MetaSearch software lets you search 20 big search engines and 5000+ web sites together with the ability to search specialized web sites. Offering hybrid, simple and advanced searches, it has full and toolbar modes, as well as features to save, print, enhance, ScrapBook or export results. Additionally, the software lets you test links and rank sites, and it is scriptable for added flexibility.
MetaFind is an incredibly powerful search tool that boasts four different ways to search. MetaSearch has the ability to forward your queries to up to 20 major search engines, and essentially blend the results together to provide you with the most comprehensive set of results possible. The tool then ranks the results based on a consensus of multiple engines, which helps to ensure that the most relevant results are at the top, while spam and paid listings are pushed to the bottom.
On the other hand, Group Web Search directly goes to the source to discover what you're looking for. It forwards your query to focused search groups that have been drawn from over 5000 searchable websites. Custom Form Search provides direct access to the search engines of websites that are too specialized for standard search tools. If that isn't enough, Hybrid Search uses the results of a MetaSearch to help you determine the best sites from a Web Search Group and searches those sites for you.
MetaFind also gives you two modes to work with, so you can decide which one is best for you. You can choose between a compact floating toolbar that sends results to your preferred browser, or a full-sized app with a tabbed browser. The basic search option is easy to use, just enter a phrase and hit Enter. But if you need to perform more complicated tasks, Advanced mode with its 12 parameters should do the trick.
What's more, you can save and re-run your searches, as well as export your MetaSearch results. You can also find text in the returned results and copy selections to the ScrapBook. Five different browsers can be chosen to send results to, or you can add your own. You can customize any Search Group or add new ones, control how many MetaSearch results are returned and how long they are kept, and protect access to web sites in Search Groups with filters and passwords. McAfee SiteAdvisor, Norton Safe Web, and Web Of Trust are also available to help you test result links for safety, while TextFetch works to retrieve expanded descriptions, and SiteRanker scans results for a URL and creates a list of ranks that can be printed and exported.
In addition, the MetaFind software has a simple yet powerful scripting language that provides automated control of search, rank, and export functions, and can call external programs. It's a tool that is sure to increase efficiency and save time when conducting searches, so if you're ready to start finding what you need quickly and easily, it's time to give MetaFind a try!
On the other hand, Group Web Search directly goes to the source to discover what you're looking for. It forwards your query to focused search groups that have been drawn from over 5000 searchable websites. Custom Form Search provides direct access to the search engines of websites that are too specialized for standard search tools. If that isn't enough, Hybrid Search uses the results of a MetaSearch to help you determine the best sites from a Web Search Group and searches those sites for you.
MetaFind also gives you two modes to work with, so you can decide which one is best for you. You can choose between a compact floating toolbar that sends results to your preferred browser, or a full-sized app with a tabbed browser. The basic search option is easy to use, just enter a phrase and hit Enter. But if you need to perform more complicated tasks, Advanced mode with its 12 parameters should do the trick.
What's more, you can save and re-run your searches, as well as export your MetaSearch results. You can also find text in the returned results and copy selections to the ScrapBook. Five different browsers can be chosen to send results to, or you can add your own. You can customize any Search Group or add new ones, control how many MetaSearch results are returned and how long they are kept, and protect access to web sites in Search Groups with filters and passwords. McAfee SiteAdvisor, Norton Safe Web, and Web Of Trust are also available to help you test result links for safety, while TextFetch works to retrieve expanded descriptions, and SiteRanker scans results for a URL and creates a list of ranks that can be printed and exported.
In addition, the MetaFind software has a simple yet powerful scripting language that provides automated control of search, rank, and export functions, and can call external programs. It's a tool that is sure to increase efficiency and save time when conducting searches, so if you're ready to start finding what you need quickly and easily, it's time to give MetaFind a try!
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