Everything Extension for Raycast (Windows)

A powerful Raycast extension that integrates with Everything CLI to provide lightning-fast file system search and navigation on Windows. Transform your file discovery workflow with instant search results and comprehensive directory browsing capabilities.

Attribution: Initially inspired by the PuttTim/windows-terminal project structure & setup.
Attribution: File search on servers ported from anastasiy_safari/raycast-everything-ftp

📦 Installation

1. Install Everything CLI: Install the command-line interface for Everything

   winget install --id=voidtools.Everything.Cli -e

2. Install Everything Desktop App: Ensure Everything is installed and running (for indexing)

   • Download from voidtools.com
   • Or install via:

   winget install voidtools.Everything

🛠️ Configuration

Access the extension preferences in Raycast to customize:

• Everything CLI Path: Custom path to es.exe (leave empty to use system PATH)
• File Explorer Command: Custom file manager command (use %s as path placeholder)
• Default Action: Choose between opening files or folders as primary action
• Default Sort: Choose default sorting method for search results
• Search Threshold: Minimum characters required before search starts (default: 3)

Configure Everything search on servers (ETP/FTP)

Search files & folders on multiple Windows Everything ETP/FTP servers from Raycast.

1. Enable Tools > Options > ETP/FTP Server in Everything on your Windows computers.
2. Configure the servers in the extension settings (see below).
3. Use search-servers command followed by the mask. (this command is disabled by default)

Configure the servers in the extension settings using the following format:

[
  {
    "name": "Server 1",
    "host": "server-url",
    "port": 21,
    "user": "username",
    "pass": "password"
  },
  {
    "name": "Server 2",
    "host": "server-url",
    "port": 21,
    "user": "username",
    "pass": "password"
  }
]

💡 Usage Tips

• Quick Search: Start typing immediately - no need to wait for interface loading
• Directory Navigation: Use the "Browse Directory" action on folders to explore contents
• File Preview: Toggle detail view (Ctrl+Shift+I) to preview text files
• Keyboard Shortcuts:
  • Ctrl+C / Cmd+C: Copy file name
  • Ctrl+Shift+C / Cmd+Shift+C: Copy full path
  • Ctrl+Shift+.: Copy file to clipboard
  • Ctrl+Shift+I / Cmd+Shift+I: Toggle details

🔧 Development

Setting up Environment

If you want to contribute to this extension or run it locally:

1. Node.js: Install the latest version

   winget install -e --id OpenJS.NodeJS

2. Clone and Setup: Clone the repository and install dependencies

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd everything-raycast-extension
   npm install

Available Scripts

• Development: npm run dev - Start development mode with hot reload
• Build: npm run build - Build extension for distribution
• Lint: npm run lint - Run ESLint and Prettier checks
• Fix Linting: npm run fix-lint - Automatically fix linting issues
• Publish: npm run publish - Publish extension to Raycast store

Architecture Overview

• Main Component: src/search-everything.tsx - Primary React component handling search and navigation
• Everything CLI Integration: Uses Windows es.exe for file indexing and search
• File Preview System: Intelligent text file detection and preview for 20+ file types
• Windows-Specific Features: PowerShell integration for elevated permissions

📝 Notes

Author Note: Native "Search Files" was not working on my machine, so I created this as a temporary workaround that evolved into a comprehensive file navigation solution.

The extension leverages Everything CLI's powerful search capabilities, so in theory, every es.exe command-line argument for filtering should work through the search interface.