Linen
Find any file, the instant you type.
Linen indexes your whole Mac and surfaces matches as fast as you can type — names, paths, the lot. Native, private, and free.
Free · macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon & Intel · ~3.5 MB
Built to feel instant
Search as you type
A whole-volume index means results appear the moment you start typing — no waiting, no spinner.
Summon from anywhere
A global hotkey (⌥Space) opens a Spotlight-style panel over whatever you're doing.
A real query language
Wildcards, boolean operators, file-type, size and date filters, regex, duplicates, Finder tags — and fuzzy matching when you're guessing.
Private by design
Everything runs on your Mac. No telemetry, no accounts, nothing leaves your device — ever.
Real-time updates
Create, rename, or delete a file and the index follows instantly. No manual refresh.
Tiny & native
One small, notarized, universal app with no third-party dependencies. It just runs.
Free, and yours to keep.
Linen is free for everyone. Download it, grant Full Disk Access, and start finding.