Swift Salamander User Guide / Find Files

Search Files Quickly

How to find files by name, content or tag from the search box in the toolbar.

Checked with Swift Salamander 0.9.61 on 3 November 2026.

The search box in the toolbar finds files as you type. Use it when you know part of a name.

1. Press ⌘F. The cursor moves to the search box, which says Search name, content, tags….
2. Type part of the name, the text inside the file, or a tag.
3. Choose where to look with the scope button in the search box. It can be This Mac, Both Panes, All Panes or the name of one pane.
4. Press Return or click a result. The pane opens the folder that holds it, with the item selected. A folder opens its parent the same way, and a match inside a file's text opens that file.
5. To see every result in the pane instead, press ⌘Return or ⌘→, or click all results at the bottom of the list. To go back to the folder from there, click Clear search.