Search the file table
On indexed NTFS volumes, GrimDex reads file-table data and follows journal changes, keeping search beside the folder work.
Speed through the whole task
Finding the file is the start. Preview it, organize a batch, keep the destination open, and return to your project with saved workspace profiles. GrimDex brings those steps together.
- Find
- Inspect
- Compare
- Move
- Return
Real work, kept together
Keep Windows recognizable
Use the real Windows shell menu, including third-party actions, without leaving the workspace.
Copy or move without losing context
Drag selected files or folders to another open folder pane to copy. Hold Shift while dropping to move.
Less repetition. More work done.
Build your workflow around the files, with tools for each step already within reach.
Explore the documentation- Find the right files
- Filter by name, path, extension or size. Combine conditions with AND, OR and NOT. Try
ext:rs;tomlto find Rust and TOML files on indexed volumes. - Inspect before opening
- Preview images with zoom, or read text and code beside your files. Text previews show up to 100 KiB or 200 lines; open the file for the rest.
- Batch rename. Create folders together.
- Apply a numbered naming pattern to a selection and create several folders in one action. Undo supports renaming, batch renaming, new folders and recycling.
- Return to your workspace
- Split horizontally or vertically, dock tabs and pin project folders. Save up to five workspace profiles with your pinned tabs.
- Keep your hands on the keyboard
- Use the command palette, remap shortcuts and navigate with Vim mode. Switch between six file views to suit the task.
- Reach beyond a local folder
- Use the search palette to discover files in accessible WSL distributions, removable drives and mapped network drives. Availability and freshness depend on the source; these use a separate catalog from the NTFS index.
The workspace, at working size
Every frame below comes from a recorded GrimDex build. Open any view for the original capture.
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Details for real file workKeep names, types, and familiar Windows icons in view. -
Large icons, real shell artThe icons come from Windows, not a mock gallery. -
Columns for fast scanningMove across a directory without opening a new window. -
Search stays in the file viewFind the report without leaving the directory. -
Right-click actions close byOpen, copy, rename, and create folders without breaking the flow. -
Commands when you want themKeyboard speed with a visible path for the rest of us. -
Two places, one taskDrag between panes to copy; hold Shift to move. -
Dock where the job needs itSee the target before the tab moves.
The mechanism is native
How search answers before you finish typing
GrimDex reads the file table that NTFS itself maintains, the master file table, instead of walking folders one by one. It then follows the volume's change journal, so the index stays current while you work. Searches on indexed NTFS volumes use that index. The search palette also has separate catalogs for accessible WSL, removable and mapped network drives; their freshness depends on the source.
Why one compact executable is the whole app
It is written in Rust and draws its own interface with a GPU renderer. There is no browser runtime inside, no background services, and the whole application ships as one compact executable.
How Windows stays Windows
Context menus, file icons, and drag and drop come from the real Windows shell interfaces, not lookalikes. What works in your right-click menu today works the same here.
A better file-work loop has fewer places to lose the thread.
GrimDex keeps the work in one workspace.
- find
- inspect
- compare
- move
- return
Keyboard navigation, a command palette, and visible paths keep each step available without hiding the next one.
Free during the beta. Pay once to keep it.
The beta build is the full product, free, with no account. A license is a one-time purchase: it activates inside the beta today and keeps GrimDex running when the beta ends. One key covers up to 3 PCs. The beta's closing date is announced here before it takes effect.
PERSONAL
Personal
$39 one-time
- Perpetual license. Your eligible versions keep working forever.
- Feature updates for one year from purchase; maintenance fixes for those versions after that.
- Up to 3 PCs on one key. Free a PC from inside the app.
LIFETIME UPDATES
Lifetime Updates
$100 one-time
- Perpetual license. Your eligible versions keep working forever.
- Every feature update for the lifetime of the product. No subscription.
- Up to 3 PCs on one key. Free a PC from inside the app.
Prices in USD before tax; the exact total for your country appears in the secure checkout. 14-day refund guarantee. Lost a key? License recovery.
Download the beta
One zip, one executable. Unzip it and run grimdex.exe; installing for your user is optional, from the app menu. 64-bit Windows 10 or newer.
No account. Free during the beta.
Questions? Email support.