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24 alternatives to Salmon

Spotlight for Finder

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Salmon launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Recent File Picker for macOS▲100

   Quick access to recent files

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Power Menu for Finder▲334

   The workflow enhancing Finder extension for Mac

   2018 · fiplab.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Meta Search▲360

   Search your Desktop, Google Drive, Dropbox, Gmail, Evernote.

   2016 · finance.yahoo.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Clew 1.0▲176

   Spotlight search for all your cloud apps.

   2020 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Folder Peek▲135

   Put folders in the menu bar on your Mac

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   OpenFolder▲101

   Open any folder on macOS instantly

   Oct 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Foldr for MacOS▲111

   A Finder extension to create folders with custom icons

   Jan 2026 · matisandoval.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Picka▲81

   The fastest way to find your files

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hare▲134

   Better manage and search through your browser tabs

   2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Unfold▲123

    Extend macOS Quick Look to folders, archives & code files

    Mar 2026 · unfold.tools · its alternatives →

11. 11
    FolderPlus▲101

    Peek inside any folder without opening it

    Jun 2026 · apps.apple.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
    Stella▲109

    Local natural language search across all your files

    Jun 2026 · trystella.co · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Tablight▲90

    Mac Spotlight search for chrome tabs

    2015 · fouad.co · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Find on Apple Music▲98

    Search for any song on Apple Music from the web

    2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    QuickLinks▲101

    Create shortcuts for anything on your Mac

    2019 · appyogi.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    TermHere▲147

    “Open Terminal Here” shortcut for Finder

    2016 · hashbang.productions · its alternatives →

18. 18
    PDF Search for Mac▲81

    Search multiple documents insanely fast

    2017 · pdfsearchapp.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hare for Safari▲76

    Better manage and search through your Safari tabs

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Mark My Search▲73

    Highlight searched keywords. Jump between terms instantly.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    QuickRight▲97

    The missing right-click features for macOS Finder

    May 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Informant▲133

    Inspect files on macOS with a single click.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    You Must Know About Using ‘Finder’ Mac▲3

    Mac

    2020 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    CurrentKey Stats▲73

    Give each of your Mac's spaces a name and menubar icon or 😀

    2021 · currentkey.com · its alternatives →

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