Ben Summers presents
Spotlight, the way you've always wanted it!
- add Spotlight searchable meta tags to any file or folder
- organise your files the way you want
- make smart folders even smarter
Changes
Version 100
- Remove expiry, change to open source.
Version 98
- Extend expiry date: waiting for details of Spotlight in Mac OS X Leopard, to be revealed at WWDC.
Version 97
- Tagging directly from the right click menu in Finder.
- Improve support for Path Finder and MoRU.
Version 67
- New expiry date -- the exciting new features aren't quite ready yet. Sorry.
Version 66
- Minor bug fixes.
- Tweek to UI.
Version 62
- New, safer, method for integrating with Spotlight.
- Tidied up installation and uninstallation user interface.
- Bug fixes.
- Add command line utility for scripting.
- Experimental Intel build - now supplied as Universal Binary. SpotMeta has not been tested on Intel by the author.
Change to Spotlight integration method
Version 53 and earlier used a different method of integrating with Spotlight.
For reference, this method is documented here. However, current
versions use a mdimporter to integrate Spotlight so these notes are no longer relevant.
Version 53
- Improved user interface.
- Experimental Smart Folder creation feature.
- Use multiple .spotmeta definition files at once ("Key Definition File..." from application menu).
- Weekly check for new versions.
Version 41
- Fix problem with upgrade after installing 10.4.3 upgrade.
- Fix problem which may prevent the SpotMeta editing UI from starting.
Version 38
- Option to automatically add keys to Finder favorites, for easier searching.
- Prefences panel for setting hotkey
- Improve hotkey operation, now will open currently edited file when many applications are the current application.
- Behind the scenes: Merge in definitions from external applications.
Version 33
- Neaten up all existing UI, with special attention applied to the floating meta data editing window.
Version 22
- Fix: Metadata can be imported from all file types, even if they don't have a importer. (Required overriding a bit more of mdimport)
- Be more helpful when the beta expires.
Version 18
- Allow editing and application of metadata to multiple files at once.
- Neaten up various parts of the user interface.
How SpotMeta helps you organise your files
Information for Advanced Users
Project status
beta
SpotMeta is an Open Source project, licensed under the GPL.
See note about development status on the contact page.