The Windows operating system, or more precisely the Windows Indexing Service and Windows Desktop Search, use so called iFilters to not only index the names of files on storage devices but also their contents. Several iFilters come preinstalled with the operating system. Windows 7 for instance supports mime, html, document, plain text and binary handlers by default with the option to install additional iFilters to make the contents of other file types such as Adobe PDF, email or hlp searchable.
SearchFilterView is a new Nirsoft application that can be used to list the installed iFilter plugins of an operating system. The portable software program will display the installed iFilter plugins automatically after startup.
The program lists the iFilter filename, file desciption, file version, product name, company, path, class IDs and registry time in its interface.
The selection of any iFilter in the list displays the registered file extensions that can be searched thanks to the plugin.
The software offers the standard Nirsoft reporting options. It is possible to create html reports from selected or all iFilters and to save selected items to the local computer system.
Another interesting function is the ability to add or remove extensions from installed iFilters. This can be handy for instance if two iFilters support the same file extension.
SearchFilterView is compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit editions of the Windows operating system. This includes support for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. The program can be downloaded from the Nirsoft website.
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