# 1 Spotlight alternative for Mac

Canonical page: https://macbase.app/alternatives/spotlight

Built into macOS: searches apps, files, mail and the web from one search field.

Spotlight is free and already on your Mac, but it's mostly about finding things. People who want more turn to launchers with clipboard history, snippets, custom workflows and extensions, or file search tools with detailed filters and hidden files.

- Website: https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/search-with-spotlight-mchlp1008/mac

## Mac apps people use instead of Spotlight for launchers & search

- [Superhound](https://macbase.app/apps/superhound): A fast, typo-tolerant Spotlight replacement (Free, $5 off for MacBase members, Launchers & Search, open source, 3 GitHub stars, Apple silicon, macOS 15 Sequoia or later, verified)

More: [every alternatives page](https://macbase.app/alternatives).