Spotlight Search for LaunchBar

Search in Spotlight with LaunchBar 6 and show the results as a list.

Download

Download the latest version from: https://github.com/nbjahan/launchbar-spotlight/releases/latest

Changelog

v2.1.0

• new Ability to change the search path by typing the folder path (also fixes #1)

v2.0.2

• fixed an updating issue
• fixed a typo thanks @jonohunt :p

v2.0.1

• new Single action (Hold ^ to search by name)
• new Send folders to change the search path
• new Suggest search in parent folders if not found
• new Check for updates , ...
• fixed update link

Usage

Spotlight Search by Name

Just hold CTRL (⌃) to search by name. or you can always pass mdfind arguments (name:, ...) new in v2

Spotlight Search

Search in Spotlight and displays the results. You can enter advanced queries:

-onlyin ~ "kMDItemUserTags=='*' && kMDItemContentType=='*app*"

To change the search path send a folder or type a valid folder path as first argument you can always override the search path with -onlyin argument. new in v2

When it finds nothing you can select to search parent directories new in v2

If you know the type of item you’re looking for, you can specify it when performing a search. To specify the type, add the text kind:<type of item> at the end of your search. For example, if you want to search for images of New York City, enter New York City kind:images. If you want to search for email messages that mention Anne Johnson, enter Anne Johnson kind:email.

Preferences

Debug, Update, ...

Requirements

Make sure spotlight is enabled on your system eaither by using finder spotlight search or this command: sudo mdutil -a -s

Help with advance spotlight queries

• Narrow down Spotlight search results
• Keywords to use in Spotlight searches
• File Metadata Query Expression Syntax
• SS64 | Command line reference | mdfind