Spotlight, but it actually works

A lightweight macOS search that finds your files, not random .d.ts files from node_modules.

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3.9MB
~15MB RAM
macOS 12.4+

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BetterSearch finds apps like Screen Studio and Xnapper when searching 'screenshot', while Spotlight returns .d.ts files
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BetterSearch — finds actual appsSpotlight — finds .d.ts files

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