Superhound
The ultrafast Spotlight alternative for Mac.
Native Objective-C and C. No Electron, no web views.
- to search 100,000 items
- 10 ms
- CPU when idle
- < 0.2%
- RAM when idle
- < 45 MB
- app size
- 1 MB
- macOS 15 or later
- Apple Silicon native
- Works offline
- No ads
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Apps and files
Forgives typos. Learns what you open.
- safri
- Safari
- term
- Terminal
Calculator and units
Return copies the answer.
- 48*12
- 576
- 1.5 hours to min
- 90 min
Clipboard history
Your last 500 copies. Return pastes.
- ⌥⌘V
- Open history
Emoji
Search by name. Return copies.
- fire
- 🔥
- japan
- 🇯🇵
System commands
Sleep, mute, dark mode, and more.
- empty trash
- Empty Trash
- dark
- Toggle Dark Mode
System Settings
Go to any settings pane.
- storage
- Storage
- displays
- Displays
Web
Open addresses. The last row searches the web.
- github.com
- Open site
- weather
- Search Google
Colours
Hex, rgb, and hsl, with a swatch.
- #ff5733
- rgb(255, 87, 51)
- rgb(0 128 0)
- #008000
Familiar names
Older Mac and Windows names work.
- ical
- Calendar
- notepad
- TextEdit
Built native, for speed
Objective-C, C, AppKit, SQLite, and FSEvents. Nothing else.
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Objective-C and C
Written on AppKit. No Electron, no web views, no JavaScript runtime.
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A matcher in C
Ranks 100,000 names in about 10 ms on an Apple M1.
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SQLite catalog
Opens with the last scan, so results are there at once.
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FSEvents updates
Rescans only the folders that changed.
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No dependencies
Only Apple’s own tools build it. The whole app is about 1 MB.
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Light on RAM
RAM consumption less than 45 MB when idle, and under 0.2% CPU.
Superhound license
$15 one-time payment
🎉 Launch offer: 33% off, $10
Use discount code LAUNCH10 at checkout.
- Use it on 3 Macs
- Pay once, no subscription
- 14-day refund, for any reason
- Key and install command by email
Try it free, with every feature.