How does WizFile help you find files on Windows?

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WizFile is a Windows utility from Antibody Software that finds files by name, size, and date, and the company describes it as instant file finding. It is aimed at people who need to locate files on a Windows PC without waiting for a slow search to crawl the disk. You can download it from the Antibody Software site, where it is listed alongside the company's other Windows utilities.

What WizFile does

Antibody Software presents WizFile as a tool to "Find files by name, size and date instantly." That description sets out the three search criteria the app is built around:

  • Name — locate a file when you know all or part of what it is called.
  • Size — narrow results when you remember roughly how large the file was.
  • Date — filter by when a file was created or modified.

The emphasis on "instantly" is the core promise: results appear as you search rather than after a long indexing or scanning wait.

How it fits into Antibody Software's lineup

WizFile is one of several Windows utility applications from Antibody Software. The site lists these apps:

App What the site says it does
Bulk Image Downloader Download full-sized images from almost any web gallery
WizTree The fastest disk space analyser
WizFile Find files by name, size and date instantly
WizKey Type accented and other special Unicode characters easily
WizMouse Listed as an app; no description given on the page

WizFile and WizTree are complementary: WizTree answers "what is taking up space on this disk," while WizFile answers "where is the file I am looking for." If your problem is a full drive rather than a missing file, WizTree is the more relevant tool.

When WizFile is the right choice

WizFile suits tasks where you have a partial memory of a file and need to find it quickly — for example, tracking down a large document you saved last month but cannot name exactly, or finding every file of a certain size in a folder tree. Searching by size and date is especially useful when the filename is unknown or generic.

It is less relevant if you are trying to free up disk space (use WizTree) or download images from websites (use Bulk Image Downloader).

Getting it

WizFile is downloadable from the Antibody Software site, which also provides About, Privacy Policy, Support, and Lost Registration/Supporter Codes pages. The site does not state pricing on the pages reviewed, so check the download or registration pages for current terms before relying on it being free.