HoudahSpot is a performant file search software based on Apple's Spotlight technology. It enables users to quickly create and store powerful search queries.

HoudahSpot has been designed from the ground up with ease of use and convenience in mind. We feel it is not the user that needs to be educated, but the software that should be made to the user's need.

HoudahSpot purpose is to leverage Apple's fast and powerful Spotlight engine.

Here are some key features of "HoudahSpot":

· Ability to express complex queries.
· Flexible browsing of results.
· It does not waste this engine's horsepower to run searches before the user is done entering criteria.
· User definable templates.
· Hot key access to saved searches: Recent Documents, Applications.

Requirements:

· Spotlight enabled.

Limitations:

· 30 days trial period.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Bug fix: Ignored criteria on Leopard - HoudahSpot 2.5.9 running on Leopard could ignore criteria and report excess files in search results.
· Bug fix: Missing files from results - When limiting the search to a fixed number of results, HoudahSpot sometimes listed fewer files than requested.
· Bug fix: Memory leak - HoudahSpot could leak memory causing its memory consumption to build up over time.