cardisoft/cardinal
Fastest file searching tool for macOS observed · 2026-10-09
Health v2 · maintenance only
82/100
- Activity 85
- Release rhythm 69
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-22. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 1
- age_days: 1767
- days_rel: 211
- days_push: 90
- n_releases_24m: 24
Adoption not part of the score
1725 stars · 79 forks observed · 2026-10-09
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Cardinal is a fast, accurate file search application for macOS built with Rust and Tauri, supporting an Everything-compatible search syntax with filters, globs, regex, and Finder tag matching. It offers a global hotkey, Quick Look previews, and multilingual UI.
Use cases
- instantly find files by name on macOS
- search files larger than 100MB
- find PDFs containing specific text
- search files by Finder tags
- find .DS_Store files anywhere under home directory
- Everything-style file search on Mac
- Spotlight alternative for fast filename search
When to choose
- you need instant filename search on macOS faster than Spotlight
- you want Everything-compatible search syntax on a Mac
- you need content, size, tag, and glob filters in one search box
When to avoid
- you need file search on Windows or Linux
- you need full-text indexing of file contents rather than name-focused search
- you need a CLI-only search tool
Facets
application · maturity active
search-engine gui file-system developer-tools files operating-systems rust file-search everything-syntax tauri spotlight-alternative quick-look finder-tags macos desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/cardisoft/cardinal · fetched 2026-10-09 · 64dfcfc54e7b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cardisoft/cardinal | main | 82 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="cardisoft/cardinal")
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