New: BlitzSearch The BlitzSearch feature has been rewritten from scratch! It now presents a much more powerful and flexible interface.

You may chose to search in file names, text contents and/or Spotlight comments.

You may now specify a template to use for your BlitzSearch query. E.g you may have a template set up to search only specific locations.

New: AppleScript support You may initiate BlitzSearch queries using AppleScript.

Moreover AppleScript may access the search results as well as the current selection.

New: File filter The filter predicate is now persisted with documents and templates. Re-open HoudahSpot documents to fin them exactly as they were when saved.

New: PathFinder integration HoudahSpot 2.2 adds a "Reveal in PathFinder" feature.

New: Date formats HoudahSpot now shows date and time for file modifications.

Date formats are listed in the HoudahSpot preferences file. Advanced users may want to edit that file. Available formats are shortDate, shortDateTime, longDate and longDateTime.

New: Font size It is now possible to adjust the font size of the results list.

Enhancement: Inspector The Inspector now lists a file's path. You may copy it from there and paste it into other applications.

Bug fix: BlitzSearch Formerly BlitzSearch on occasion opened a second blank window. This is fixed.

Caveat: Updated AppleScript dictionary HoudahSpot 2.2 comes with an updated AppleScript dictionary. This unfortunately breaks existing scripts.

Please review your scripts for compatibility. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Enhancement: Result sorting HoudahSpot 2.1.5 adds a menu item that makes sorting results even easier. It is now possible to sort by attributes which are not displayed as columns.

Enhancement: Criteria text fields HoudahSpot 2.1.5 also features larger text entry fields for criteria.

Enhancement: BlitzSearch appearance The BlitzSearch menu item now respects the accent color of the user's choice.

Bug fix: Result sorting HoudahSpot 2.1.5 fixes sorting of multi-valued columns (e.g. Authors).

HoudahSpot 2.1.4

Bug fix: Filter predicate

Recent versions of HoudahSpot 2 failed to apply the filter predicate.

Enhancement: Maximum result count

Upped the maximum allowed result count to 10`000.

Enhancement: Accent color selection

HoudahSpot 2.1.4 adds a hidden preference allowing for the accent color to be customized. Enter one of the following at the command line in Terminal.app and relaunch HoudahSpot. defaults write com.houdah.HoudahSpot accentColor yellow defaults write com.houdah.HoudahSpot accentColor red defaults write com.houdah.HoudahSpot accentColor green defaults write com.houdah.HoudahSpot accentColor blue defaults write com.houdah.HoudahSpot accentColor grey

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HoudahSpot 2.1.3

Bug fix: Trial period

The trial count was decremented on each change to the query.

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HoudahSpot 2.1.2

Bug fix: Result sorting

HoudahSpot 2.1.1 broke sorting. Sorting can again be controlled by clicking column headers

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HoudahSpot 2.1.1

HoudahSpot in the press

HoudahSpot has recently been awarded 4 mice by Macworld.
It has also been featured in a hint at macosxhints.com

Enhancement: QuickLook

The preview view now uses the same zoom effect as the QuickLook window in Finder.

Enhancement: Preview

The main window keeps the focus when opening the Preview window. You may navigate files using arrow keys.

Bug fix: Add columns

Newly added columns immediately show their values. Previously the search had to be restarted.

Bug fix: Global shortcuts

Changes to global shortcuts are now always immediate.

Bug fix: Show icons in result list

The "Show icons in result list" preference was ignored in HoudahSpot 2.1.

Bug fix: Show results immediately

The "Show results immediately" preference was ignored in HoudahSpot 2.1.

Bug fix: Global menu

The global HoudahSpot menu takes focus from the frontmost application. Closing the menu properly restores focus.

Bug fix: BlitzSearch

Running a BlitzSearch created a stray empty window.

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HoudahSpot 2.1

HoudahSpot in the press

HoudahSpot has recently been awarded 4 mice by Macworld.
It has also been featured in a hint at macosxhints.com

New feature: BlitzSearch

BlitzSearch lets you start of your search with the same convenience as the standard Spotlight menu. Yet down the road you will find all the power and customizability that exists only in HoudahSpot.

New feature: Always-on global menu

The global menu item may now be displayed without HoudahSpot running. This gives you access to the full power of HoudahSpot. Yet you will not have the HoudahSpot icon cluttering your Dock.

New feature: Finder toobar item

HoudahSpot may add an icon to the toolbar of Finder windows. With this, searching a specific folder is only a click away.

New feature: AppleScript support

You may invoke BlitzSearch using AppleScript:

New feature: LaunchBar integration

HoudahSpot 2.1 also integrates with third party products like LaunchBar. Start a search from within LaunchBar. Refine it in HoudahSpot. Manipulate the results using LaunchBar. Invoke BlitzSearch from a LaunchBar search template:

New feature: Service menu

BlitzSearch is now available from the Services menu in all applications.

New feature: Spotlight menu

HoudahSpot 2.1 may work as full replacement for the default Spotlight UI. You will probably want to disable the default Spotlight menu.

Enhancement: Column display

HoudahSpot 2.1 correctly displays columns with multiple values. E.g. Authors.

Enhancement: Contextual menu

Dramatically improved speed of the contextual menu item.

Enhancement: QuickLook preview

The preview window now has the full power of QuickLook.

Enhancement: Open with…

You may now freely chose which application to open result items with.

Bug fix: Fractional file sizes

Searches for files of sizes less than 1 now works correctly.

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HoudahSpot 2.0.8

Bug fix: Opening files

Fixed a bug where opening files would occasionally fail.

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HoudahSpot 2.0.6

Enhancement: Keyboard navigation

Hit RETURN or ENTER to open selected files. Hit SPACE to preview first selected file.

Bug fix: Templates list

The lists of templates in the status menu item remained empty in HoudahSpot 2.0.5.

Bug fix: Inspector

The inspector window remained empty in HoudahSpot 2.0.4 and HoudahSpot 2.0.5.

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Feature: Keyboard navigationHit ENTER to open selected files. Hit SPACE to preview first selected file.

Bug fix: InspectorThe inspector window remained empty in HoudahSpot 2.0.4.

Bug fix: Templates listThe lists of templates in the Preferences window failed to update when a new template is created.

Bug fix: File name sort orderHoudahSpot now sorts file names in a case insensitive way.

Bug fix: Help DocumentationThe built-in Help book used to claim a missing Internet connection.

New: QuickSilver & LaunchBar supportYou may now "send" selected files to LaunchBar or QuickSilver.