Ultrafast Spotlight alternative for Mac that finds apps, files, and clipboard history with typo forgiveness
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Pricing model
Freemium
Freemium
Pricing
Free with all features included. Supporter License: $10 USD one-time payment (launch price, reduced from $15), valid on 3 Macs, includes 14-day refund guarantee.
Free beta with 2,000 newest photos, full version $79 one-time purchase
Key features
Typo-forgiving search for apps and files
Instant search results across 100,000 files
Clipboard history with Option-Command-V access
Inline calculator
Emoji search
System commands
Color conversion
Unit conversion
Web search integration
Familiar app name matching
Automatic face detection and grouping across library
Map view with camera location data
All processing runs locally on your computer
Hide photos, faces, or people from view
Automatic indexing of new photos
Support for multiple libraries with separate settings
Read-only access to cloud storage
Expert controls for clustering and detection
What makes it different
No subscription required, all features permanently free
Leaner resource usage than Raycast
Open source with AGPL-3.0 license
All data stays on your Mac locally
Maintains native Command-Space keyboard habit
No photos leave your device or are sent to Aubora servers for processing
Desktop app with no server to maintain, unlike self-hosted alternatives
Superhound
Aubora