Less time finding files, more time living
Type a name, and there it is
Find any file or folder by name, in milliseconds, locally.
See results as you type. Search stays on your Mac and never reads file contents.
| Name | Path | Size | Modified | Created | Kind |
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↑ Type in it. This demo understands ext: and kind:. It filters 10,000 generated file names in your browser and is not an app screenshot. In the real app ext: is free; kind: is a Pro filter.
From internal benchmarking on an Intel MacBook Pro 2018; how it feels on your Mac depends on your hardware and how many files you index. Building the first full-disk index takes time — how long depends on your drive and file count — but your everyday folders are searchable while the scan is still running. See the measured facts and their exact terms →
Finding a file by name, perfected
Spotlight is built for broad information retrieval. Locseek deliberately narrows the scope and paves one road all the way.
Results appear as you type
No submit button and no loading animation. Every keystroke narrows the list, and your everyday folders are already searchable while the first scan is still running.
Results that stay true to disk
Creates, renames and deletes flow into the index live. Rank by name match or sort by column. Pro uses local opening history to improve the order by default; learning can be turned off or cleared. Search settings apply without rewriting the index.
From three folders to any location
The free tier covers Desktop, Documents and Downloads — one, two or all three, each authorized separately with its own status. Pro brings the entire startup disk, any folder, external drives, USB sticks, NAS and network shares into the same instant index — and unplugging a drive does not make its file names unsearchable.
Every computation happens on this Mac
The index holds names, paths, sizes and timestamps. No cloud, no sync — your file list never leaves your device.
Not interrupting you is part of the job
It never reads file contents, never goes online, needs no account. Idle CPU is close to zero, and index consolidation normally waits for idle time to reduce interruptions. One calm icon in the menu bar.
Continually improving search and file actions
What changed in every App Store release is written down in the public changelog. The latest, 1.8, adds sidebar filters and finishing the job right in the results.
Your files stay on your Mac
Locseek is designed so that it does not need a cloud: no account, no telemetry, no advertising SDKs. Its index holds only names, paths, sizes and timestamps — never file contents.
Never reads file contents
The index records names, paths, sizes, and modification and creation times. What is written inside your files is something Locseek does not know and does not want to know.
Never goes online
Indexing and searching make no network requests at all. Your queries and your file list never leave this device.
Only the places you grant
Installed from the App Store, it can reach only the folders you explicitly grant through the system picker. Outside that scope it cannot touch a single byte.
Spotlight for broad search, Locseek for names
We label our own boundaries honestly — because doing one thing well is worth more than dabbling in everything.
| When you want to… | Locseek | Spotlight |
|---|---|---|
| Remember the name (or part of it) and want it nowHidden items and package contents are in scope by default; external drives and NAS are Pro | ✓ Its specialty | Supports name searches and category filters |
| Filter by regex, size, date and path together | ✓ One line (Pro) | — |
| Search file contents, mail, the web | Out of scope | ✓ The right tool |
| Keep everything strictly on this machine | ✓ By default | Depends on settings |
The free tier is not a crippled demo
Desktop, Documents and Downloads in any combination, at full speed and accuracy, free forever. Upgrade to Pro when you need whole disks, external drives, advanced queries and batch actions.
Feature-identical to Annual. No subscription, no renewals; restore it on a new Mac with the same Apple Account.
Open the App Store →Eligible new subscribers get a 14-day free trial. To avoid annual renewal, cancel in the App Store at least 24 hours before the trial ends.
Open the App Store →Desktop / Documents / Downloads in any combination, each authorized separately. Up to 1,000 results, with no compromise on speed or accuracy.
Open the App Store →Any card takes you straight to the Mac App Store. USD figures are the US reference price; you are charged the localized App Store price for your region. See the full comparison →
Make finding files instant again
Download free, grant access to your everyday folders, and start searching.