Beacon 1.0.8
Beacon 1.0.8 — the fast, private macOS search that replaces Spotlight
and fixes Finder's blind spots.
Install
- Download
Beacon-1.0.8.dmgbelow and open it. - Double-click Beacon. It installs itself into Applications and
relaunches from there. (Dragging to Applications works too.) - Press Option + S anywhere to search. Beacon lives in the menu bar.
Signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple — no security warnings.
What's new in 1.0.8
- Automatic updates. Beacon now updates itself (Sparkle). This is the
last version you'll ever need to download by hand. - Launch at login. Beacon survives reboots; toggle it from the
menu-bar menu. - Licensing. Beacon is $15/year at https://beaconmac.com — enter your
key via the menu-bar icon → Enter License. The source stays public and
free to build yourself. - Search you can trust. Folder results refresh mid-session and deleted
folders stop haunting results; videos found by type are no longer
dropped (and TypeScript files no longer masquerade as videos); Docs,
Photos, and Videos browsing skips repo junk instead of burying real
files; the Screenshots filter honors your custom screenshot folder;
Calendar finally shows recent and upcoming events. - Ranking that respects your query. Exact-name matches rank first —
across every source in the All view too. - Fresher data. New texts, notes, browser history, and mail are
findable mid-session without relaunching; contact-name search works the
moment Contacts loads. - Much faster media browsing. Scrolling Photos/Videos no longer
restarts the search per page; thumbnails load in view order. - Fixes. Quick Look no longer dismisses the panel; Cmd+C copies
selected search text; fast typing can't open the wrong result; stores
report real errors instead of wrongly demanding Full Disk Access.
Full Disk Access (optional)
Messages, Notes, Mail, and Safari history need macOS Full Disk Access:
open a protected filter in Beacon, click Open Settings, flip the
toggle, then Quit & Reopen. File search needs no permissions at all.