Apple's revamped Spotlight will be able to do things in apps for you, not unlike the Apple Intelligence version of Siri. The new Spotlight integrates features that are very similar to third-party apps ...

Ever since Apple first introduced us to macOS Tahoe26 I've been excited for all the changes coming to Macs in 2025, and I might be most excited about the supercharged new Spotlight Search. I know, ...

Twenty years ago, Mac OS X Tiger introduced us to a search feature that would stand the test of time: Spotlight. And while at the time I found myself ambivalent about its many quirks, some of which ...

After years of incremental tweaks, Spotlight is taking center stage in macOS Tahoe 26, in what Apple calls its biggest update ever. Here’s everything that’s new. With this release, Apple wants to ...

Spotlight extensions enhance third-party app searches, letting you look up more app-specific content. Here's how to enable or disable the extensions in macOS. Spotlight is Apple's search indexing ...

Spotlight in macOS 26 has undergone a major overhaul, delivering faster and more accurate search results. Whether you’re searching for files, apps, or system settings, the improved search engine ...

I've learned not to expect much from macOS updates — not through sheer cynicism, but from the obvious reality that Apple pays far more attention to iOS and iPadOS than its desktop platform. I get it.

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The new Spotlight launcher tool coming to macOS this year looks and works a lot like the indie application Raycast. Here’s what they can both do, and how they differ. Two years ago I called Raycast ...

Spotlight in macOS stores some of its indices and search data on your Startup Disk. Here's how to minimize Spotlight using disk space. Spotlight is Apple's file indexing technology, which stores a ...

I'm now part of the ever-growing number of macOS Sequoia users dealing with Spotlight search functionality that is completely broken. My issue started around macOS Sequoia 15.2. There isn't a known ...

Part search engine, part app launcher, part smart assistant — there's lots to like about Spotlight in Apple's upcoming OS release. If you use a Mac at work or elsewhere, then you inevitably use ...