Find files by name.
Keep your data on your Mac.
Indexing and searching happen locally, without network requests or reading file contents. No account, no telemetry.
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① What it indexes
The index contains names, paths, sizes, and modification and creation times. That is all. File contents never enter the index — which is also why it cannot do full-text search, and that "limitation" is exactly where the privacy comes from.
② What permissions it asks for
No Accessibility or Apple Events automation permission is required. Locseek searches folders you authorize; indexing protected folders on the startup disk also requires Full Disk Access in System Settings.
App private data is excluded before the required authorization setup. Completing startup-disk authorization and Full Disk Access setup in Pro makes the corresponding default locations searchable; you can still exclude them in Rules. The index holds only names and metadata, never file contents.
③ What the network shows
Indexing and searching make no network requests. Watch it in Activity Monitor's Network tab, or with an outbound firewall — it is as quiet as if it were not there.
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| Design | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Cloud name search follows authorization | After startup-disk authorization and Full Disk Access setup in Pro, cloud placeholder names become searchable without downloading contents. You can still exclude these locations in Rules. |
| Names only, even once allowed | Cloud-only placeholder files contribute name and path only, and are never read and never downloaded — no surprise bandwidth, no filled-up disk. |
| Review feedback before sending | "Report an Issue" drafts an email with version, system and troubleshooting information — no file names or paths. You can review and edit everything before sending. |
| Learned ranking can be switched off and wiped | Pro's personalized ranking data stays on this machine and never goes online. Settings → Search can switch off "Learned ranking", and Settings → Privacy & Data has "Clear Usage History…"; "Reset All Local Data…" erases everything. |
| The index directory is invisible to Spotlight | The index lives inside the sandbox container in a directory named Locseek.noindex; the .noindex suffix makes the system skip it, avoiding re-indexing of index files. The app deliberately does not display the full path, so your account name is not exposed. |
| This site is equally tracker-free | No cookies, no analytics. The same standard, from product to website. |
Fast, and not one byte uploaded
The free tier is free forever. Once it is installed, all of this is something you can verify yourself.