Spotlight search
E41433
Spotlight search is macOS’s built-in search and indexing feature that lets users quickly find files, apps, and information across their system and the web.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desktop search feature
ⓘ
macOS feature ⓘ search technology ⓘ |
| canBeRestrictedBy | privacy settings ⓘ |
| canExclude |
specific file types from indexing
ⓘ
specific folders from indexing ⓘ |
| componentOf |
Finder
ⓘ
macOS menu bar ⓘ |
| configurationLocation |
macOS System Settings
ⓘ
surface form:
System Preferences (older macOS versions)
System Settings ⓘ |
| developedBy | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| feature |
currency conversions
ⓘ
direct app launching ⓘ preview search results ⓘ quick calculations ⓘ unit conversions ⓘ |
| integratesWith |
Calendar
ⓘ
Google Contacts ⓘ
surface form:
Contacts
Dictionary ⓘ Mail ⓘ Messages ⓘ Safari search suggestions ⓘ Siri ⓘ
surface form:
Siri Suggestions
|
| introducedIn | Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
iOS
ⓘ
iPadOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
search applications
ⓘ
search calendar events ⓘ search contacts ⓘ search definitions ⓘ search documents ⓘ search emails ⓘ search files ⓘ search images ⓘ search messages ⓘ search music ⓘ search system metadata ⓘ search system preferences ⓘ search web results ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Alfred (macOS application)
ⓘ
Siri ⓘ Windows Search ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| storesIndexIn | local disk ⓘ |
| supports |
Boolean operators
ⓘ
metadata-based search filters ⓘ natural language queries ⓘ |
| userInterface |
keyboard shortcut Command-Space
ⓘ
search field in menu bar ⓘ |
| uses |
content indexing
ⓘ
file metadata indexing ⓘ system-wide index ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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