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ProFind Changelog

What's new in ProFind 1.25

Feb 16, 2024
  • You can now use "OR" when searching for words. For example: "cat OR dog" will return results including either word. "OR" must be uppercase.
  • Added 'Maximum Folder Depth' command to limit searches to a particular maximum search depth. Type: 'max depth 4'.
  • Items which have been found in a cache but no-longer exists on disk are shown with a line through there file names.
  • Better support for searching cloud storage.
  • Minor UI changes.

New in ProFind 1.24 (May 22, 2023)

  • For connected disks which have a cache, the cache is now always shown in the search location menu. This enables users to always search a disk's cache without searching the real connected disk.
  • Fixed a bug in regex processing.

New in ProFind 1.23 (Apr 26, 2023)

  • Caches for subfolders on the same disk can now be updated individually.
  • Cached locations can now have different update frequencies.
  • Cached subfolders can now be selected as search locations in the search location menu.
  • Fixes a bug where cached items could display incorrect dates.

New in ProFind 1.22 (Mar 7, 2023)

  • Text size of the results list can be changed in Settings -> General or View -> Text Size.
  • Sub folders can now be added to disk caches in Settings -> Disk Caches.
  • Added "Quit ProFind when last search window closed" preference to Settings -> General.
  • Added min/max path and name length commands. For example: ": min name length 123". See Help -> Show Reference -> Name & Path Length.
  • Caches are now unloaded from memory after 10 minutes of inactivity.
  • Fixed a bug where the main window could shrink.

New in ProFind 1.21.3 (Feb 17, 2023)

  • Fixes bug where caches were sometimes not used for searches.

New in ProFind 1.21.2 (Feb 10, 2023)

  • Fixes a crash on macOS 10.15.

New in ProFind 1.21.1 (Feb 2, 2023)

  • Added "Rename..."
  • Added "Delete Immediately".
  • New UI for Text Content Searches. Easily create more powerful content searches.
  • Text content search results now show a ranking to indicate the number of matches compared to other items.
  • Fixes a crashing bug when parsing dates.

New in ProFind 1.20.0 (Jan 16, 2023)

  • Repeated searches of the same disk are now faster for many types of disks.
  • For groups which contain a disk with a cache, the cache will be searched when the disk isn't connected.
  • Fixed a bug where apps were shown more than once in the search results.

New in ProFind 1.19.0 (Dec 19, 2022)

  • Now supports creating folder groups for searching. See "Edit Groups..." in the search location menu. Groups require macOS 11 or later.
  • User interface updated for a more modern look on macOS 11 and later.
  • The toolbar is now configurable.
  • Feedback on the new groups feature more than welcome.

New in ProFind 1.18.0 (Dec 19, 2022)

  • Adds support for machine learning (AI) based image searches under macOS 12 and later.
  • For example type : image includes "dog" to search for images featuring dogs.
  • See Help -> Show Reference -> Image Recognition for more information.

New in ProFind 1.17.0 (Nov 29, 2022)

  • Minor fixes to better support macOS Ventura.

New in ProFind 1.16.0 (Oct 27, 2022)

  • Performance improvements for repeated searches.
  • Better feedback during long searches.
  • Disk caches are now ignored when caching is disabled.
  • Building of disk caches now stops immediately if caching is disabled.

New in ProFind 1.15.0 (Oct 27, 2022)

  • Added "Export Search Results".
  • Improved icon/preview performance.

New in ProFind 1.14.0 (Jul 25, 2022)

  • You can now drag folders to the search window to set the search location.
  • Added a ProFind URL: profind://query-goes-here
  • Fixed a dark mode issue under 10.14.

New in ProFind 1.13.0 (Jul 7, 2022)

  • You can now run shortcuts by typing ": shortcut" followed by the shortcut name and pressing return.
  • Google Drives now appear in the search location popup menu.
  • Google Drives can now be cached.

New in ProFind 1.12.0 (Jul 7, 2022)

  • Auto-complete now works for history.
  • You can also now access your history by clicking the magnifying glass in the search field.
  • Improved Scripting: To run a script simply type a colon followed by the script name and press return.
  • Any arguments and selected files will be passed to the script.
  • Fixed: Date searches like "last two weeks" now work correctly.

New in ProFind 1.11.0 (Apr 1, 2022)

  • Added: 'Copy Item' menu. Places the selected items on the clipboard so you can paste/copy them in the Finder.
  • Changed: Holding down the option key when selecting 'Copy Path' now copies the item's name instead.

New in ProFind 1.10.0 (Feb 22, 2022)

  • View by icon is now back. It's much improved: resizable and sortable.
  • You can now choose the number of items kept in the history.
  • You can now do arbitrary spotlight queries using the "spotlight" command.
  • For example: : spotlight "ISOSpeed >= 1600 and PixelWidth < 1000" (See Help -> Reference for details)
  • The menubar icon now always displays correctly when the system appearance changes.
  • Clicking sidebar search items now always starts the search.
  • Plus many minor UI bug fixes and improvements.

New in ProFind 1.9.5 (Feb 2, 2022)

  • Disk Caching is now simpler to use - simply add the disks you want cached in Preferences -> Disk Caching.
  • You can now use the tab key to move between the search field and the results.
  • Searching for applications is now often faster.
  • Fixed a possible crashing bug when building disk caches.
  • UI bug fixes for older macOS versions.

New in ProFind 1.9.4 (Jan 18, 2022)

  • Apple Mail messages can now be content searched. For example: : mail "text".
  • The entire contents of the mail messages is searched. This doesn't rely on Spotlight.
  • Folders can now be excluded from searches. For example: foo : excluding folder "path/path". You can exclude a favorite folder by putting
  • "-" infront of the favorite name. For example: foo : excluding folder -desktop
  • See Help -> Reference Guide for more information.

New in ProFind 1.9.3 (Jan 18, 2022)

  • Added a "Start Searches Automatically" option to the preferences. Defaults to off. When off, press return to start the search.
  • Icon view is temporarily disabled. Will return in a future version.
  • Text Preview: To show the contents of text based files go to Windows -> "Show Text Preview" and click a file in the search results window.
  • You can now specify fractional file sizes. For example: "size 1.5mb".
  • To search for text content and exclude a word add "without". For example: content "foo" without "bar".
  • To exclude files with a particular extension add "not". For example: not ".jpg"

New in ProFind 1.9.2 (Jul 26, 2021)

  • Fix: If ProFind is being brought to the front and the search window is minimised, that window will be maximised.
  • Performance improvements for disk caching.

New in ProFind 1.9.1 (Jul 20, 2021)

  • UPNP/DNLA media server now better supports devices which remember the video playback position.
  • Minor UI changes for disk caching.

New in ProFind 1.9.0 (Jul 16, 2021)

  • Added optional disk catalog caching. This makes searches faster by keeping a very small index of all the files and folders on a disk. Disk catalogs can still be searched when a disk is not connected. See Preferences -> Caching for details.
  • Added a "Search all file types" option to the "Search Inside Folder For Text..." feature. This makes searching for files other than text files easier.
  • Some text content seaches are faster.
  • Faster app startup if using the DLNA/UPNP server.

New in ProFind 1.8.10 (Jan 27, 2021)

  • You can now drag items from the large (two item) icon view.
  • Fixes a crash when clicking the menubar icon and ProFind is visible in another Space.

New in ProFind 1.8.9 (Dec 21, 2020)

  • Deselecting an item in the "Add Criteria" menu now removes it from the query.
  • Experimental: Added "Match Similar Sounding Words" to the "Add Criteria" menu. This performs a sound match on words in the file name. For example, searching for "fish" will match with "fsh". It will increased the time taken for searches dramatically.

New in ProFind 1.8.8 (Dec 7, 2020)

  • Search window will now minimize and maximize correctly under macOS 11 Big Sur.
  • Sidebar icons now display correctly under macOS 11 Big Sur.

New in ProFind 1.8.7 (Nov 26, 2020)

  • macos 11 Big Sur improvements:
  • Menu bar icon now displays correctly at all times.
  • APFS Backup disks now appear at the bottom of the search location popup menu.

New in ProFind 1.8.6 (Nov 18, 2020)

  • Command keys 0-9 can be used to change disks in the search location menu.
  • Added "is alias" to the Kind menu.
  • Minor interface changes to better support macOS 11 Big Sur.
  • Universal build for Apple Silicon (experimental).

New in ProFind 1.8.5 (Nov 6, 2020)

  • Moved history items (from the Searches menu) into a new separate History menu.
  • "Disk Activity" now appears under the ProFind -> Accessories menu.
  • Added first Accessory: Audio Player. AudioPlayer is a trivial music player. Drag files into the window to play. See ProFind -> Audio Player

New in ProFind 1.8.4 (Nov 2, 2020)

  • Performance improvements when using "is file" or "is folder".
  • Added "is app" and Other to Kind menu.
  • Fixed a bug where searches including "is app" could return files other than apps.
  • What's New and Command Reference menu items now redirect to the ProFind website.

New in ProFind 1.8.3 (Oct 25, 2020)

  • Added submenus to "Add Criteria" to make searching by kinds and labels easier.
  • Minor performance improvements to speed up app startup.

New in ProFind 1.8.2 (Oct 13, 2020)

  • Content searches now show the number of matches per file and show a summary of where the text was found.
  • Better progress information when searching.
  • Minor UI changes.

New in ProFind 1.8.1 (Sep 23, 2020)

  • Adds a stop search button.
  • Bug fixes for 10.15 Catalina.

New in ProFind 1.8.0 (Sep 7, 2020)

  • Adds a lightweight UPNP/DLNA media server.
  • Media server supports: Scheduled start/stop, index, recent items and series episode sorting.
  • See Preferences -> Media Server for options.
  • Media server functionality requires 10.14 or later. See FAQ for more details.

New in ProFind 1.7.2 (Feb 13, 2020)

  • Minor UI bug fixes.
  • Support for the updated iOS app.

New in ProFind 1.7.1 (Dec 31, 2019)

  • You can now exclude items with a tag using: not tagged tagName

New in ProFind 1.7.0 (Oct 14, 2019)

  • Now searches Microsoft Word documents (doc, docx, wordml) for text content.
  • Minor bug fixes.

New in ProFind 1.6.9 (Oct 11, 2019)

  • Now searches Microsoft Word documents (doc, docx, wordml) for text content.

New in ProFind 1.6.8 (Oct 1, 2019)

  • Added full path to columns. Defaults to off.
  • You can now change the visible columns from the toolbar.
  • Added "Search Inside Folder for Text..." to 🛠 menu for easier folder content searches.

New in ProFind 1.6.7 (Sep 24, 2019)

  • Added "Move folders to top" preference.
  • Fixed a bug which could caused ProFind to have higher processor usage than needed.
  • Improved named based sorting.

New in ProFind 1.6.6 (Jun 19, 2019)

  • Experimental support for 10.15 Catalina.
  • Added File -> Show Disk Activity. This gives a real-time view of which files are being modified across all your disks.
  • Minor bug fixes to AppleScripts.

New in ProFind 1.6.5 (May 2, 2019)

  • Added support for text content searches (without relying on Spotlight) inside most text based file formats, PDF and InDesign documents.
  • New search commands: last X minutes, last X hours.
  • Minor UI bug fixes.

New in ProFind 1.6.3 (Mar 18, 2019)

  • Much faster when searching for items which have previously been found during a search. This increases performance dramatically when refining search queries or filtering items. Enjoy.

New in ProFind 1.6.2 (Feb 19, 2019)

  • Very minor changes to trial period handling in the non App Store version.

New in ProFind 1.6.1 (Feb 12, 2019)

  • Added support for the free ProFind iOS app: Search your Mac from your iPhone or iPad on your local network.
  • Turn on "Allow Network Searches" in Preferences -> General and search for ProFind on the iOS App Store.

New in ProFind 1.6.0 (Jan 3, 2019)

  • Added "Show Advanced Info" which includes: type, attributes, and hashes for: md4, md5, sha1, sha224, sha256, sha384, sha512.
  • Sidebar groups can now be dragged for reordering.
  • Folders can now be dragged to the sidebar to add new favourites.
  • Added Recent items to sidebar.
  • Added "Open Containing Folder In Finder".
  • Added Ignore Item/Extension and Add to Favorites to contextual menu.
  • Right click or control click the sidebar to access an options menu.
  • Renamed "Quick Folders" to Favorites.

New in ProFind 1.5.3 (Jan 3, 2019)

  • Fixed a bug in 'date created' searches.
  • Fixed a bug when listing open Finder windows.

New in ProFind 1.5.2 (Dec 20, 2018)

  • Performance improvements when finding apps.
  • Quick folders can now be shown in the sidebar.
  • Saved searches can now be renamed in Searches -> Manage Searches.
  • Expanded items are now saved in browser windows.
  • 'Stop' menu item is disabled when a search isn't active.

New in ProFind 1.5.1 (Dec 13, 2018)

  • Quick folder names can now be renamed.
  • Column widths in browser windows are now saved.
  • Fixes a bug where the main window position wasn't saved.
  • Command reference is easier to read in dark mode.

New in ProFind 1.5.0 (Dec 6, 2018)

  • Added "File" -> "New Disks Window" and Command Click -> "Open in Folder". These experimental features provide the ability to browse your disks (read-only).
  • Browser window positions and sizes are saved and restored.
  • Minor bug fixes.

New in ProFind 1.3.0 (Nov 9, 2018)

  • Added a new configurable sidebar to the search window. By default it provides quick access to saved searches, recently changed documents and recent downloads.
  • See Preferences -> Sidebar for options.

New in ProFind 1.2.2 (Oct 17, 2018)

  • Easier app launching: Pressing the return key when a single search result has been found now opens the item.

New in ProFind 1.2.1 (Sep 24, 2018)

  • 10.14 Mojave security support.

New in ProFind 1.2.0 (Sep 20, 2018)

  • Added Search Saving: See the "Searches" menu to Save Changes, Save As and Delete searches.

New in ProFind 1.1.0 (Sep 7, 2018)

  • Better Finder integration: Now adds all Finder windows to the search location menu.
  • Added two system services: Search Inside and Search using Text.
  • Automatically enables "Search Libraries and Invisible Items" if the user searches inside a package or hidden item.
  • Much faster searches of individual folders.

New in ProFind 1.0.1 (Aug 29, 2018)

  • Fixed a bug where apps inside System/CoreServices were not found.
  • Minor UI tweaks and fixes.