Version 5.0
This release features an updated interface and some powerful new options. Searching tags and comments have been added, as well as the ability to search more than one scope at a time, e.g., Name and Tags. Wildcards and Booleans are now supported in filename and contents-based searches, as well as support for some regular expressions. Columns have been added for Comments, Info, and Tags, accessible in a new Columns menu. Updates have been made to sorting, deleting, and viewing the results with QuickLook. EasyFind is also a fully 64-bit, notarized application, compatible with macOS 10.15 Catalina and dark mode, using modern frameworks for better performance and reliability.
Note:
Starting with this release EasyFind now requires a minimum of OS X Yosemite.
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Added a Regular Expressions option including highlighting of found occurrences in filenames.
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EasyFind now supports searching: Name, Contents, Tags, or Comments of files/folders. These can even be combined in a single search.
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Added new optional columns: Comments, Info, and Tags. The Info column displays the version of applications or bundles, the size of images, the size or duration of movies, or the page count of PDF documents.
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Added a Columns menu for easier access to columns and the possibility of assigning shortcut keys in System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > App Shortcuts.
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Added iCloud Drive to the Location popup.
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Added support for macOS Services in the search results.
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Reorganized and refined the user interface.
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Renamed the option "Unix Wildcards" to Wildcards. Also, the Wildcards and Boolean+Wildcards option can now be used in both filename and contents-based searches.
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The Kind column is now resizable and identical to the Finder.
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Sorting now uses system-wide settings and should be more consistent with the behavior of other applications. Results can also be sorted by Comments and Info.
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The Created column is now hidden by default.
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Renamed the menu command "Add to DEVONthink Pro" to Add to DEVONthink and toolbar item to DEVONthink.
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Renamed the toolbar item "Delete" to Move to Trash and the command "File > Destroy" to File > Delete immediately.
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If selected items can't be moved to the trash, an alert is displayed asking whether the items should be deleted immediately.
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After deleting or trashing an item, the next item in the results is automatically selected.
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Toolbar icons have been updated and are Retina-compatible.
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Improved support for Asian languages.
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Improved performance and reliability, including faster searching.
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Karelia's LetsMove framework is used to install EasyFind in the Applications folder on demand when the application is launched from another location.
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Fixed an issue where EasyFind > Check For Updates didn't work.
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Fixed an issue where Help > Contact didn't use the default email application.
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Fixed an issue where symbolic links were not ignored in contents-based searches, sometimes leading to slower searches and extra results.
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Fixed an issue where the up and down arrow keys could not be used to navigate the results when the Quick Look panel was open or the search field had the focus.
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Fixed an issue with drag and drop not working properly.
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Fixed issues with multi-threading.
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Fixed issues when handling file aliases.
Version 4.9.3
This maintenance release cleans up the user interface a bit, improves the overall reliability, and fixes a few minor bugs.
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NEW: Edit > Deselect All is now an alternate menu item of Edit > Select All and available after pressing the ⇧Shift modifier key (or the shortcut ⌘⇧A).
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Improved: Displayed file size includes now size of resource fork, too.
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Improved: Support for files with no or invalid creation or modification dates.
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Improved: Quick Look panel is faster and more reliable on OS X Mountain Lion and Mavericks.
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Improved: French and Dutch localizations.
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Improved: Brasilian Portuguese localization by BR Lingo.
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Fixed: Worked around double-click issue of OS X.
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Fixed: Unnecessary delays after selecting lots of items while the Quick Look panel wasn't visible.
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Fixed: Exception in case of invalid or incomplete contents of the find pasteboard.
Version 4.9.2
This maintenance release adds Russian and Dutch localizations, scans now also the localized display name of applications, and fixes a few minor issues.
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NEW: Russian localization by Konstantin Polupanov.
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NEW: Dutch localization by Gideon van Melle.
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Improved: Scans now also the localized display name of applications.
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Improved: Localizations.
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Fixed: Minor issues in case of user home directories not located in "/Users".
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Fixed: Rare crash while searching e.g. NFS shares.
Version 4.9.1
This maintenance release makes EasyFind compatible to OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion", adds the new Share toolbar item and a Brasilian Portuguese localization, and fixes minor bugs.
Note:
This and all future releases require at least OS X 10.6.8 and an Intel-based Mac.
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NEW: Share toolbar item. Requires OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion".
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NEW: Menu commands File > Quick Look and File > Slideshow (like in the Finder).
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NEW: Text in Quick Look panel is selectable and can therefore be copied.
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NEW: Support for GateKeeper on OS X 10.7 and 10.8.
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NEW: Brasilian Portuguese localization by BR Lingo.
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NEW: Ultra-large app icon (1024 x 1024 pixels).
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Improved: Page Up/Down keys work in Quick Look without having to activate the panel first.
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Improved: ⌥Space can be used to open the fullscreen slideshow.
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Improved: Compatibility to OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion".
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Improved: Compatibility to the Mac App Store.
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Improved: Retina graphics added.
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Improved: Overall reliability and memory management.
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Fixed: Highlighting of occurrences of Unix-Wildcards option didn't work.
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Fixed: Help > Contact didn't work.
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Fixed: Clicking a table column header changed the selection.
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Removed: Support for Mac OS X 10.5.
Version 4.9
This maintenance update adds the possibility to quickly select the current active Finder window for searching, allows dropping files and folders onto EasyFind's icon for setting the search target, and adds a Portuguese localization.
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NEW: Option Active Finder window added to location popup menu for easily searching in the folder of the active Finder window (and its subfolders).
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NEW: Files and folders can be dropped on the Dock or Finder icon of EasyFind to search in them or the enclosing folder of dropped files.
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NEW: Portuguese localization by Victor Figueiredo.
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Improved: More reliable and faster content searching.
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Improved: HFS+ catalog searching can now be cancelled almost immediately.
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Improved: More reliable and more efficient handling of Quick Look panel on Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" and later.
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Fixed: Minor user interface issues.
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