FinderSearch v0.4.4 — Faster at finding

Faster searches, same familiar app

FinderSearch now includes the latest fsearch engine from Noah Dunnagan, bringing faster filename searches and typo matching to the native Mac interface.

• Updated search engine with upstream performance improvements.
• Verified matching results, filters, and live file updates.
• All 109 app tests pass.

Updating

Download the Apple Silicon DMG, quit FinderSearch, and replace the app in Applications. Restart your Mac once after updating so the previous background search engine stops running. The new engine automatically rebuilds its index; initial indexing may take a little time.

Requires macOS 15 or newer. The app is not yet notarized; if macOS blocks it, use System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.

FinderSearch v0.4.3 — Faster browsing and bulk actions

What’s new

• Faster local folder loading: bulk metadata reads are ~14× faster for regular files and ~36× for APFS subfolders; subfolder listing plus sorting is ~8× faster.
• Reuse filename order after metadata refreshes (~15× faster) and reverse cached order when switching sort direction (~21–71×).
• Indexed sparse selection updates are ~1,700× faster in large folders.
• Faster bulk-action UI updates: trash ~397×, move ~657×, and copy ~345×.
• Stop prefetch discovery after three folders, cutting measured post-load work by ~16×.

Measured with release builds and 10,000–30,000-entry fixtures. These are individual-stage improvements, not whole-app or disk-transfer speedups; filesystem measurements use warm local caches. All 109 tests passed.

Install

Download the Apple Silicon DMG below, quit FinderSearch, and replace the app in Applications. Requires macOS 15 or newer.

The app is not yet notarized. If macOS blocks it, use System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.

FinderSearch v0.4.2 — Lower memory use

What’s new

• Reduced combined icon and thumbnail cache budgets from 256 MB to 64 MB.
• Sized thumbnails to their display size and screen scale, using 75% less bitmap memory for 64-point filmstrip thumbnails on Retina displays.
• Released images when cells disappear and prevented cancelled requests from repopulating the thumbnail cache.
• Kept separate cached resolutions so small thumbnails never replace larger previews.

Actual memory savings depend on browsing history and cache usage. All 82 release-mode tests passed.

Install

Download the Apple Silicon DMG below, quit FinderSearch, and replace the app in Applications. Requires macOS 15 or newer.

The app is not yet notarized. If macOS blocks it, use System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.

FinderSearch v0.4.1 — Single-click sidebar navigation

What’s new

• Fixed sidebar navigation requiring a double click. Folders, locations, and tags now respond to a single click.
• Refreshed the README with a short animated demo of browsing and search.

Install

Download the Apple Silicon DMG below, quit FinderSearch, and replace the app in Applications. Requires macOS 15 or newer.

The app is not yet notarized. If macOS blocks it, use System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.

FinderSearch v0.4.0 — Smoother everyday browsing

• Drag to select multiple files.
• Faster search and lighter icon loading.
• Restore tabs on relaunch, reorder them, and reopen closed tabs.
• Batch rename with a preview, create and extract ZIPs, and choose Open With.
• File transfers now include progress, cancellation, and conflict choices.
• Browse files in Quick Look and hover over folders while dragging to open them.

Apple Silicon · macOS 15+

Quit FinderSearch, then drag the new app into Applications to replace it. If macOS blocks it, choose Privacy & Security → Open Anyway. This release is not notarized. Enable Full Disk Access to search protected folders.

FinderSearch v0.3.1

Apple Silicon · macOS 15+

1. Download the .dmg and drag FinderSearch into Applications.
2. Eject the DMG and open FinderSearch. If blocked: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.
3. Enable Full Disk Access, restart FinderSearch, and let it index.

FinderSearch v0.3.0

Apple Silicon · macOS 15+

1. Download the .dmg and drag FinderSearch into Applications.
2. Eject the DMG and open FinderSearch. If blocked: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.
3. Enable Full Disk Access, restart FinderSearch, and let it index.

FinderSearch v0.2.1

Apple Silicon · macOS 15+

1. Download the .dmg below and drag FinderSearch into Applications.
2. Eject the DMG and open FinderSearch. If blocked, use System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.
3. Enable Full Disk Access to search protected folders, then restart FinderSearch and let it index.

FinderSearch v0.2.0 — Apple Silicon DMG

Apple Silicon · macOS 15+

1. Download the .dmg below and drag FinderSearch into Applications.
2. Eject the DMG and open FinderSearch. If blocked, use System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.
3. Enable Full Disk Access to search protected folders, then restart FinderSearch and let it index.