Find Any File review (2026): is it worth $6?
Mac file finder that searches by name, date, size and content
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Find Any File report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for finding Mac files that Spotlight skips
Find Any File searches Mac volumes by name, dates, size and contents by reading the file system directly, so it reaches folders Spotlight leaves out. It costs $6 once and runs only on Mac, and the page gives no length for the trial.
Who Find Any File is for
- Fits if Spotlight misses files you know are on your Mac
- Works for people who search by size, date or a pattern in the name
Who Find Any File is not for
- Not for you if you use Windows or Linux, as there is no version for either
- Skip it if you want a clear trial, as no time limit is stated
- Too light for searching email and cloud services, since it searches volumes
- Watch out: the vendor says to try the download from its own site, not the App Store, first
Why Find Any File gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for money$6 once as shareware by PayPal or card, far below a year of this category's middle subscription. The Mac App Store price is not stated.
- CFree plan and trialShareware you can try before paying, but the page states no time limit and no free plan, only a request to pay if you keep it.
- BFeaturesSearches by file properties and contents, scriptable rules, regular expressions, saved searches and network and backup volumes. The listing names no gap in the core job.
- BEase of useNo store rating is on record, but you install it and type a search with nothing to set up.
- DPlatforms and integrationsMac only. There is no Windows or Linux version.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Thomas Tempelmann's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Find Any File's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 69 of the 186 other desktop utilities we grade, and level with 46.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 55 of 186) and worst on platforms and integrations (D, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 187 desktop utilities we grade, cut by the letter each got. Find Any File’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 55 of 186, level with 131
- CFree plan and trialAbove 8 of 186, level with 66
- BFeaturesAbove 113 of 186, level with 72
- BEase of useAbove 78 of 186, level with 108
- DPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 186, level with 110
Keep Find Any File, or make your own?
Keep it
Nothing Find Any File does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 4 things listed below take a company.
It costs $6, paid once.
What you could not
- A file manager working directly on your disk.
- A real app for macOS. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Alfred, Keyboard Maestro and PopClip among them.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Find Any File’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Find Any File?
Find Any File is a Mac app that searches local volumes by file properties such as name, dates and size, and can look inside file contents. Its manual says it reads the file system directly instead of relying on a Spotlight-style database, so it can reach folders Spotlight leaves out. It is shareware: you can try it from the developer's site and pay if you keep it.
Worth knowing
- Mac only; there is no Windows or Linux version.
- The vendor's site says the download from its own site, not the App Store, is the one to try first.
- The page does not state a time limit for the trial or the Mac App Store price.
Key features
- Search by file properties
- Match on name, dates, size, kind, tags and more, including folders that Spotlight usually excludes such as System and Library.
- Content search
- Looks for text inside files, including inside zip archives, and in .docx and .xlsx documents.
- Scriptable rules
- Version 2.4 added scriptable rules for complex searches, and version 2.6 made the app AppleScriptable.
- Regular expressions
- Searches can use regular expressions, per the version 2.0 notes.
- Saved searches and results
- Searches can be saved for re-use, and result lists can be saved and reopened.
- Network and backup volumes
- Can search modern Time Machine backups, and runs faster on Synology and QNAP shares and Windows shares with Everything.
Find Any File pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Find Any File is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $6 one-time.
- Starts at
- $6 one-time
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Shareware: the download from the developer's site can be tried before paying; no time limit is stated.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Shareware license | $6one-time, bought by PayPal or card on the developer's site | Keeps using the direct download after the trial; the page says users are expected to pay if they keep it. |
| Mac App Store | Not shown | Also sold through the Mac App Store; the vendor's pages do not state that price. |
Read from findanyfile.app on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Find Any File before you buy.
Works with
- Alfred
- Keyboard Maestro
- PopClip
- Default Folder X
- BBEdit
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Common questions
Does Find Any File have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Find Any File is listed for macOS.
Does Find Any File have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Find Any File is listed for macOS.
Is Find Any File open source?
Find Any File is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.