Version 3.3 of package Xeft has just been released in GNU ELPA. You can now find it in M-x list-packages RET.
Xeft describes itself as: ================= Deft feat. Xapian ================= More at https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/xeft.html ## Summary: Usage: Type M-x xeft RET, and you should see the Xeft buffer. Type in your search phrase in the first line and the results will show up as you type. Press C-n and C-p to go through each file. You can preview a file by pressing SPC when the point is on a file, or click the file with the mouse. Press RET to open the file in the same window. Type C-c C-g to force a refresh. When point is on the search phrase, press RET to create a file with the search phrase as the filename and title. Note that: 1. Xeft only looks for first-level files in ‘xeft-directory’. Files in sub-directories are not searched unless ‘xeft-recursive’ is non-nil. ## Recent NEWS: [Not available 🙁]