ProFind. zeroonetwenty

Version 1.34 (23-June-2025)

'Move items starting with the words of the query to the top' now works.
Added keyboard commands to set focus to the search field or results. See 'Window' menu.
Command-L will now allow you to pick a search location.
Regex searches now have better support for international character sets under macOS 13 and later.
Fixed a bug where caches sometimes wouldn't update.

Version 1.33 (12-May-2025)

Fixed a bug which could cause a crash on some Intel Macs.

Version 1.32 (24-April-2025)

Fixed a bug which could cause a crash when starting a search.
New URL Scheme. See ProFind URL in the Reference for more information.
Pretty icons and names for Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive.

Version 1.30 (18-March-2025)

Searches can now include "OR" at the end, before any commands. In this case any commands following OR will be treated optionally. For example: "cat OR : tag dog" will find items including cat or tagged with dog.
Adding ": whole words" will ensure that words in the query are matched entirely, ignoring partial word matches.
Added a 'Copy' submenu to the search results context menu. The 'Copy' submenu includes: Copy Name, Path, Content and Contents using OCR. Copying contents will transfer the contents of the file to the clipboard. The feature supports common text and image formats and OCR for extracting text from images and PDFs.
You can now search within favorites. So typing a ".png : downloads" will show all the png files within the favorite named downloads.

Version 1.29 (4-March-2025)

Improved UI for adding caches to groups.
Fixed a bug in AI based image searches.

Version 1.28 (17-Feb-2025)

Fixes a bug where caches could not be added to groups.

Version 1.27 (11-Feb-2025)

Fixes a bug where resorting items would hide all the results.
Fixes a bug where caches for disks which aren't connected could loose their contents.

Version 1.26 (7-Feb-2025)

Disk caches can optionally allow searching of file contents. Text documents can be indexed based on their contents, while image formats can be indexed via AI-driven OCR to extract text. Defaults to off.
You can now choose to save a disk cache on a network disk, allowing it to be shared with other users.
Fixed a bug where the hotkey could not be set.
Fixed a bug where some items were duplicated in the search results.
Many bug fixes and minor improvements.

Version 1.25 (14-Feb-2024)

You can now use "OR" when searching for words. For example: "cat OR dog" will return results including either word. "OR" must be uppercase.
Added 'Maximum Folder Depth' command to limit searches to a particular maximum search depth. Type: 'max depth 4'.
Items which have been found in a cache but no-longer exists on disk are shown with a line through there file names.
Better support for searching cloud storage.
Minor UI changes.

Version 1.24 (22-May-2023)

For connected disks which have a cache, the cache is now always shown in the search location menu. This enables users to always search a disk's cache without searching the real connected disk.
Fixed a bug in regex processing.

Version 1.23 (26-April-2023)

Caches for subfolders on the same disk can now be updated individually.
Cached locations can now have different update frequencies.
Cached subfolders can now be selected as search locations in the search location menu.
Fixes a bug where cached items could display incorrect dates.

Version 1.22 (2-March-2023)

Text size of the results list can be changed in Settings -> General or View -> Text Size.
Sub folders can now be added to disk caches in Settings -> Disk Caches.
Added "Quit ProFind when last search window closed" preference to Settings -> General.
Added min/max path and name length commands. For example: ": min name length 123". See Help -> Show Reference -> Name & Path Length.
Caches are now unloaded from memory after 10 minutes of inactivity.
Fixed a bug where the main window could shrink.

Version 1.21.3 (17-February-2023)

Fixes bug where caches were sometimes not used for searches.

Version 1.21.2 (10-February-2023)

Fixes a crash on macOS 10.15.

Version 1.21.1 (2-February-2023)

Added "Rename..."
Added "Delete Immediately".
New UI for Text Content Searches. Easily create more powerful content searches.
Text content search results now show a ranking to indicate the number of matches compared to other items.
Fixes a crashing bug when parsing dates.

Version 1.20.0 (16-January-2023)

Repeated searches of the same disk are now faster for many types of disks.
For groups which contain a disk with a cache, the cache will be searched when the disk isn't connected.
Fixed a bug where apps were shown more than once in the search results.

Version 1.19.0 (19-December-2022)

Now supports creating folder groups for searching. See "Edit Groups..." in the search location menu. Groups require macOS 11 or later.
User interface updated for a more modern look on macOS 11 and later.
The toolbar is now configurable.
Feedback on the new groups feature more than welcome.

Version 1.18.0 (9-December-2022) Download

Last release for macOS 10.14
Adds support for machine learning (AI) based image searches under macOS 12 and later.
For example type : image includes "dog" to search for images featuring dogs.
See Help -> Show Reference -> Image Recognition for more information.

Version 1.17.0 (28-November-2022)

Minor fixes to better support macOS Ventura.

Version 1.16.0 (27-Oct-2022)

Performance improvements for repeated searches.
Better feedback during long searches.
Disk caches are now ignored when caching is disabled.
Building of disk caches now stops immediately if caching is disabled.

Version 1.15.0 (27-Sep-2022)

Added "Export Search Results".
Improved icon/preview performance.

Version 1.14.0 (25-Jul-2022)

You can now drag folders to the search window to set the search location.
Added a ProFind URL: profind://query-goes-here
Fixed a dark mode issue under 10.14.

Version 1.13.0 (6-Jul-2022)

You can now run shortcuts by typing ": shortcut" followed by the shortcut name and pressing return.
Google Drives now appear in the search location popup menu.
Google Drives can now be cached.

Version 1.12.0 (3-May-2022)

Auto-complete now works for history.
You can also now access your history by clicking the magnifying glass in the search field.
Improved Scripting: To run a script simply type a colon followed by the script name and press return.
Any arguments and selected files will be passed to the script.
Fixed: Date searches like "last two weeks" now work correctly.

Version 1.11.0 (31-March-2022)

Added: 'Copy Item' menu. Places the selected items on the clipboard so you can paste/copy them in the Finder.
Changed: Holding down the option key when selecting 'Copy Path' now copies the item's name instead.

Version 1.10.0 (21-February-2022)

View by icon is now back. It's much improved: resizable and sortable.
You can now choose the number of items kept in the history.
You can now do arbitrary spotlight queries using the "spotlight" command.
For example: : spotlight "ISOSpeed >= 1600 and PixelWidth < 1000" (See Help -> Reference for details)
The menubar icon now always displays correctly when the system appearance changes.
Clicking sidebar search items now always starts the search.
Plus many minor UI bug fixes and improvements.

Version 1.9.5 (2-February-2022)

Disk Caching is now simpler to use - simply add the disks you want cached in Preferences -> Disk Caching.
You can now use the tab key to move between the search field and the results.
Searching for applications is now often faster.
Fixed a possible crashing bug when building disk caches.
UI bug fixes for older macOS versions.

Version 1.9.4 (18-January-2022)

Apple Mail messages can now be content searched. For example: : mail "text".
The entire contents of the mail messages is searched. This doesn't rely on Spotlight.
Folders can now be excluded from searches. For example: foo : excluding folder "path/path". You can exclude a favorite folder by putting
"-" infront of the favorite name. For example: foo : excluding folder -desktop
See Help -> Reference Guide for more information.

Version 1.9.3 (19-November-2021)

Added a "Start Searches Automatically" option to the preferences. Defaults to off. When off, press return to start the search.
Icon view is temporarily disabled. Will return in a future version.
Text Preview: To show the contents of text based files go to Windows -> "Show Text Preview" and click a file in the search results window.
You can now specify fractional file sizes. For example: "size 1.5mb".
To search for text content and exclude a word add "without". For example: content "foo" without "bar".
To exclude files with a particular extension add "not". For example: not ".jpg"

Version 1.9.2 (26-July-2021)

Fix: If ProFind is being brought to the front and the search window is minimised, that window will be maximised.
Performance improvements for disk caching.

Version 1.9.1 (19-July-2021)

UPNP/DNLA media server now better supports devices which remember the video playback position.
Minor UI changes for disk caching.

Version 1.9 (12-July-2021)

Added optional disk catalog caching. This makes searches faster by keeping a very small index of all the files and folders on a disk. Disk catalogs can still be searched when a disk is not connected. See Preferences -> Caching for details.
Added a "Search all file types" option to the "Search Inside Folder For Text..." feature. This makes searching for files other than text files easier.
Some text content seaches are faster.
Faster app startup if using the DLNA/UPNP server.

Version 1.8.10 (27-Jan-2021)

You can now drag items from the large (two item) icon view.
Fixes a crash when clicking the menubar icon and ProFind is visible in another Space.

Version 1.8.9 (18-Dec-2020)

Deselecting an item in the "Add Criteria" menu now removes it from the query.
Experimental: Added "Match Similar Sounding Words" to the "Add Criteria" menu. This performs a sound match on words in the file name. For example, searching for "fish" will match with "fsh". It will increased the time taken for searches dramatically.

Version 1.8.8 (7-Dec-2020)

Search window will now minimize and maximize correctly under macOS 11 Big Sur.
Sidebar icons now display correctly under macOS 11 Big Sur.

Version 1.8.7 (21-Nov-2020)

macos 11 Big Sur improvements:
Menu bar icon now displays correctly at all times.
APFS Backup disks now appear at the bottom of the search location popup menu.

Version 1.8.6 (17-Nov-2020)

Command keys 0-9 can be used to change disks in the search location menu.
Added "is alias" to the Kind menu.
Minor interface changes to better support macOS 11 Big Sur.
Universal build for Apple Silicon (experimental).

Version 1.8.5 (6-Nov-2020)

Moved history items (from the Searches menu) into a new separate History menu.
"Disk Activity" now appears under the ProFind -> Accessories menu.
Added first Accessory: Audio Player. AudioPlayer is a trivial music player. Drag files into the window to play. See ProFind -> Audio Player

Version 1.8.4 (2-Nov-2020)

Performance improvements when using "is file" or "is folder".
Added "is app" and Other to Kind menu.
Fixed a bug where searches including "is app" could return files other than apps.
What's New and Command Reference menu items now redirect to the ProFind website.

Version 1.8.3 (23-Oct-2020)

Added submenus to "Add Criteria" to make searching by kinds and labels easier.
Minor performance improvements to speed up app startup.

Version 1.8.2 (13-Oct-2020)

Content searches now show the number of matches per file and show a summary of where the text was found.
Better progress information when searching.
Minor UI changes.

Version 1.8.1 (23-Sep-2020)

Adds a stop search button.
Bug fixes for 10.15 Catalina.

Version 1.8.0 (3-Sep-2020)

Adds a lightweight UPNP/DLNA media server.
Media server supports: Scheduled start/stop, index, recent items and series episode sorting.
See Preferences -> Media Server for options.
Media server functionality requires 10.14 or later. See FAQ for more details.

Version 1.7.2 (13-Feb-2020)

Minor UI bug fixes.
Support for the updated iOS app.

Version 1.7.1 (31-Dec-2019)

You can now exclude items with a tag using: not tagged tagName

Version 1.7.0 (14-Oct-2019)

Now searches Microsoft Word documents (doc, docx, wordml) for text content.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.6.9 (10-Oct-2019)

Now searches Microsoft Word documents (doc, docx, wordml) for text content.

Version 1.6.8 (1-Oct-2019)

Added full path to columns. Defaults to off.
You can now change the visible columns from the toolbar.
Added "Search Inside Folder for Text..." to 🛠 menu for easier folder content searches.

Version 1.6.7 (23-Sep-2019)

Added "Move folders to top" preference.
Fixed a bug which could caused ProFind to have higher processor usage than needed.
Improved named based sorting.

Version 1.6.6 (19-June-2019)

Experimental support for 10.15 Catalina.
Added File -> Show Disk Activity. This gives a real-time view of which files are being modified across all your disks.
Minor bug fixes to AppleScripts.

Version 1.6.5 (2-May-2019)

Added support for text content searches (without relying on Spotlight) inside most text based file formats, PDF and InDesign documents.
New search commands: last X minutes, last X hours.
Minor UI bug fixes.

Version 1.6.3 (18-March-2019)

Much faster when searching for items which have previously been found during a search. This increases performance dramatically when refining search queries or filtering items. Enjoy.

Version 1.6.2 (19-Feb-2019)

Very minor changes to trial period handling in the non App Store version.

Version 1.6.1 (5-Feb-2019)

Added support for the free ProFind Remote iOS app: Search your Mac from your iPhone or iPad on your local network.
Turn on "Allow Network Searches" in Preferences -> General and search for ProFind Remote on the App Store.

Version 1.6.0 (3-Jan-2019)

Added "Show Advanced Info" which includes: type, attributes, and hashes for: md4, md5, sha1, sha224, sha256, sha384, sha512.
Sidebar groups can now be dragged for reordering.
Folders can now be dragged to the sidebar to add new favourites.
Added Recent items to sidebar.
Added "Open Containing Folder In Finder".
Added Ignore Item/Extension and Add to Favorites to contextual menu.
Right click or control click the sidebar to access an options menu.
Renamed "Quick Folders" to Favorites.

Version 1.5.3 (21-Dec-2018)

Fixed a bug in 'date created' searches.
Fixed a bug when listing open Finder windows.

Version 1.5.2 (20-Dec-2018)

Performance improvements when finding apps.
Quick folders can now be shown in the sidebar.
Saved searches can now be renamed in Searches -> Manage Searches.
Expanded items are now saved in browser windows.
'Stop' menu item is disabled when a search isn't active.

Version 1.5.1 (13-Dec-2018)

Quick folder names can now be renamed.
Column widths in browser windows are now saved.
Fixes a bug where the main window position wasn't saved.
Command reference is easier to read in dark mode.

Version 1.5.0 (6-Dec-2018)

Added "File" -> "New Disks Window" and Command Click -> "Open in Folder". These experimental features provide the ability to browse your disks (read-only).
Browser window positions and sizes are saved and restored.
Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.3 (8-Nov-2018)

Added a new configurable sidebar to the search window. By default it provides quick access to saved searches, recently changed documents and recent downloads.
See Preferences -> Sidebar for options.

Version 1.2.2 (17-Oct-2018)

Easier app launching: Pressing the return key when a single search result has been found now opens the item.

Version 1.2.1 (24-Sep-2018)

10.14 Mojave security support.

Version 1.2 (18-Sep-2018)

Added Search Saving: See the "Searches" menu to Save Changes, Save As and Delete searches.

Version 1.1 (7-Sep-2018)

Better Finder integration: Now adds all Finder windows to the search location menu.
Added two system services: Search Inside and Search using Text.
Automatically enables "Search Libraries and Invisible Items" if the user searches inside a package or hidden item.
Much faster searches of individual folders.

Version 1.0.1 (29-Aug-2018)

Fixed a bug where apps inside System/CoreServices were not found.
Very minor UI tweaks and fixes.

Version 1.0.0 (21-Aug-2018)

First release.