ProFind

6.8easy start · #12 of 59
in Desktop Search Software

Free to practise onnot on record
Free trialyes
Well documentedyes
Runs where you worknot on record

Runs on iOS, Mac.

ProFind is ranked #12 of 59 in desktop search software on The Geeks Club. It runs on iOS, macOS. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered.

ProFind plans and pricing

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ProFind for Mac trial Free free 14-day trial macOS 11 or later zeroonetwenty.com · 4 Oct 2026

ProFind for Mac $6.99 once one-off purchase; App Store version requires an in-app purchase after the free 14-day trial macOS 11 or later zeroonetwenty.com · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on desktop search software

Free plan: No
Supported platforms: macOS, iOS
Index locations: home folders, Mac disks, local disks, external disks, servers, network volumes, cached disks, open Finder folders
Content search: Yes
Email search: Yes
OCR search: Yes

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The record

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

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Desktop Search Software in 2026#12 of 59

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Sources

zeroonetwenty.com/profind/· checked 4 Oct 2026
zeroonetwenty.com/profind/frequently-asked-questions.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
zeroonetwenty.com/contact-support/· checked 4 Oct 2026