reverscan
world's 1st reverse file search on mac (search by img/file)
reverscan launched on April 20, 2026 with 4 votes, #2,155 of 21,247 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
What it does
reverscan is world's 1st local reverse file search for mac. it indexes text, images, PDFs, docs so you can search by content, keywords, or even screenshots. built with tauri, rust and react/typescript, it's built for super speed. seach external drives even when unplugged, search beyond text by indexing non-selectable texts & finds visually similar images. it supports multiple file types including *.ai, *.pdf, *.txt, *.md, *.docx, *.png, *.jpeg, *.xlsx, *.psd among others.
reverscan indexes text, images, PDFs, docs so you can search by content, keywords, or even a screenshot. reverse file search allows you to find similar files, images or sources by uploading an image or file instead of typing a text query.
"...the idea of searching by image instead of filenames actually makes a lot of sense for real workflows like design work feels like one of those things where default tools don’t match how people actually work anymore!!" "That’s a great tool. I have been facing this issue from a long time as I don’t really take much time organizing the folders with clients name LOL my fault 👀 but this tool is really made for mee. Thank you for sharing this 🙌🏻" "auto keeping the source link is actually the killer feature here. screenshot apps pile up fast, but finding where something came from later is the real pain" "wow, that's cool! i just searched and searched some weeks ago about something like this…from superflyp.com
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