Fluent Search 1.0.0 – The Next Generation of Desktop Search

After 1.5 years of development, I am thrilled to announce the first official release of Fluent Search—version 1.0.0. This update is the largest and most advanced iteration of Fluent Search yet, introducing a modernized interface, significantly improved performance, powerful new search capabilities, and deep customization options.

Fluent Search has always been about speed, efficiency, and flexibility—helping users instantly find files, applications, web history, and in-app content. With this milestone release, the search experience is now faster, smarter, and more intuitive than ever before.

🚀 Performance & Optimization

One of the primary goals of this release was to make Fluent Search faster and more lightweight, ensuring it runs efficiently on all systems.

  • Dramatically improved search engine – Faster and more accurate results.
  • Reduced memory and CPU usage – Optimized for performance without compromising power.
  • Instant startup – Fluent Search now opens almost instantly, even on boot.
  • Smarter background indexing – Keeping search results fresh without slowing down your system.

🔍 Powerful Search Enhancements

Revamped Search Tags System

Fluent Search now provides unparalleled control over search filtering with enhanced search tags.

✅ Use multiple tags simultaneously to refine searches.
✅ Custom tags allow personalized filtering.
✅ File extension tags (e.g., .txt, .pdf, .docx) for direct file type searching.
✅ Web search tags now work with URLs, allowing you to search your browsing history more effectively.
✅ Smart tag suggestions based on your search behavior.

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File Search Improvements

  • Search file content without indexing – Find text inside files even if they aren’t indexed.
  • Improved diacritic handling – Accents and special characters are now fully supported.
  • More user-friendly file path display – View structured paths for clarity.
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New Result Ordering in Search Window

Take control of how results are displayed:
✔ Sort by name, type, context, or modification date.
✔ Machine learning-based prioritization ensures the most relevant results appear first.

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🎨 A Fresh Look: UI & Customization Enhancements

Fluent Search 1.0.0 comes with a redesigned interface featuring smoother animations, better layouts, and a modernized aesthetic.

Completely Overhauled Settings Window

Navigating settings is now simpler and more intuitive with a new categorized layout.
✔ Hotkeys & search apps have dedicated sections.
✔ Searchable settings menu for quick access.
✔ Easier customization of search behavior and UI elements.

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Custom Themes

  • Save, share, and apply custom themes.
  • Community theme repository on GitHub.
  • Live theme previews for instant customization.
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Quick Menu Enhancements

  • Pin search tags for quick access.
  • Drag-and-drop support for better organization.
  • Instant response time with improved performance.
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📂 Expanded Previews & File Manager Integration

Fluent Search now supports previewing even more file types, making it easier to see file contents before opening them.

New Preview Capabilities

✔ Office document previews – Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
✔ Live Markdown editing within the preview window.
✔ JSON formatting support with Alt+Shift+F.
✔ Better folder and file manager previews.

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Enhanced Web Previews

  • Supports multiple URLs in a single preview.
  • Faster, more seamless browsing inside Fluent Search.
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⚙️ Smarter Search Prioritization & Hotkey Upgrades

Fluent Search learns from your behavior to provide better, more accurate results.

Search Prioritization

✔ Machine learning-powered ranking prioritizes your most used files and apps.
✔ Custom prioritization rules allow manual control over result ordering.
✔ More intelligent auto-prioritization ensures frequently accessed results appear at the top.

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New & Updated Hotkeys

✔ New dedicated page for all hotkeys.
✔ New hotkeys for pinning and previewing results.
✔ More intuitive keyboard navigation throughout the search interface.

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🔄 Sync & Backup System Improvements

Losing settings or plugins is a thing of the past. Fluent Search now automatically syncs and backs up your configurations.

  • Sync now includes installed plugins, allowing for seamless transitions across devices.
  • Automatic backups ensure you never lose data due to crashes or unexpected shutdowns.
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🛠️ Final Touches: Stability & Bug Fixes

Over hundreds of improvements and fixes have been implemented to make Fluent Search more stable than ever.

✔ Faster and more reliable indexing.
✔ More consistent animations and transitions.
✔ Fixes for crashes related to UI, settings, and search operations.

🎉 Welcome to Fluent Search 1.0.0

This release marks the first official version of Fluent Search, and I couldn’t be more excited to share it with you. After 1.5 years of development, Fluent Search has evolved into the fastest, most customizable desktop search experience available.

I want to personally thank every user who has provided feedback, reported bugs, and supported the development of Fluent Search. This project has been a labor of love, and I’m committed to continuing to improve it with even more features in future updates.

Try Fluent Search 1.0.0 Today!

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I’d love to hear your feedback! Join the discussion and let me know what you think about Fluent Search 1.0.0.

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