DigUp is an open-source desktop search tool that finds files by their meaning and exact text, whereas Everything is a Windows file search engine for filename searching.
Current versions: 0.6.1 for Mac, 0.7.0-beta.1 (beta) for Windows and Linux; checked against DigUp's GitHub releases on October 15, 2026.
According to the Everything support documentation, Everything is a Windows file search engine that provides filename searching. DigUp is an open-source search tool that indexes the contents of items in folders you designate.
How DigUp Indexes and Searches
DigUp reads images, PDFs, text documents, audio, and video using Google DeepMind’s EmbeddingGemma 2 model combined with exact-word matching. Rather than focusing on file names alone, DigUp points to specific pages in PDFs and particular moments in audio or video recordings. DigUp indexes only the folders you choose during setup or in Settings. It runs an initial indexing pass on your machine, displaying estimated completion times based on your hardware.
System Requirements and Platform Support
Everything operates on Windows. DigUp is available as a stable app on Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 14 or later, and as a beta release (version 0.7.0-beta.1) on 64-bit Windows 10 and 11 as well as supported 64-bit Linux distributions. On Windows and Linux, DigUp does not yet read text inside screenshots, and older Word .doc files, RAW photos, and SVG images are read only on a Mac.
Questions
What is the status of DigUp on Windows?
DigUp is available on 64-bit Windows 10 and 11 as a beta release (version 0.7.0-beta.1). It reads most supported documents, audio, and video, but it does not yet read text inside screenshots, and legacy Word doc files, RAW photos, and SVG images are skipped.
What does DigUp search inside your files?
DigUp searches pictures, PDFs up to 5,000 pages, text documents, audio, and video within the folders you select. It matches both exact text strings and visual or spoken meanings using an embedded vector model.
How do I choose between DigUp and Everything?
Everything is documented as a Windows file search engine focused on filename searching. DigUp is designed to search inside file contents, finding specific passages, video moments, or audio clips by description across the folders you pick.
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