Funter: Show Hidden Files For Mac

Spotlight, the built-in search tool that comes integrated with the Mac operating system, will index only visible files, which means that you have to sort through hidden items manually.

In fact, to be able to view hidden files in the Finder, you have first to enable the function via the command line, which will make all the hidden items visible, not only the ones you are looking for.

On macOS, files that have a full stop before their name are automatically hidden by the system, which means that you will not be able to look for them by using the Spotlight. This practice keeps system files out of the reach of average users and makes everything look neater.

However, the Funter: Show Hidden Files utility comes to meet the need of more advanced users that do need to access the hidden files. The app resides in your status bar, comes with a simple search field, and requires access to your home folder.

Within the Funter: Show Hidden Files results window, you can see all the files that have a certain text string within their name. Worth mentioning is that Funter: Show Hidden Files will not query the file’s content, but only their name.

Funter: Show Hidden Files allows you to sort the list by the files type (visible or hidden) and can also include items from packages. You get to see the file's name and size, the enclosing folder, the date last opened, and its type. All these parameters can also be used for filtering the data.

Note that Funter: Show Hidden Files allows you to preview the file’s content by using the QuickLook plug-in and can open the containing folder in a Finder window. Via the default contextual menu, you can also copy or move the select item to a folder of your choice.

Bottom line, Funter: Show Hidden Files is a user-friendly search tool that can be used to find items by their file name, and also integrates simple file management tools, such as the option to move or copy the items to a user selected folder.

The novelty of the Funter: Show Hidden Files application is represented by the fact that the utility can query and show hidden files, which makes it a great asset for more advanced macOS users.