Quickly access recent files, files with a specific tag, files in the current
window, files in the Downloads folder, or trashed files.
- Search for recently modified files in your home folder and iCloud documents
with the keyword
rec. (Searching for recent files was always a weak point on macOS.) - Access files in your
Downloadsfolder viadl. - Search for files in the front Finder window via
win. - Access files you have assigned a Finder tag of your choice via
tag. - Look for files in your Trash with
trash.
For all fives cases, you can change the keyword in the workflow configuration or set a hotkey.
The following actions are available for all searches:
- ⏎: Open the file.
- ⌘⏎: Move the file to your front Finder window.
- ⌥⏎: Reveal the file in Finder.
- ⌃⏎: Copy the file to the clipboard.
- ⌘Y: Quick Look the file.
- ⇧⏎: (only tag search) Remove the tag from the file.
This workflow requires ripgrep:
brew install ripgrep- Go to the folder you want to ignore.
- Press
cmd+shift+., to show hidden files. - In that folder, create a file named
.ignore, the file content should just be*. This ignores every file in that folder. (If you want more fine-grained control, the file uses the gitignore syntax.) - Press
cmd+shift+.once more, to conceal hidden files again.
In my day job, I am a sociologist studying the social mechanisms underlying the digital economy. For my PhD project, I investigate the governance of the app economy and how software ecosystems manage the tension between innovation and compatibility. If you are interested in this subject, feel free to get in touch.
