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24 alternatives to Doclight

A powerful Spotlight alternative of document search for Mac.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Doclight launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Flashlight▲240

   The missing plugin platform for the Mac Spotlight

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Tablight▲90

   Mac Spotlight search for chrome tabs

   2015 · fouad.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   DocSearch▲259

   The easiest way to add search to your documentation

   2015 · community.algolia.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Cwiki▲130

   A Command line interface for searching Wikipedia!

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Docsify▲214

   A magical documentation site generator

   2017 · docsify.js.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Algolia's New Docs Search▲230

   Search documentation like never before 🔎

   2020 · algolia.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Binocs▲242

   One search engine for all your cloud services

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   PDF Search for Mac▲81

   Search multiple documents insanely fast

   2017 · pdfsearchapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Cerebro▲247

   Search everything in a few clicks

   2017 · cerebroapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    docs2epub▲201

    Get your favorite docs as eBooks

    2016 · javier.xyz · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Markoff▲94

    A free Markdown previewer for OS X

    2016 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Tidy▲98

    Spotlight returns nothing for words you know are in a scanned document. It is not a bug: a scan has no text layer, so there is nothing to index. How to check, and three ways to make those documents searchable on a Mac.

    Jul 2026 · tidymacapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    StopLight▲137

    Mock, document, and test your way to API nirvana.

    2016 · stoplight.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Clew 1.0▲176

    Spotlight search for all your cloud apps.

    2020 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Clew▲238

    Universal search bar for all your cloud apps.

    2020 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    TermHere▲147

    “Open Terminal Here” shortcut for Finder

    2016 · hashbang.productions · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Office for Mac▲220

    Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    CleanMyDrive 2▲244

    A lightweight drive manager for Mac

    2015 · macpaw.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    PDF Expert for Mac▲187

    The best PDF viewer, editor, and form filler available.

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Focus▲221

    A Mac app to block distracting websites

    2014 · heyfocus.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    LightPaper▲169

    Simple, beautiful yet powerful text/md editor for your Mac

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    lightgallery▲146

    A modern image viewer for Mac, Windows and Linux.

    2016 · sachinchoolur.github.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Keylight AI▲10

    Your Ultimate Document Search Assistant!

    2024 · keylightai.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    WordMark▲78

    A lightweight blog publishing editor for Markdown writers

    2016 · wordmarkapp.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →