From "I saved it somewhere" to found, in seconds.

Setting up takes under a minute. After that, Snapfind stays quietly in the menu bar and keeps up with every new screenshot.

Pick your folders.

On first launch, Snapfind finds the folder macOS saves screenshots to, usually your Desktop, and your Pictures › Screenshots folder if you have one. Untick anything you don't want, or add another folder.

Click Start Indexing. macOS may ask whether Snapfind can read your Desktop. Choose Allow.

Snapfind's welcome screen with the Desktop folder ticked and a Start Indexing button.

Snapfind reads the text.

It uses Apple's Vision text recognition, the same technology built into macOS, and it runs entirely on your Mac.

  1. Newest first

    Your latest screenshots are read first, and the status bar shows progress as it goes.

  2. Search while it works

    Everything read so far is already searchable. Pause and resume whenever you like.

  3. Then it keeps up

    Once the first pass is done, new screenshots are ready a few seconds after you take them.

Type what you remember.

Press ⌃ ⌥ S from any app and start typing. These tricks help when you only remember a little.

You typeSnapfind finds
booAny word starting with "boo", like "booking" or "book"
fli bookScreenshots with both words, like "flight booking"
"error 404"That exact phrase, words next to each other
invoice + Past 30 daysOnly invoices from the last month, using the date menu
Nothing at allAll your screenshots, newest first

What happens behind the scenes.

A private index on your Mac

The recognised text is kept in a small search index in your user Library. It's derived data, so deleting it is always safe.

Your files are only read

Snapfind never moves, renames, changes or deletes a screenshot.

iCloud-aware

If "Optimize Mac Storage" moved a file off your Mac, Snapfind skips it instead of downloading it, and indexes it once it's back.

Many languages

Recognition detects the language automatically, including English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

Your screenshots, searchable in minutes.

Install Snapfind, pick your folders and start typing. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial.