Google Desktop Vs. Copernic Desktop Search: The Face Off

In this post I will be comparing Copernic Desktop Search (CDS) and Google Desktop (GD). (Please note: Most comparisons are totally my opinion. But some of the comparisons are based on actual information that I got from other sources.)

So it begins...

VS.

The pros and cons of GD:

Pros:

• Fast, quick, finds what you want (most of the time)
• The sidebar looks cool
• It's Google

Cons:

• Uses a browser window to display your search results
• It's a security nightmare! (For more information look here and here)
• The browser window that display search results looks ugly! (in my opinion)

The pro and cons of CDS:

Pros:

• Searches wherever you want on your desktop without accessing the web (Unless you want it to)
• You can refine your search to file sizes, types, date made, folder that it's in and a bunch of other stuff.
• You can schedule updates to your index for whenever you want them.
  
• It looks cool
  

Cons:

• No big added features (such as GD's sidebar)

The Verdict:

Both programs are totally free so you can't go wrong with either of them (You're not going to lose anything if you just try them).

I know that I'm not the supreem power of deciding but I have decided that I like Copernic Desktop Search better. Why? I just do.