Wanyword

Wanyword is a neat software solution that allows you to search for various words, strings, sentences among text documents on your computer.
It has the option of creating documents within the application and saving them as .rtf or text files. Searches can be saved on your computer, so you can check them out later and continue your work.

Lightweight graphical interface with lots of tools

Wanyword is a must application on any device as it allows users to find all sort of words within documents. It's better than the default Windows search feature, because it looks inside text files in order to find certain strings.
However, it might not work at times and you will have to provide it with specific search tools and indications. You'll need to select the default search path, files and strings that you would like Wanyword to find.

Search for all sort of text

You can have the application search for specific phrases or strings and exclude certain words from the search. It can be set to look in subdirectories, ignore cases, search for whole words even in hidden and system files.
Codeless searching in RTF, HTM and OpenOffice files is available, together with the option to have Wanyword look in archive .zip files. It comes with a feature that would look into files modified in a certain interval of time, or those that have a specific size, so that you can narrow down the search.

Create documents and save them on your computer

Wanyword is packed with all sort of text formatting tools, like the option to adjust alignment, create lists, columns and secure access to documents by locking them with a password. You can change the font size, style and bold text. When you're done save the document as .rtf or .txt.
Wanyword also has the option of opening web pages, simply provide their URL and wait for the application to open it. Wanyword doesn't have the same functionality as major browsers and the default web portal that it uses is msn.com, without the option of changing it.
In conclusion, Wanyword is a nice software solution for finding all sort of phrases in text files, creating text documents and searching the internet.