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txtsearch is a desktop application built with PyQt5 for searching specific phrases within files in a selected directory. The application supports searching within multiple file types and provides a user-friendly interface to view and save search results.

• 🔍Phrase Search: Search for specific phrases within files in a selected directory.
• 📂Multiple File Types: Supports.txt,.pdf,.docx,.xlsx, and all files.
• 📊Progress Tracking: Displays search progress and results in a table.
• ✨Highlighting: Highlights occurrences of the phrase in the file content.
• 💾Save Results: Save search results to a text file.
• 🛑Stop Search: Ability to stop ongoing searches.

git clone https://github.com/svetjeonline/txtsearch.gitcd txtsearchpython install.pypython txtsearch.pybash

python -m venv venv.\venv\Scripts\activate# On Windowssource venv/bin/activate# On macOS/Linuxpip install -r requirements.txt

python install.pypython txtsearch.py

Start the Application: Run the application using the command provided in the installation section.Enter a Phrase: Type the phrase you want to search for in the input field.Select File Type: Choose the file type(s) to search within from the dropdown menu or select "All Files."Choose Directory: Click the "Select Folder" button to choose the directory to search in.Start Search: Click "Start Search" to initiate the search process.Stop Search: Click "Stop Search" to halt the search before completion if needed.Save Results: Click "Save Results" to save the search results to a text file.View File Content: Double-click a row in the results table to view the content of the selected file.

Searching Text in PDF Files:

Enter the phrase "project" and select .pdf as the file type.Click "Start Search" to find all PDF files containing the phrase "project."Saving Results:

After the search is complete, click "Save Results" and save the results to a file like results.txt.

GUI Framework: PyQt5File Processing Libraries:PDF: PyMuPDFDOCX: python-docxXLSX: openpyxlAsynchronous Processing: Utilizes threads (QThread) and ThreadPoolExecutor for efficient file processing.

For questions or support, please reach out to the author atsvetjeonline@gmail.com

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