Your files stay on your Mac.

What Find Text reads

Find Text reads only the folders you add with the macOS folder picker. macOS grants access to those folders, and you can remove a folder in the app at any time.

To build its search index, Find Text reads from those folders:

• File names, file types, folder paths, file sizes, and modification dates
• The text inside supported documents, such as PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Markdown, JSON, HTML, CSV, and text files
• Text recognized with OCR in scanned pages and images (JPG, PNG, HEIC, TIFF, BMP)

Find Text reads your documents to index them. It doesn't change them.

Where your data is stored

The search index, recognized text, folder list, and settings are stored in Find Text's own storage on your Mac, protected by the macOS app sandbox. Search terms you type are used to run the search on your Mac.

Find Text doesn't upload, share, or sell your files, document text, file names, search terms, or index. It doesn't use our own servers or third-party services to process them.

OCR

Text recognition for scanned PDFs and images uses Apple's on-device Vision framework. Images and recognized text are processed on your Mac. You can turn OCR off in Settings.

iCloud Drive and synced folders

If you add an iCloud Drive folder or a folder synced by another service, Find Text reads the copies that are on your Mac, like any other folder. Syncing is handled by Apple or that provider under their own privacy policies. Find Text doesn't connect to those services.

Command line tool

If you turn on the command line tool (Pro) and run the setup command in Terminal, it creates a small launcher at ~/.local/bin/find-text (and ft) and may add ~/.local/bin to your PATH in ~/.zprofile. The tool runs Find Text's own executable and reads the same local index as the app.

Search results are printed in your Terminal. If you send that output to another program or an AI service, that program's or service's privacy policy applies to what you send.

Purchases

Pro purchases and subscriptions are processed by Apple through the App Store. Find Text receives only the purchase status it needs to unlock Pro features. We never receive your payment details.

Analytics and diagnostics

Find Text contains no analytics, advertising, or tracking code, and it doesn't require an account. If you choose to share analytics with app developers in macOS settings, Apple may provide us with aggregated, anonymous usage and crash information under Apple's terms.

Deleting your data

• Remove a folder in the app to stop searching it.
• Delete the app to remove its index and settings from your Mac.
• If you set up the command line tool, delete ~/.local/bin/find-text and ~/.local/bin/ft, and remove the PATH line from ~/.zprofile if you like.

This website

quicksearchfile.com is a static website hosted on GitHub Pages. The host may process standard request information, such as IP address, browser type, and time of request, for security and reliability. This website sets no cookies of its own.

Children

Find Text doesn't knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new "Last updated" date.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email terryting991@gmail.com or visit the support page.