Search in Spotlight with LaunchBar 6 and show the results as a list.
Download the latest version from: https://github.com/nbjahan/launchbar-spotlight/releases/latest
newAbility to change the search path by typing the folder path (also fixes #1)
fixedan updating issuefixeda typo thanks @jonohunt :p
newSingle action (Hold ^ to search by name)newSend folders to change the search pathnewSuggest search in parent folders if not foundnewCheck for updates , ...fixedupdate link
Just hold CTRL (⌃) to search by name. or you can always pass mdfind arguments (name:, ...) new in v2
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.
| Kind | <type of item> |
|---|---|
| Apps | applicationapplications,app |
| Contacts | contact,contacts |
| Folders | folder,folders |
| email,emails,mail message,mail messages | |
| Calendar events | event,events |
| Reminders | reminder,reminders |
| Images | image,images |
| Movies | movie,movies |
| Music | music |
| Audio | audio |
| pdf,pdfs | |
| Preferences | system preferences,preferences |
| Bookmarks | bookmark,bookmarks |
| Fonts | font,fonts |
| Presentations | presentation,presentations |
Debug, Update, ...
Make sure spotlight is enabled on your system eaither by using finder spotlight search or this command: sudo mdutil -a -s