GoToFile for Mac
Fuzzy/RegEx file-search utility.
$21.00
In English
Version 1.15When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission
GoToFile overview
GoToFile is a fast, flexible and accurate utility to access files and folders on your Mac.
We all know and love macOS' Spotlight and GoToFile is not here to replace it. GoToFile searches fuzzily or via regular expressions. It allows you to find any file on your Mac, not just the ones Spotlight deems appropriate. It lets you define different search-sets when needed, so you can focus on locations you are interested in on-the fly. And it is fast. Because it searches by name/path only and because it stores its small index in memory it shows results from tens of thousands of files before you have released the key.
Once you found what you were looking for you can open the file with its default application or with the one you are currently working in. It replaces the macOS file open dialog! Just as easily you can make it type the path of the file into the current application-great for Terminal users. With copy, move, rename and duplicate GoToFile offers basic file management functionality as well. Drag-and-drop to other applications is supported, and so is QuickLook for instant previews.
What’s new in version 1.15
New
- Open With… action (⌘O): Get a list of applications capable of opening the selection
- User definable actions: perform any action on the selection (⌘K) using scripts or external executables
- Output of user actions may be read by GoToFile or opened by other applications
- Support for querying metadata: Search for file size, owner, timestamps, etc. This needs to be enabled in the search tab of the GoToFile Settings.
- Support for --path, --project and -- query to the gtfs command line utility
- Support for --path -- query to the gtfb command line utility
- Commands to add items to the list of copy/move sources (defaults: ⌃⇧C, ⌃⇧X)
- Internet Access Policy for Little Snitch
Fixed
- When entering a directory in GTFBrowserMode and moving back out (⌘↓ followed by ⌘↑) the result table is scrolled so that the selected item is visible at the top regardless of its previous position
- Incorrect icon is displayed for the item below the selected item after the selected item has been trashed or deleted (Thanks, Peter!)
- Changes to the keyboard shortcut setting "Show in Context Menu" not saved
- Case where GoToFile crashed when a search parameter was changed
- Case where the selection is reset to the first entry in the search result when deleting entries in Search Mode
Improved
- The search window reappears when the Settings window, which was opened while the search window was still active, is closed.
GoToFile for Mac
$21.00
In English
Version 1.15
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Mar 19 2024
Version: 1.11
This seems to be a good product, but I much prefer the absolutely free program EasyFind. I've been using it for many, many years, and it has never failed to be excellent. When I use it together with another superb program, AppCleaner, I can keep my Macs lean, mean, and clean! Definitely a winning combination.
Mar 20 2022
Version: 1.7
I'm impressed! just enter few letters of the file, instantly you get the results. 5 stars!
Apr 25 2020
Version: 1.5.2
What do most people use as the Hot Key for this application?
Jun 1 2019
Version: 1.5.1
Love this product!
As a developer it makes it so easy to navigate to folders using fuzzy search. The ability to open directly in finder or terminal, copy the path, manipulate the file/folder directly or open it in default or active application is so powerful!
I noticed a few tiny bugs which I reported to the developer. Feedback and fixes were instant! Ive replaced spotlight with Alfred and GoToFile (Alfred for workflow commands and GoToFile for file/folder based searching/manipulation)
