You may chose to search in file names, text contents and/or Spotlight comments.

You may now specify a template to use for your BlitzSearch query. E.g you may have a template set up to search only specific locations.

New: AppleScript support
You may initiate BlitzSearch queries using AppleScript.

Moreover AppleScript may access the search results as well as the current selection.

New: File filter
The filter predicate is now persisted with documents and templates. Re-open HoudahSpot documents to fin them exactly as they were when saved.

New: PathFinder integration
HoudahSpot 2.2 adds a "Reveal in PathFinder" feature.

New: Date formats
HoudahSpot now shows date and time for file modifications.

Date formats are listed in the HoudahSpot preferences file. Advanced users may want to edit that file. Available formats are shortDate, shortDateTime, longDate and longDateTime.

New: Font size
It is now possible to adjust the font size of the results list.

Enhancement: Inspector
The Inspector now lists a file's path. You may copy it from there and paste it into other applications.

Bug fix: BlitzSearch
Formerly BlitzSearch on occasion opened a second blank window. This is fixed.

Caveat: Updated AppleScript dictionary
HoudahSpot 2.2 comes with an updated AppleScript dictionary. This unfortunately breaks existing scripts.

Please review your scripts for compatibility. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Enhancement: Criteria text fields
HoudahSpot 2.1.5 also features larger text entry fields for criteria.

Enhancement: BlitzSearch appearance
The BlitzSearch menu item now respects the accent color of the user's choice.

Bug fix: Result sorting
HoudahSpot 2.1.5 fixes sorting of multi-valued columns (e.g. Authors).

Enhancement: Maximum result count
Upped the maximum allowed result count to 10`000.

Enhancement: Accent color selection
HoudahSpot 2.1.4 adds a hidden preference allowing for the accent color to be customized. Enter one of the following at the command line in Terminal.app and relaunch HoudahSpot. defaults write com.houdah. HoudahSpot accentColor yellow defaults write com.houdah. HoudahSpot accentColor red defaults write com.houdah. HoudahSpot accentColor green defaults write com.houdah. HoudahSpot accentColor blue defaults write com.houdah. HoudahSpot accentColor grey

Enhancement: Preview
The main window keeps the focus when opening the Preview window. You may navigate files using arrow keys.

Bug fix: Add columns
Newly added columns immediately show their values. Previously the search had to be restarted.

Bug fix: Global shortcuts
Changes to global shortcuts are now always immediate.

Bug fix: Show icons in result list
The "Show icons in result list" preference was ignored in HoudahSpot 2.1.

Bug fix: Show results immediately
The "Show results immediately" preference was ignored in HoudahSpot 2.1.

Bug fix: Global menu
The global HoudahSpot menu takes focus from the frontmost application. Closing the menu properly restores focus.

Bug fix: BlitzSearch
Running a BlitzSearch created a stray empty window.

New feature: Always-on global menu
The global menu item may now be displayed without HoudahSpot running. This gives you access to the full power of HoudahSpot. Yet you will not have the HoudahSpot icon cluttering your Dock.

New feature: Finder toobar item
HoudahSpot may add an icon to the toolbar of Finder windows. With this, searching a specific folder is only a click away.

New feature: AppleScript support
You may invoke BlitzSearch using AppleScript:

	on handle_string(theString)


		tell application "HoudahSpot"


			blitzSearch searchString theString options both


		end tell


	end handle_string

New feature: LaunchBar integration
HoudahSpot 2.1 also integrates with third party products like LaunchBar. Start a search from within LaunchBar. Refine it in HoudahSpot. Manipulate the results using LaunchBar. Invoke BlitzSearch from a LaunchBar search template:

	hhspot://blitzSearch?  searchString=*&options=3

New feature: Service menu
BlitzSearch is now available from the Services menu in all applications.

New feature: Spotlight menu
HoudahSpot 2.1 may work as full replacement for the default Spotlight UI. You will probably want to disable the default Spotlight menu.

Enhancement: Column display
HoudahSpot 2.1 correctly displays columns with multiple values. E.g. Authors.

Enhancement: Contextual menu
Dramatically improved speed of the contextual menu item.

Enhancement: QuickLook preview
The preview window now has the full power of QuickLook.

Enhancement: Open with…
You may now freely chose which application to open result items with.

Bug fix: Fractional file sizes
Searches for files of sizes less than 1 now works correctly.

Bug fix: Inspector
Finally - really, really - fixes the bug of the empty inspector windows.

Bug fix: Templates list
The lists of templates in the status menu item remained empty in HoudahSpot 2.0.5..

Bug fix: Inspector
The inspector window remained empty in HoudahSpot 2.0.4 and 2.0.5.

Bug fix: Inspector
The inspector window remained empty in HoudahSpot 2.0.4.

Bug fix: Templates list
The lists of templates in the Preferences window failed to update when a new template is created.

Bug fix: Help Documentation
The built-in Help book used to unduly complain about missing Internet connection.

Changed: Default Document
New documents now default to listing only 1000 results. You may create a "preferred template" to set a differing preference.

New feature: All-in-one interface
Results are shown next to the search query

New feature: Live editing of queries
You may change criteria without stopping the running query

New feature: Exclude files by location
Alongside a scope for the search you may define a list of places to ignore

New feature: Limit output by attribute
E.g. show only the 100 most recently modified files

New feature: Unlimited customizability of result columns
Show and sort by any attribute you can think of

New feature: Enhanced Preview
Preview files using Apple's QuickLook

New feature: Copy-paste support: text
You can copy from the result list to your favorite text editor or spreadsheet

New feature: Copy-paste support: text
You can copy from the Inspector to your favorite text editor or spreadsheet

New feature: Copy-paste support: files
You can copy files (cmd-shift-C) from the result list to paste in the Finder

New feature: Copy, Move, Alias
With HoudahSpot 2 you may copy, move or alias found files: Great for housekeeping

Enhancement: Customizable global shortcuts
Frequently requested enhancement