Find it. Prove it.
Act on it.
A dual-pane Mac file manager with private semantic search. Find files by what they mean — even when the name is long gone — see exactly why each result matched, then move, rename, archive, or undo without switching apps. Everything happens on your Mac.
Search apps find. File managers move. You need both.
The market split this workflow in half. MinoFind puts it back together.
You remember what the file was about — not what you named it.
Semantic search matches meaning and content, not just filenames. Korean and CJK handled properly.
Spotlight swears the file does not exist. It does.
A local index you control, with results you can verify — path, excerpt, highlight, citation.
AI search results you cannot verify are just guesses.
Every result carries its evidence. Answers cite their sources — and degrade honestly to file-level when unsure.
Find it in one app, switch to another to actually deal with it.
Results open in the dual-pane manager in place. Search flows straight into move, rename, archive, undo.
One loop: find → prove → act
The search is private. The results carry receipts. The file work happens right there.
Search becomes file work, in place
Click a result and it opens in the dual-pane manager — move it, rename it, archive it, undo it. No second app, no re-finding what you already found. This loop is the product.
Private semantic search
PDFs, documents, code, and notes indexed locally; embeddings run through local models on your machine. Nothing uploads, ever.
Results with receipts
Path, context excerpt, highlighted match, page or timestamp citation — you know why a result appeared before you open it.
Ask your folders
Ask an indexed folder a question in plain language, get an answer with source chips. Filters you type ("last week, pdf, over 10 MB") become visible, removable chips.
A real power-user file manager
Dual panes with per-pane tabs, favorites and tags, Cut & Paste that Finder never shipped, batch rename with regex, counters and timestamps, a transfer queue with pause, resume and real byte-level progress, Quick Look, zip/tar/7z.
Footprints — undo for files
File operations are recorded and reversible. No silent overwrites, no permanent deletes.
Where MinoFind sits
Search tools search. File managers manage. MinoFind is the only one doing both, locally.
| MinoFind | Spotlight | Dual-pane managers | AI search apps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Search by meaning, not just names | — | — | ||
| Evidence with every result | — | — | rarely | |
| Full file management built in | — | — | ||
| Works fully on-device | varies | |||
| Undo for file operations | — | partial | — | |
| Price | $29 once | free | ~$20–30 | subscription |
The file manager is free. Forever.
Pay once for the search that finds what Spotlight cannot — after a 7-day full trial.
Free
- Full dual-pane file manager + tabs
- Cut & Paste, batch rename, transfer queue
- Name and content search
- Quick Look previews, archives
- Favorites, Recent, Tags
Pro
Launch pricing- Semantic search — find by meaning
- Evidence: excerpts, highlights, citations
- Ask-your-folder answers with sources
- Reranker + saved searches
- Unlimited Footprints undo history
- 7-day full trial before you decide
Family license: $49 launch ($79 after), covers 3 Macs. The app keeps working after your update year ends — renewing is optional.
Frequently asked questions
Stop hunting. Start finding.
The file manager is free forever. The search is yours for 7 days before you pay a cent.
On-device · No account · No subscription