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Work · August 28, 2026

Download Detective

Find files by the website they came from

What it does

Download Detective is a native macOS app that helps you find files by the website or URL they came from. Choose a folder, browse source domains, and search by filename, extension, path, domain, or source URL. It reads download metadata already stored by macOS, works entirely offline, and never moves or edits your files. Includes filters, sorting, Quick Look, Finder actions, and source URL inspection. No account, ads, analytics, tracking, or cloud service.

Find downloaded files on Mac by the website, domain, or source URL they came from. Download Detective searches local macOS provenance metadata privately and offline.

Download Detective is a focused native macOS utility that searches the download source metadata already stored on your Mac. Choose a folder, browse websites and domains in the sidebar, and find the file you remember downloading-even when you no longer remember its name. Select Downloads, Desktop, Documents, an external drive, or another folder through the standard macOS folder picker. Download Detective reads public Spotlight provenance metadata and groups files under source websites such as github.com or drive.google.com. Search by filename, extension, path, domain, or full source URL, then open the file, reveal it in Finder, or visit its saved source page. The sidebar summarizes source…from radiantbeargames.com

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