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title: Start:Collect Reviews
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date_modified: '2026-09-22'
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# Start:Collect Reviews
**Vendor:** Gates Media  
**Category:** [Desktop Search Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/desktop-search)
## About Start:Collect
Start:Collect is an application for Windows built with SQLite, C#, and WPF.






- [View Start:Collect pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/start-collect/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-10-01+08%3A57%3A40+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=e128aeeb-4680-498a-aab7-9baaf5047169&secure%5Btoken%5D=18a0c0e2ebcf43096ebd5c0b6669cb2063014f075c3b387290af0b6c18447cd5&format=llm_user)

## Start:Collect Features
**Compatibility**
- Windows
- MacOS
- Linux
- File Types
- Email
- Drives

**Usability**
- Fields
- Hotkeys
- Application Launch
- Mobile App

**Performance**
- Speed
- Efficiency
- Resources
- Interruptions
- File Limit

## Top Start:Collect Alternatives
  - [X1 Search](https://www.g2.com/products/x1-search/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (66 reviews)
  - [Alfred](https://www.g2.com/products/alfred/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (34 reviews)
  - [Lookeen](https://www.g2.com/products/lookeen/reviews) - 4.0/5.0 (32 reviews)