What is foundit?

Foundit is a small macOS app that adds fast, in-place search to Finder. Instead of opening a separate search tab or window like Finder's built-in search does, you stay in the exact folder you are already browsing and search only that folder for a matching file or subfolder name. To use it, you open a Finder folder, click Foundit's magnifying-glass icon in the menu bar, or press a keyboard shortcut, then start typing part of a file or folder name. Matching items get highlighted directly inside Finder as you type, and you can press Return or use the up and down arrow keys to move through the results one by one. According to the README, there is no background scanning of your whole drive, so the app is meant to stay light and quick rather than indexing everything up front. Other listed features include a customizable keyboard shortcut so you can trigger the search however feels natural, support for Light, Dark, and Auto appearance so it matches your system theme, and the option to hide the menu-bar icon entirely if you prefer a cleaner menu bar. The app requires macOS Sonoma 14.0 or later, plus Accessibility permission, which the README says is used only to highlight and order the matching items inside Finder, not for anything else. Foundit is built and maintained by a single independent developer rather than a company or team. It is distributed through Ko-fi instead of the Mac App Store: you support the project there with a payment, and in return you receive a link to download the latest version of the app. If you regularly dig through crowded folders in Finder and find the built-in search view clunky or slow to open, Foundit is positioned as a quick, focused alternative that keeps you inside the folder you are already looking at instead of switching to a separate search screen.