ProFind combines metadata and disk search in a single application, providing a quick and complete search on any disk under an elegant and powerful user interface.
Most file search applications search macOS database or directly on disk.
This means that they can often provide search results that are incomplete, or contain unwanted items, or they are unnecessarily slow. Not with ProFind, which searches using metadata and disk.
With support for innovative queries in natural language, running applications, browsing spatial disks, searching by hidden location, integrating Finder, saving searches, history, scripts, and more, this is the only search application you will ever need.
Full feature list:
Search queries in natural language.
Unlimited search results.
Search inside invisible folders and packages.
Search any type of disk: Mac, Windows, servers, etc.
Supported search locations: home, Mac drives, local drives, servers, individual drives, open Finder folders.
Search Preservation and History.
Search by date.
Search file extensions.
Search by tags.
Search by parent folder.
Search by type
Search by regex
Search by wildcards
Spotlight search.
Delete the words.
Autocomplete for names of applications, commands and keywords.
Full non-hidden display of file paths with highlighting differences in paths.
Large icon for one or two search results.
Supports shell execution and AppleScripts on found items.
Highlight words found.
Context menus: “Sharing”, “Services”, “Open”, “Show in Finder”, “Move to Trash”, “Information”, “Copy Path”.
Quick access to your favorite folders (Quick Folders)
QuickLook preview.
Supports dark mode (10,14 Mojave).
Drag and drop from app.
On / Off menu bar icon
Fully customizable system hotkey.
Built-in command reference.
The App Store version works with read-only rights, so the application cannot modify files.