Beacon 0.9.0

Beacon 0.9.0 - a fast, native macOS search launcher.

Install

1. Download Beacon-0.9.0.dmg below and open it.
2. Double-click Beacon. That's it - it installs itself into Applications, relaunches from there, and opens the search bar with a quick hotkey tip. (Dragging to the Applications folder still works too.)
3. Press Option + S anywhere to open search. Press Esc to dismiss. Beacon lives in the menu bar - no Dock icon or main window.

This build is signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so it opens without security warnings.

What's new

• New Recents filter. A clean recent-files timeline sits next to All. It shows files you've opened, saved, or added in the last 30 days.
• Fresh saves show up. Recents runs separate recently-opened and recently-added Spotlight passes, so a brand-new image, video, screenshot, or download appears immediately even before you've opened it.
• Finder noise filtered out. Recents excludes apps, folders, hidden files, ~/Library internals, caches, and node_modules so the list stays focused on user files.
• Type within Recents. The Recents tab is browsable with an empty query, and typing narrows by filename while preserving the recency timeline.

Full Disk Access is still only needed for Messages, Notes, Safari history, and protected folders. File search and Recents work immediately.