HoudahSpot - 6.5

HoudahSpot is a versatile and easy-to-use desktop search tool for Mac. It combines the speed of Spotlight with precise search criteria, flexible results display and previews to help to find the right document, music, photo, or video file.

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HoudahSpot Full Download Summary

Released:	15 / 12 / 2023
Price:	34
Type:	Demo
Category:	System Utilities::File & Disk Management
Install Support:	No Install Support
Platform:	OS X
OS:	Mac OS X,
Limitations:	The demo adds a delay and shows a message when opening a file from search results
Change Info:	* Addresses a change in macOS Sonoma where HoudahSpot fails to load file tag colors * Updated ForkLift integration to work with the latest version of ForkLift * Fixes a bug displaying files with multiple tag colors * Fixes a problem where Text Preview failed to show .eml mail message files
Size :	11.20 MB

HoudahSpot is an versatile desktop search application.
It builds upon Spotlight, which comes preinstalled with macOS.
It makes Spotlight both more powerful and easier to use.


HoudahSpot provides a clear and structured interface that focuses on file search.
It gets you to your files as quickly as possible.

* Find files by name, text, content kind, author, pixel count, etc.

* Combine criteria to narrow down search results

* Specify which folders to search and which ones to exclude

* Add any of the hundreds of columns available

* Apply filters to reduce search results to only the relevant items

* Preview files and text matches

* Open files and, where the application supports it, continue searching for text matches by pressing command-G (Find Next)

HoudahSpot is indispensable to unearth hard-to-find files.
It also works great as a replacement to the default Spotlight interface.

If you've ever had a hard time finding a file before, this is what you've been looking for.

HoudahSpot is a versatile and easy-to-use desktop search tool for Mac. It combines the speed of Spotlight with precise search criteria, flexible results display and previews to help to find the right document, music, photo, or video file. Use HoudahSpot to comb through notes and reference materials or hunt down that elusive missing file. HoudahSpot helps you find what you need when you need it.