Find Any File
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Find Any File, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Find Any File's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Regular license (website) | $6, paid once | Single user or single computer license · One-time payment; license does not expire. |
| Mac App Store | $8, paid once | Mac App Store version · Fixed price; license does not expire. |
The facts
Each one read from Find Any File's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Content search
- It can search text in plain text files, ZIP archives including Word and Excel documents, and most binary files; PDF text can be found when Spotlight has indexed it.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations and automation
- The maker lists integration with Alfred, Keyboard Maestro, and PopClip, and says version 2.6 is AppleScriptable.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Network search
- Version 2.5 added faster search on Synology and QNAP systems and on Windows shares using Everything.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Notable limits
- Root search works on local disks, not network mounts, and the maker says FAF is not the best tool for extended attributes such as image dimensions, EXIF data, and GPS coordinates.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Results views
- Results can be shown in hierarchical folder view, icon view, or a flat list, with image previews available.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Root search
- On local disks, Find All mode requests an administrator password and can search files in other users’ home folders.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Saved searches
- Searches can be saved as .faf files and reopened from Finder to start the search again.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Search coverage
- It can search network and external volumes, hidden files inside bundles and packages, and folders commonly excluded from Spotlight, such as System and Library.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Search criteria
- Searches can use properties such as name, extension, date range, size, and kind.checked 11 Oct 2026
- System requirements
- Version 2.x runs on macOS 10.11 and later, on Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.checked 11 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Find Any File is a macOS program for searching files on disks, including files Spotlight may not find.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial and support
- The maker says users can download and try the shareware before paying; support is available by email and Reddit.checked 11 Oct 2026
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