Your screenshots, finally findable.
Named the second you take it. Your old pile cleaned up in one click. Any screenshot found by the words inside it. Nothing ever leaves your Mac.
Try it: press the button and watch the desktop. Free while in early access.- 01Take a screenshot, like alwaysAny shortcut, any app. Nothing new to learn.
- 02Read on your Mac in a momentOn-device AI reads the words and what’s on screen. No upload, no wait.
- 03It has a name you’d have chosenA quiet pill confirms it. Don’t like it? Undo, or just fix it once and it learns.
Every screenshot gets a clear name the moment you take it.
Play with it. The names change as you click.
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Any screenshot or recording, found by what’s in it.
Remember one word. That’s enough.
Press ⌥ Space from anywhere. Shotlight searches every word inside every screenshot, what was said in recordings, the app it came from and its name. It’s all indexed on your Mac.
Go on, try it →Find the moment someone said it.
Shotlight reads four frames of every recording and transcribes the speech on your Mac, with a model macOS already has. It never downloads one. Search by what was said and the clip starts right there.
- Spotlight too⌘ Space finds screenshots by their words as well. Ones with secrets are never added, and turning it off removes everything.
Old piles cleaned up, new ones filed, copies cleared.
Your old pile, fixed in one click.
Point it at any folder. Preview every new name, uncheck what you don’t like, press Rename. Dates stay untouched, and one Undo puts everything back.
Folders that fill themselves.
Write a rule like a sentence. Every new screenshot is named, then filed by the first rule it matches. Click one to see where it goes.
Five tries at the same shot? Keep one.
Shotlight finds exact copies and retakes: nearly the same picture and words, taken minutes apart. It picks one to keep, you clear the rest, and Undo is one key away.
- Smart foldersFolders that fill by condition, in the Library and as filters in ⌥ Space.
- Finder tagsOptional. Writes Code, Receipt and rule tags onto the files. Your own tags stay.
- One quiet line a weekThe menu shows what Shotlight did on its own. No notifications, ever.
Secrets stay hidden, and nothing leaves your Mac.
Screenshotted a secret? We noticed.
API keys, passwords, card numbers and one-time codes are spotted on your Mac, blurred in previews and kept out of search and Spotlight. Old one-time codes can go to the Trash after a week, with Restore.
It can’t leak what it can’t send.
Shotlight has no network permission at all. macOS enforces that, not a promise in a policy. Turn your Wi‑Fi off and see: everything still works.
- ✓ No account, no email, no analytics
- ✓ No screen-recording or accessibility permission
- ✓ Reads only the folders you pick
- ✓ Small download, no giant AI model
Free while in early access.
Every feature. No account. No catch.
- ✓ Names every new screenshot and recording
- ✓ ⌥ Space search by the words inside, and what was said
- ✓ Tidy Up any folder, with one Undo all
- ✓ Rules and smart folders
- ✓ Duplicates and retakes
- ✓ Sensitive guard + expiring codes
- ✓ Full naming control that learns from your edits
Questions people actually ask
How do I find my screenshots later?
Press ⌥ Space and type anything you remember: a word in the image, the app, roughly when.
Does it rename the old ones, or only new screenshots?
Both. Tidy Up previews new names for every old screenshot in a folder. Nothing changes until you approve, and one Undo reverses it.
How does the naming format work?
By default: App – what’s on screen. Add the date to keep things in time order, choose short or detailed, change the separator or case. You saw it above: the preview updates as you choose.
Can it put screenshots into folders for me?
Yes. Write a rule in Settings › Rules, like “When text mentions receipt → move to Receipts”. New screenshots are filed right after they’re named, and “Apply to these…” files the ones you already have, after you review the list. Everything can be undone.
Does it delete my duplicates?
Only when you say so. Library › Duplicates shows each set with one screenshot picked to keep. The others go to the Trash, never deleted for good, and ⌘Z brings them back.
Does transcribing recordings download anything?
No. Shotlight uses a speech model only if macOS already has one for your language. It never downloads a model and needs no microphone or speech permission. Spoken codes are blanked out.
What does it learn from my edits, and where is it kept?
Only the names you type, plus the app, website and tags. Never the text in the screenshot. It stays on your Mac, and Settings › Naming lets you remove any of it or forget everything.
Does anything leave my Mac?
No. Shotlight has no networking code and never goes online, not even to check for updates.
Which Macs does it run on?
A Mac with Apple silicon and macOS 15 or later. On macOS 26 with Apple Intelligence on, names are richer; otherwise Shotlight names from the text it reads in each screenshot.
Why does macOS ask me to confirm when I first open it?
This early build isn’t signed by Apple yet. See the steps on the download page; you only do it once per version.