Every detail that goes into
finding a file by name
Nothing here is filler. Every capability serves the same end: getting you to that file faster.
As you type, with no submit button
A live demo beats a thousand words — this is what you see after pressing ⌥Space.
| Name | Path | Size | Modified | Created | Kind |
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↑ Type in it. Live filtering of 10,000 generated file names in your browser — not an app screenshot.
Matches highlight instantly
Every keystroke narrows the list, and the matching fragment lights up inside the file name.
Searchable while scanning
Your everyday folders are searchable before the first full index finishes. No waiting.
Speed you can see
The status bar shows the result count and how long this search took — every single time.
One line, and the results narrow
Beyond keywords, describe exactly what you want with operators. They autocomplete as you type, get syntax-coloured, and show up as visual filter chips.
Precision in the free tier
- Multiple keywords mean all of them must match; case-insensitive
ext:pdfby extensionunder:"/Users/you/Documents/Work"pins results to one exact folder tree, never catchingWork-old. It needs an absolute path — pasting the full path from Finder is the fastest wayhidden:/package:to look only at hidden items, or only inside bundles
Advanced queries PRO
kind:imageby kind (image / video / audio / document / archive / code / application / folder)size:>100mbcomparisons and rangesa..bdate:today/>2026-01by modification timein:Projectspath contains;!exclude;|or;*wildcard/^IMG_\d{4}\.jpg$/regex; appendcfor case sensitivity
It learns your habits PRO
Learned ranking floats the files you open often — and the ones you open repeatedly from the same query — closer to the top. Frequently used queries can be pinned for one-step access.
That data lives only on this Mac and never goes online. Turn it off or wipe it in Settings at any time — it serves you, it does not belong to us.
From summon to Finder without leaving the keys
⌥Space to summon
Rebind the global hotkey to whatever you like. It lives in the menu bar, ready whenever you are.
Type + ↑↓
Results narrow instantly; arrow keys select, ⇧-click extends the selection.
Space to preview
System Quick Look, right there. Confirm it is the one before you open it.
⌘Return to land
Reveal in Finder, or Return to open. It delivers you, then gets out of the way.
You just moved that file — it already knows
It watches every change in the locations you granted: created, renamed, moved, deleted — searchable moments later. No manual refresh, no scheduled rebuilds.
- Every corner you granted is remembered — hidden files and the inside of
.appbundles are in scope by default - Cloud-only placeholder files in iCloud and friends: names only, never a sneaky download — no bandwidth, no disk. Note that cloud file names are excluded from results by default and Pro can allow them in Settings — worth reading first
- A location going offline (drive unplugged, NAS down) is not a deletion: the app tells you to reconnect or re-authorize, and restores those results automatically
- Even after an unexpected restart, everything is intact when you reopen — no starting over
It will not interrupt your work to do its own
The easiest mistake a search tool can make is asking you to worry about its index. Locseek keeps all of that backstage.
Change a setting, this search changes
Hidden items, package contents, exclusions, narrowing to a location — the change applies to the search in front of you immediately. No rescan, no index rewrite, no "waiting for settings to take effect". Relax a setting again and the complete results come straight back.
That status-bar number is real
It always means "items you can actually search right now". It does not drop to zero during a scan or masquerade as a progress bar; building or rebuilding is stated in words rather than letting the digits jitter.
Housekeeping only while you're idle
Index consolidation no longer competes with your foreground work on a timer — it waits until you step away. Background event storms are collapsed first, then evaluated.
Unplugged is not deleted
When an external drive, NAS or network share goes offline, those entries step out of the results while your grant and your intent are kept. They return on reconnect; if the authorization itself lapsed, the UI hands you a "re-authorize" button.
Small conveniences that add up
An empty search field offers recent searches, recently opened files, and four one-click quick searches: hidden items, package contents, images, PDFs. Operators complete on Tab (ex → ext:), and frequent queries can be pinned.
No trip back to the search field
Type while the result list has focus and the characters flow back into the search field. On the first row, ↑ returns you to the field. Right-click any result to "Search in This Folder" and narrow in one step.
When three folders cannot hold your world
The free tier covers any combination of Desktop, Documents and Downloads. Pro takes the same speed and accuracy from "a few folders" to "any location".
Search anywhere
The entire startup disk, any folder, external drives, USB sticks, NAS and network shares — all in one instant index. It requires no additional permissions.
The full query language
kind:, regex, size, date, path, exclusions, OR and wildcards. The result limit goes from 1,000 up to a configurable 30,000.
Ranking and scope, yours
Learned ranking lifts your frequent files; you decide what gets excluded — including allowing cloud file names and app private data, which additionally need Full Disk Access. All of it can be switched off and wiped.