Search what you remember
Look up file names, folders, extensions, and path fragments from one focused window.
Local-first file search for macOS
Find the file.
Find the file.
Not the folder.
Anything Search helps you find file and folder names in the places you choose to index — without sending your file names, paths, or searches anywhere.
Core local search works offline. You choose the searchable folders.
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▤release-notes-v1.mdProjects / anything / docsMarkdown
▰release-notes.zipDownloads / 2026Archive
▣release-notes-final.pdfDocuments / Client workPDF
Less digging. More finding.
Built for the moment when you remember the file, but not the directory it disappeared into.
Narrow the noise
Filter by type, location, modified date, size, hidden files, and extensions to get to the right result.
Act on the result
Open a file, reveal it in Finder, copy its path, or continue work without retracing your steps.
Your files stay yours.
Anything Search has a deliberately small boundary: it finds local file and folder names in locations you explicitly choose.
Choose locations
Add Downloads, Documents, a project folder, or another local folder. Anything does not automatically scan unapproved locations.
Search locally
Type a name or path fragment. Results update from an index stored on your Mac.
Get back to work
Open the result, reveal it in Finder, or copy the path when you need it somewhere else.
Private by design.
Anything Search does not upload file names, paths, search queries, or indexes. Core search does not need a network connection, and the first release does not index file contents.
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Made for a clear boundary.
Does Anything Search index file contents?
No. The first release searches file and folder names, paths, extensions, and basic metadata only.
Which folders can it search?
Only folders you add or authorize in Settings. You can remove an indexed location whenever you want.
Does it need an account or an internet connection?
No. Core search works locally on your Mac without an account or network connection.
What if I cannot find a file?
Check that its folder is included in Locations and indexing has finished. The app also offers local diagnostics and a support path for search problems.
Stop remembering where you put it.
Find the local file you need, then get on with the work that matters.