Additional Information
Powerful and File Desktop Search Software for your macOS
| Latest Version | HoudahSpot 6.5.1 |
| Requirements |
macOS 10.14 Mojave or later |
| Updated | January 16, 2024 |
| Author | Houdah Software |
| Category | Desktop Enhancements |
| License | Trial |
| Language | English |
| Download | 115 |
Overview
Use HoudahSpot for Mac to find important documents, mail messages, photos, image files and more. It shows search results in a convenient and easy-to-use interface that keeps all the important details at your fingertips. The program is a powerful desktop search tool. It builds upon macOS Spotlight to get you to your files in no time.
It takes all the tedium out of file search. Use HoudahSpot to locate hard-to-find files and keep frequently used files within reach. HoudahSpot for macOS is an essential tool for professionals and power users who work with thousands of files. It picks the needles out of the proverbial haystack.
Quick Search Field
Find files by typing just a few words. It starts the search at your command: Hit Return when you are ready.
Refine your Search
Add criteria to narrow down your search to the exact files you are looking for. Choose from hundreds of attributes to search by: name, text, tags, file size, date created, etc.
Locations
Search several locations at once. Specify which subfolders to include and which to exclude. Houdah Spot can, for example, search your home folder, skip the Library folder, but still show results from the Mail folder, which is nested within your Library folder.
Columns
Add and sort by any of the hundreds of columns available. See file paths, folder sizes, image dimensions, etc. Customize results display: view as list, icons or thumbnails. Save your perfect setup of criteria, locations and columns as default for new windows.
Preview & Info
The Info pane, Quick Look and Text Preview help you explore search results and pick the files you are looking for. A concise summary shows the most relevant properties of found files. These include file size and modification dates as well as image dimensions, video duration, etc.
Snippets
Create snippets to hold sets of criteria you use frequently. The sample snippet “Images” contains criteria commonly used when searching for images.
Templates
Save searches as templates. These serve as blueprints to create new searches. It comes with a set of sample templates. The “Apple Mail Messages” template is set up with useful criteria for finding email messages stored by Apple Mail.
Features and Highlights
It takes all the tedium out of file search. Use HoudahSpot to locate hard-to-find files and keep frequently used files within reach. HoudahSpot for macOS is an essential tool for professionals and power users who work with thousands of files. It picks the needles out of the proverbial haystack.
Quick Search Field
Find files by typing just a few words. It starts the search at your command: Hit Return when you are ready.
Refine your Search
Add criteria to narrow down your search to the exact files you are looking for. Choose from hundreds of attributes to search by: name, text, tags, file size, date created, etc.
Locations
Search several locations at once. Specify which subfolders to include and which to exclude. Houdah Spot can, for example, search your home folder, skip the Library folder, but still show results from the Mail folder, which is nested within your Library folder.
Columns
Add and sort by any of the hundreds of columns available. See file paths, folder sizes, image dimensions, etc. Customize results display: view as list, icons or thumbnails. Save your perfect setup of criteria, locations and columns as default for new windows.
Preview & Info
The Info pane, Quick Look and Text Preview help you explore search results and pick the files you are looking for. A concise summary shows the most relevant properties of found files. These include file size and modification dates as well as image dimensions, video duration, etc.
Snippets
Create snippets to hold sets of criteria you use frequently. The sample snippet “Images” contains criteria commonly used when searching for images.
Templates
Save searches as templates. These serve as blueprints to create new searches. It comes with a set of sample templates. The “Apple Mail Messages” template is set up with useful criteria for finding email messages stored by Apple Mail.
Features and Highlights
- Start with a simple search
- Refine it by adding and combining criteria
- Search several folders at once. Exclude others
- Add and sort by any of the hundreds of columns available
- Preview files and text matches
- Find files by name, text, file extension, author, recipient, image resolution, etc.
- Combine criteria to quickly narrow in on the files you need
- Customize columns in the search results list
- Filter the results to see only relevant files
- Set up templates for recurring searches
- Mails about “CV” or “resumé” received this year
- Word processing files containing “invoice” or “estimate”
- Image files named “logo” that are 512 pixels wide
- Files created, modified, or opened in the last 7 days
- Enter advanced queries in the search field
- Copy result lists as tab delimited text
- Inspect files by dropping them onto the Info window
- Automate search using Apple Script
- Start Houdah Spot searches from third party tools like Alfred, LaunchBar, Butler, etc.
Note: 15days trial version.
