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Argus Panoptes
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Argus Panoptes is a unique search tool for finding information inside files. Unlike other search tools, Argus Panoptes can find matches that may or may not be an exact match to your search query. This has the major advantage of finding those misspelled words or names that you would normally not find.

This search tool will find information inside files!

Version 1.1 released!
Argus Panoptes 1.1 is now available for download.

Screenshots

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Features

Comprehensive

Argus Panoptes is a comprehensive search tool for people who think exact matches don't suffice. With Argus Panoptes you can find words that may be misspelled, have an additional prefix or suffix or words that are phonetically similar to your search term. Popular use includes finding names inside files that may be spelled in several ways, or words that may or may not contain accented characters.

Using regular expressions you can quickly extract information from multiple files and export the results to any of 4 formats. Finding email addresses or telephone numbers inside files has never been easier.

Unique Search Features - Examples

Below you'll find some examples of the unique search features of Argus Panoptes.

Search term: install
Search method: Extensive
Example matches: install, Install, installation, uninstall, preinstalled, instal, unstall, onstil, isntall, installed, instaled, etc.

Search term: Willemse (my last name)
Search method: Phonetic
Example matches: Williams, Willems, William, Williamson, etc.

Search term: Favorite
Search method: Phonetic
Example matches: favorite, Favorite, favourite, Favourite, favor, favour, etc.

Commandline version

Argus Panoptes also features a commandline version that can be incorporated into scripts or batch files. The screenshots below show the commandline version of Argus Panoptes in action:

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The Search Template name and/or Filter Template name must correspond to one of the templates you defined in the Windows version.

Feedback

Argus Panoptes is a tool made for you and we would very much appreciate your opinion and suggestions. If feel something you find useful is missing, then please let the author know. Any reasonably feasible ideas will be implemented! We want to make applications for your comfort.

Argus Panoptes integrated help is being prepared for the next release version. In the meantime, please contact the author if you have any trouble using the application. You can find all contact details at the bottom of this page.

Free

Yes, like many cost-free software out there, Argus Panoptes is free and professional. You may use and distribute the program freely, provided you don't modify it or any of the related contents.


Download Argus Panoptes Download Argus Panoptes Installer - 828 kB
Version 1.1
Date Apr 25th, 2007
Size 0.8 MB
License Freeware/Donationware
OS Windows 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista, with .NET Framework 2.0
  This program is free of spyware, adware, viruses, trojans, and any other kind of malware. It does not contain or install any 3rd-party software.

Download Additional Dictionaries Argus Panoptes comes with the US English dictionary by default. You can download any additional dictionaries below. Unzip the dictionary file to the Dictionaries folder of you Argus Panoptes installation folder. Dictionary files are used to determine metaphone codes for words, which are language dependent. If you intend to search phonetically in another language than US English, you are advised to use the appropiate dictionary for the best results.
en-GB.zip English (United Kingdom) - 310 kB
en-AU.zip English (Australia) - 305 kB
en-CA.zip English (Canada) - 370 kB
de-DE.zip Deutsch (Germany) - 697 kB
fr-FR.zip Français (France) - 319 kB
it-IT.zip Italiano (Italy) - 322 kB
es-ES.zip Español (Spain) - 185 kB
es-MX.zip Español (Mexico) - 194 kB

 

 

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