Twenty years ago, Mac OS X Tiger introduced us to a search feature that would stand the test of time: Spotlight. And while at the time I found myself ambivalent about its many quirks, some of which ...

The software is only available to developers in beta form right now—with a public beta expected soon—but Apple has already showcased several of the major features arriving later in the year with macOS ...

Apple's Spotlight feature has been around for a long time, but with macOS Tahoe, it enjoyed its biggest update in years. Here's how to make the most of its powerful new features. Spotlight, never ...

In macOS Tahoe 26, Apple gave Spotlight a major update with a visual overhaul, clipboard access, and Actions for performing tasks within apps directly from the search bar. There's quite a lot of ...

Many people already considered macOS's Spotlight search tool far superior to Windows' Search. I wasn't among them, but I am now after Apple debuted powerful, action-oriented capabilities at WWDC. I've ...

Apple quietly added a small but notable enhancement to Spotlight in macOS Tahoe 26.1, which was released on Monday. The update introduces new clipboard history controls for Spotlight, allowing users ...

Perhaps it's just my experience, and perhaps it's because I simply upgrade each OS update and don't Nuke / Pave a fresh install, but Spotlight Search in macOS is completely useless. Recently placing ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...