HoudahSpot 6.8

March 3, 2026
System Requirements macOS 10.14 or later
File Size 10.64 MB
Download 6.8
  • Adds support for previewing DEVONthink 4 files
  • Works around a bug in the underlying Spotlight engine that causes searches for names containing punctuation to miss matching items
  • Fixes a possible crash when HoudahSpot lacks permission to access Photos
  • Includes corrections to the Polish localization

HoudahSpot 6.7.4

February 7, 2026
System Requirements macOS 10.14 or later
File Size 10.64 MB
Download 6.7.4
  • Reduces memory use of the Text Preview feature
  • Implements corrections to German, French, and Polish localizations
  • Fixes a crash when editing tags
  • Fixes a crash when editing tags
  • Fixes a crash when a system error prevents reading file comments

HoudahSpot 6.7.2

January 23, 2026
System Requirements macOS 10.14 or later
File Size 10.62 MB
Download 6.7.2
  • Fixes a bug that prevented HoudahSpot 6.7 from running on macOS 10.14

HoudahSpot 6.7.1

January 21, 2026
System Requirements macOS 10.14 or later
File Size 10.62 MB
Download 6.7.1
  • Fixes a bug where HoudahSpot repeatedly showed the license agreement

HoudahSpot 6.7

January 20, 2026
System Requirements macOS 10.14 or later
File Size 10.61 MB
Download 6.7
  • Added Polish localization by Łukasz Preihs
  • HoudahSpot now loads file icons in the background so results display does not need to wait for icon services
  • Additional adjustments for macOS Tahoe
  • Improved performance and memory use of Text Preview
  • Improved Spotlight importer lookup for Text Preview
  • Fixes minor bugs and rare crashes
  • HoudahSpot now asks for confirmation before clearing filters when clicking the result list header
  • Fixes to the French and German localizations

HoudahSpot 6.6.1

September 26, 2025
System Requirements macOS 10.14 or later
File Size 11.16 MB
Download 6.6.1
  • Addresses an issue with enabling the HoudahSpot Finder extension

HoudahSpot 6.6

September 13, 2025
System Requirements macOS 10.14 or later
File Size 11.16 MB
Download 6.6
  • Updated for macOS 26 Tahoe
  • Bug fixes

HoudahSpot 6.5.6

October 18, 2024
System Requirements macOS 10.14 or later
File Size 11.12 MB
Download 6.5.6
  • Works around a problem where iCloud drive fails to sync Finder label colors
  • Corrections to French and German localizations
  • Performance improvements

HoudahSpot 6.5.5

September 16, 2024
System Requirements macOS 10.14 or later
File Size 11.12 MB
Download 6.5.5
  • Updated for full compatibility with macOS 15 Sequoia
  • Added support for the Finder alternative QSpace Pro

HoudahSpot 6.5.4

May 3, 2024
System Requirements macOS 10.14 or later
File Size 11.21 MB
Download 6.5.4
  • Fixes a bug where the search pane re-appeared for no reason when hidden
  • Improved support for traditional Chinese searches
  • Addresses an issue with trashing files

HoudahSpot 6.5.3

May 3, 2024
System Requirements macOS 10.14 or later
File Size 11.21 MB
Download 6.5.3
  • Fixes a regression introduced in 6.5.2

HoudahSpot 6.5.1

January 13, 2024
System Requirements macOS 10.14 or later
File Size 11.2 MB
Download 6.5.1
  • HoudahSpot can now show file label colors even when that information is missing from the Spotlight index.
  • You can now see the exact total size in bytes of selected files. Hover over the combined size in the Inspector pane to get the byte value as a tooltip.

HoudahSpot 6.5

December 15, 2023
System Requirements macOS 10.14 or later
File Size 11.2 MB
Download 6.5
  • Addresses a change in macOS Sonoma where HoudahSpot fails to load file tag colors
  • Updated ForkLift integration to work with the latest version of ForkLift
  • Fixes a bug displaying files with multiple tag colors
  • Fixes a problem where Text Preview failed to show .eml mail message files
  • Various minor fixes and enhancements

HoudahSpot 6.4.1

September 22, 2023
System Requirements macOS 10.14 or later
File Size 11.76 MB
Download 6.4.1
  • Fixes a performance issue introduced in HoudahSpot 6.4. Thank you Andreas.

HoudahSpot 6.3.2

August 24, 2023
System Requirements macOS 10.14 or later
File Size 11.81 MB
Download 6.3.2
  • Compatibility Mail on macOS 13.6 Ventura
  • Note: macOS 14 Sonoma will no longer allow Mail plug-ins

HoudahSpot 6.3

March 24, 2023
System Requirements macOS 10.14 or later
File Size 11.84 MB
Download 6.3
  • Compatibility Mail on macOS 13.3
  • Some of the sample search templates now auto-start upon opening
  • HoudahSpot now translates Mail flags to color names
  • New sample template: "Name Does Not Contain"
  • Adding double quotes to search text in the main search field has HoudahSpot search for an exact match
  • USB install - Use for client work and troubleshooting: You can now copy both HoudahSpot and your license file to a removable drive. This install can be used without copying the license file to the user home folder.