the language contains the specified text.

For example:
*.exe language:Neutral
*.exe language:"English (United States)"

last-author:

Matches document files where the last author contains the specified text.

For example:
last-author:John
last-author:"Jane Doe"

latitude:

longitude:

Matches photo files with the specified latitude or longitude in decimal or sexagesimal notation (degrees, minutes, and seconds).

The degree symbol (°) can be replaced with o or d.
A colon (:) can also separate degrees, minutes, and seconds in sexagesimal coordinates.

For example:
*.jpg latitude:82.8628S longitude:135.0000E
*.jpg latitude:38.8951 longitude:-77.0364
*.jpg latitude:43°28'02.11''N longitude:11°52'45.17''E
*.jpg latitude:43:28:02.11N longitude:11:52:45.17E

layout:

Temporarily sets the UI layout to the specified layout items.

Use a semicolon (;) to separate multiple items.

The layout can contain zero or more of the following:

preview
folders
filters
filterbar
menu
fullscreen-menu
statusbar
header

For example:
layout:menu;preview;folders;statusbar;header

See also: add-layout:, remove-layout:

lens-model:

Matches photo files where the lens model contains the specified text.

For example:
*.jpg lens-model:nikkor
*.jpg lens-model:"EF 50mm f/1.8 STM"

light-source:

Matches photo files where the light source contains the specified text.

The light source can be one of the following values:

Unknown
Daylight
Fluorescent
Tungsten
Standard Illuminant A
Standard Illuminant B
Standard Illuminant C
D55
D65
D75

For example:
light-source:daylight
light-source:"Standard Illuminant A"

line-count:

Matches document files with the specified number of lines.

For example:
*.docx line-count:300..500
*.docx line-count:>1000

location:

Matches files and folders whose parent folder path contains the specified text.

The location is the folder that contains the item (for example, the location of c:\windows\notepad.exe is c:\windows).

Aliases: loc:

For example:
location:c:\windows = matches items inside C:\Windows or its subfolders (does not match the C:\Windows folder itself)
location:"c:\program files"
location:win = matches items whose parent path contains "win" (for example, c:\windows\notepad.exe)

See also: full-path:

max-aperture:

Matches photo files with the specified maximum aperture.

For example:
*.jpg max-aperture:2.9
*.jpg max-aperture:2..3
*.jpg max-aperture:>4

max-threads:

Temporarily sets the maximum number of threads to use for this search.

Set to 0 to use one thread per available logical CPU. (default)

For example:
max-threads:1
max-threads:4
max-threads:0

md5:

Matches files with the specified MD5 hash.

The MD5 hash is calculated from the file content.

For example:
md5:D7AB11A68AB8037F9FCE2AC3CA47780A

Searching content is slow.
Use with other filters for the best performance.

See also: crc32:, crc64:, sha1:, sha256:

metering-mode:

Matches photo files where the metering mode contains the specified text.

The metering mode can be one of the following values:

Unknown
Average
Center Weighted Average
Spot
Multi Spot
Pattern
Partial

For example:
*.jpg metering-mode:average
*.jpg metering-mode:"Center Weighted Average"

mood:

Matches media files where the mood contains the specified text.

For example:
*.mp3 mood:upbeat
*.mp3 mood:chill
*.mp3 mood:"dark and heavy"

network-index-host:

Matches files and folders from a network index with the specified host name.

For example:
network-index-host:server
network-index-host:"My File Server"

offline-availability:

Matches network files and folders where the offline availability contains the specified text.

The offline availability can be one of the following values:

Online-only
Available
Available offline

For example:
offline-availability:available
offline-availability:"available offline"

offline-status:

Matches network files and folders where the offline status contains the specified text.

The offline status can be one of the following values:

Online
Offline
Offline (working offline)
Offline (background sync)
Offline (not connected)
Offline (need to sync)
Offline (always)

For example:
offline-status:online
offline-status:offline
offline-status:"Offline (not connected)"

online:

offline:

Matches files and folders that are known to be online or offline.

Everything tracks the online status of monitored volumes.

For example:
offline: = matches files and folders that are offline
!offline: = matches files and folders that are known to be online or whose online status is unknown

on-top:

no-on-top:

Temporarily enables or disables always on top of other windows.

Overrides the default setting under View -> On Top. (off by default)

For example:
on-top:
no-on-top:

orientation:

Matches photo and video files where the orientation contains the specified text.

The orientation can be one of the following values:

Normal
Flip horizontal
Rotate 180 degrees
Flip vertical
Transpose
Rotate 270 degrees
Transverse
Rotate 90 degrees

For example:
*.jpg orientation:normal
*.jpg orientation:"Rotate 90 degrees"
*.jpg orientation:"Rotate 270 degrees"

See also: aspect-ratio:

owner:

Matches files and folders where the owner name contains the specified text.

For example:
owner:system
owner:DESKTOP-XXXXXX\John
owner:"DESKTOP-XXXXXX\Jane Doe"

page-count:

Matches document files with the specified number of pages.

For example:
*.docx page-count:1
*.docx page-count:2..3
*.docx page-count:>50

parent:

Matches files and folders with the specified parent.

The parent folder must be specified by its absolute full path.
A trailing path separator (\) is ignored.

For example:
parent:C:\Windows
parent:"C:\Program Files"

See also: ancestor:

parental-rating:

Matches media files where the parental rating contains the specified text.

For example:
*.avi parental-rating:PG
*.avi parental-rating:R

parental-rating-reason:

Matches media files where the parental rating reason contains the specified text.

For example:
*.avi parental-rating-reason:sex
*.avi parental-rating-reason:violence

parent-file-id:

Matches files and folders that belong to a parent folder with the specified file ID.

Specify the file ID in decimal or hexadecimal. Prefix hexadecimal values with 0x.
If the sequence number is omitted, it is treated as zero. A sequence number of zero is ignored.

Aliases: parent-frn:

For example:
parent-file-id:5
parent-file-id:0x0005000000000005

parent-name:

Matches files and folders that belong to a parent folder whose name contains the specified text.

For example:
parent-name:downloads
whole:parent-name:windows
parent-name:"Program Files"

See also: ancestor-name:

part-of-a-compilation:

Matches audio files that are part of a compilation.

For example:
*.mp3 part-of-a-compilation: = matches audio files that are part of a compilation
*.mp3 !part-of-a-compilation: = matches audio files that are not part of a compilation

part-of-set:

Matches media files where the part-of-set value contains the specified text.

For example:
*.mp3 part-of-set:1/1
*.mp3 part-of-set:/3

people:

Matches photo files with a tagged person whose name contains the specified text.

People is a multi-string value.

For example:
*.jpg people:John
*.jpg people:"Jane Doe"

perceived-type:

Matches files where the perceived type contains the specified text.

The perceived type is read from the registry based on the file extension.

For example:
perceived-type:audio
perceived-type:image
perceived-type:video
perceived-type:document
perceived-type:text

preview:

no-preview:

Temporarily shows or hides the preview pane.

For example:
*.jpg preview:
image: preview:

product-name:

Matches executable files where the product name contains the specified text.

For example:
*.exe product-name:Everything
*.exe product-name:"Microsoft® Windows® Operating System"

product-version:

Matches executable files where the product version contains the specified text.

For example:
*.exe product-version:1.5.0.1422b
*.exe product-version:10.0.26100.8972

publisher:

Matches media files where the publisher contains the specified text.

For example:
*.mp3 publisher:voidtools
*.mp3 publisher:"My publisher"

rating:

Matches files and folders with the specified rating.

Ratings range from 1 to 99 and correspond to 1 to 5 stars:
1-12 = 1 star
13-37 = 2 stars
38-62 = 3 stars
63-87 = 4 stars
88-99 = 5 stars

Additional supported syntax:
x/5 = rating out of 5 stars
x/10 = rating out of 10
xstars = rating out of 5 stars

For example:
*.mp3 rating:>=4stars
*.mp3 rating:3/5
*.mp3 rating:7/10
*.mp3 rating:>80

See also: star-rating:

regular-expression-match0:

regular-expression-match1:

regular-expression-match2:

regular-expression-match3:

regular-expression-match4:

regular-expression-match5:

regular-expression-match6:

regular-expression-match7:

regular-expression-match8:

regular-expression-match9:

Matches files and folders where the captured regular expression match contains the specified text.

The regular expression match is captured from the previous regular expression search.
Use parentheses ( and ) in a regular expression to capture a regular expression match.

Regular expression match 0 captures the entire regular expression match.
Regular expression matches 1-9 contain the text captured by the corresponding parentheses.

Aliases: regmatch0: regmatch1: regmatch2: regmatch3: regmatch4: regmatch5: regmatch6: regmatch7: regmatch8: regmatch9:

For example:
regex:\d\d\d\d tonumber:regular-expression-match0:>=5000
regex:\d\d\d\d-(\d\d) tonumber:regular-expression-match1:<7
regex:"^\d\d\d\d - (.*)\.mobi$" regular-expression-match1:"my book"

remove-columns:

Temporarily removes the specified columns from the result list.

Use a semicolon (;) to separate multiple columns.

Aliases: remove-column:

For example:
remove-column:size
remove-column:size;date-modified

See also: add-columns:, columns:

remove-layout:

Temporarily removes the specified layout items from the UI layout.

Use a semicolon (;) to separate multiple items.

The layout can contain zero or more of the following:

preview
folders
filters
filterbar
menu
fullscreen-menu
statusbar
header

For example:
remove-layout:menu;folders;preview

See also: add-layout:, layout:

root:

Matches files and folders that are roots.

Root files and folders have no parent folder.

For example:
root:

run-count:

Matches files and folders with the specified run count.

The run count is incremented each time the item is opened from Everything.

Requires Run History to be enabled.

For example:
run-count: = matches items that have been opened in Everything at least once.
run-count:20..50
run-count:>100

saturation:

Matches photo files where the saturation contains the specified text.

The saturation can be one of the following values:

Normal
Low saturation
High saturation

For example:
*.jpg saturation:normal
*.jpg saturation:"high saturation"

sha1:

sha256:

Matches files with the specified SHA hash.

The SHA hash is calculated from the file content.

For example:
sha1:EFCB2CCABF694DBFE9B21F0807E2760E0AABB9B9
sha256:EFFFE4AAC168C23F56182733DDEA00A755F3CB58F55F057A42E69F1FD683921B

Searching content is slow.
Use with other filters for the best performance.

> stem-dupe:

Show only results where the stem (basename without extension) is duplicated.

Right click the Stem column and click Find Stem Duplicates to find duplicates within the current results.

dupe-size:

> size-dupe:

Show only results where the size is duplicated.

Right click the Size column and click Find Size Duplicates to find duplicates within the current results.

duration:

> length:

> sort-mix:

Mix file and folder results together when sorting results.
Overrides the mix file and folder setting in the UI.

Enabling will slightly reduce search performance.
Combine with sort: to set the sort order.
Only works for name, path, size, date modified, date created, date accessed and attribute sorts.
Fast sorting must also be enabled.

TODO:
review: preview: and other UI functions.