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FindHelper

A high-performance, cross-platform file search application built with modern C++17, Dear ImGui, and unique Structured S-Expression Regex (rx:) alongside AI-assisted search. Instantly index drives, filter with intuitive composable expressions or standard regex, and navigate millions of files in real time.

Highlights & Signature Features

  • ⚑ Instant Indexing: Windows NTFS USN Journal & MFT parsing for millisecond-scale full-drive enumeration, with high-speed multithreaded directory crawling on macOS & Linux.
  • πŸ’‘ Structured S-Expression Regex (rx:): A game-changing, human-readable regex dialect inspired by Emacs rx. Build complex, self-documenting search queries with native path semantics (dir, exclude-dir, ext, name), zero backslash escaping, and real-time UI syntax feedback (cyan/amber/red indicators + compiled previews).
  • πŸ€– AI-Assisted Search: Describe what you want in plain English and let Google Gemini, OpenCode, OpenAI, or Ollama translate your query into optimal search parameters.
  • 🎯 Multi-Paradigm Matching: Plain substring, glob wildcards (*, ?), whole-path glob patterns (pp:**), full ECMAScript regex…