Cling

About Cling

Cling is an instant fuzzy file finder for macOS. Find any file in under 100ms and act on it in the same instant. Press Right Command + / (slash) to show or hide it.

Cling keeps a custom binary index of your whole filesystem, including system files, hidden files, dotfiles and app data that Spotlight ignores. It's "Everything for Mac": keyboard-centric, minimalistic, and built for power users.

Key Facts

Features

• Instant fuzzy search across millions of files in under 100ms
• Finds system files, hidden files, dotfiles and app data that Spotlight misses
• Keyboard-centric actions: Open with…, copy paths, batch rename, QuickLook, drag and drop
• Smart defaults show your most recently changed files on launch
• Search history with arrow-key navigation and tab completion
• Extension-aware queries like ".png icon" or ".pdf invoice"
• Quick Filters: Option + a single key to narrow by file type
• Folder and Volume filters saved as named hotkeys
• Custom scripts in any language, run on selected files with a hotkey
• External volume indexing for USB drives, external disks and network shares, persistent even while unmounted
• Exclude files with a ~/.fsignore file using gitignore patterns
• Raycast extension for searching without leaving Raycast

Use Cases

• Finding a file by a rough name and opening or copying it instantly
• Locating dotfiles, app data and system files Spotlight won't show
• Sending a found file to a shelf like Yoink or uploading with Dropshare
• Running a custom script on selected files
• Searching external and network volumes, even when unmounted
• Narrowing to a file type with a single Quick Filter key

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