Apple’s built-in Search and Spotlight features can be super-handy when you’re trying to quickly find a file. But sometimes they just don’t cut it, leaving you unable to make sense of your tangle of files and folders to find what you need.
Many who work with digital media, and utilize deep and complex asset libraries, encounter this problem. At times like these, you’ll want an app like HoudahSpot. It’s a powerful search tool that uses an array of high-power tools and techniques to find the files you’re looking for, time and time again. And right now you can get HoudahSpot 4 for just $19 at Cult of Mac Deals.
HoudahSpot builds on Spotlight’s index to dig into files for a multidimensional search that’s significantly more powerful. An array of customizable search criteria and a deeply organized interface mean you can locate and filter through files quickly.
Find files by name, text they contain, content type, file extension, author, recipient, pixel count and more. Use hundreds of criteria types, search several locations at once, and create custom columns in the search results list, with the option to preview files and text matches prior to opening them.
You can even set up search templates and create snippets to hold sets of search criteria you use frequently. This is Spotlight on steroids.
Buy now: Get HoudahSpot 4 for only $19 — that’s a whopping 56 percent off the usual price.
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