Comparison between version 3 and version 5
| Feature | Version 3 | Version 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Freeware | From as little as €25 |
| Number of Groups | 5 | Unlimited |
| Maximum number of searches in each Group | 10 | Unlimited |
| Number of PluriSearches | 1 | Unlimited |
| Direct shortcuts to GroupSearches | No | Yes |
| Searches are represented by: | Anonymous numbered buttons | Meaningful icons |
| Browser used to display search results | Virtually all browsers are supported* | Virtually all browsers are supported* |
| Searches available on Search Window | No operator, Phrase (Quotes?), Inclusion operator (Pluses?) | No operator, AND, Phrase, Inclusion operator, OR, Full-word wildcard, Proximity |
| Query string encoding supported | UTF-8, Windows-1252 | Unlimited** |
| Unicode compliant | Almost entirely | Natively |
| String processing | Strip numbers (option), punctuation (customizable), tags/codes (option), initial bullet (hardcoded), control characters (hardcoded); keep genitive apostrophe (option); convert curly apostrophes/quotes (hardcoded) | Strip numbers (option), punctuation (customizable), tags/codes (customizable), initial bullet (option), control characters (option); keep genitive apostrophe (option); convert curly marks (customizable) |
| Return shortcut | Yes, with optional single keystroke before returning | Yes, with optional series of keystrokes before and after returning |
| Step-By-Step Wizard | Yes | Yes |
| Quick Wizard | No | Yes |
| API support | No | Yes |
| Form Fill Mode | Yes | Yes |
| DOM Mode | No | Yes |
| Search in local resources (bonus feature) | Yes | Yes |
| Import/export search configurations | Yes | Yes |
| New User’s Starter Pack | One size fits all | Customizable |
| Access to Settings Database | No | Direct |
| Import/export program settings | No | Yes |
| Special search parameter test centre | No | Yes |
| Localize As You Go | No | Yes |
| Limit on interface languages | Windows-1252 | No limit (Unicode) |
| List Mode | No | Yes |
| Data Obfuscation | No | Yes |
| Ad Hoc PluriSearch | No | Yes |
| Install as portable application | Yes | No, but… |
| IntelliCopy Plain Text (bonus feature) | No | Yes |
* Any browser with a URL command line option. Only Version 5 allows you to choose Microsoft Edge as your preferred browser for IntelliWebSearch.
** Any Microsoft Code Page.