ProFind

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What ProFind is

ProFind is a paid Mac disk and file search application with an iOS companion. Its natural-language and Boolean interface can search by names, dates, extensions, tags, parent folders, kinds, sizes, regular expressions, wildcards, and Spotlight metadata. Content search covers PDFs, Word and RTF documents, with optional OCR for image-based or scanned files. It can search and browse ZIP and TAR archives, while optional disk caching indexes file names, sizes, and dates for searches when disks are disconnected. Supported locations include Mac, Windows, server, network, external, cached, and other disks. On macOS 12 or later, Image Recognition uses on-device machine learning to find photos by visual content. Results can show configurable columns, relevance ranking, highlighted matches, and exports to text or CSV. Shell scripts, AppleScripts, Shortcuts, and QuickLook are supported. ProFind Remote searches a Mac from an iPhone or iPad over an encrypted local-network connection, with preview, download, and sharing. The current Mac version requires macOS 11 or later.

Who it suits

It suits Mac users who need detailed searches across local, external, network, server, or cached disks. The companion app also suits people wanting to search a Mac from an iPhone or iPad.

What it does well

Natural-language and Boolean queries
Searches document contents with optional OCR
Browses ZIP and TAR archives
Supports scripts, Shortcuts, and QuickLook
Exports results to text or CSV

What to know first

No free plan
Mac version requires macOS 11 or later
Image Recognition requires macOS 12 or later
Folder permissions limit searchable content

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
ProFind for Mac trial	free 14-day trial · macOS 11 or later	Free
ProFind for Mac	one-off purchase; App Store version requires an in-app purchase after the free 14-day trial · macOS 11 or later	$6.99, paid once

As zeroonetwenty.com lists them, read 4 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Verdict

ProFind offers broad file, content, archive, and metadata searching with configurable results and automation options. Its one-off Mac purchase includes a 14-day trial, while iOS remote searching requires ProFind for Mac.

Facts from ProFind's own pages

Access limit: Users cannot search inside folders they do not have permission to open. · zeroonetwenty.com, 4 Oct 2026
Actions and integrations: Users can run shell scripts, AppleScripts, and macOS Shortcuts on found items, and use QuickLook previews. · zeroonetwenty.com, 4 Oct 2026
Archives: ProFind can search inside and browse zip and tar archives. · zeroonetwenty.com, 4 Oct 2026
Companion app: The free ProFind Remote iOS app lets users search their Mac from an iPhone or iPad and preview, download, and share results; it requires ProFind for Mac. · zeroonetwenty.com, 4 Oct 2026
Connection security: ProFind Remote operates over an encrypted connection on the local network. · zeroonetwenty.com, 4 Oct 2026
Disk caching: Optional disk caching indexes file names, sizes, and dates and can let users search disks while they are disconnected. · zeroonetwenty.com, 4 Oct 2026
Disk support: ProFind searches Mac, Windows, server, network, and other disks. · zeroonetwenty.com, 4 Oct 2026
File contents: Content search covers files including PDFs, Word, and RTF documents, with optional OCR for image-based and scanned files. · zeroonetwenty.com, 4 Oct 2026
Headquarters: Sydney, Australia · zeroonetwenty.com, 28 Sept 2026
Image recognition: Image Recognition finds photos by visual content using on-device machine learning and requires macOS 12 or later. · zeroonetwenty.com, 4 Oct 2026
Purpose: ProFind searches disks and files using a range of criteria through a natural-language and boolean-query interface. · zeroonetwenty.com, 4 Oct 2026
Requirements: The current ProFind version 1.42 requires macOS 11 or later. · zeroonetwenty.com, 4 Oct 2026
Results: Search results can be exported to text or CSV and shown with configurable columns, relevance ranking, and highlighted matches. · zeroonetwenty.com, 4 Oct 2026
Search criteria: Search by name, dates, extension, tags, parent folder, kind, size, regex, wildcards, and Spotlight metadata. · zeroonetwenty.com, 4 Oct 2026
Support: The maker invites help requests, bug reports, feedback, and feature requests through its contact form. · zeroonetwenty.com, 4 Oct 2026

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