{"id":311,"date":"2021-04-21T01:46:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T01:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seekfast.org\/blog\/?p=311"},"modified":"2026-05-17T14:37:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T14:37:54","slug":"how-to-search-text-in-your-documents-on-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seekfast.org\/blog\/search-text-in-documents\/how-to-search-text-in-your-documents-on-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Search Text in Your Documents on Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this article, I will give you a quick overview of the best tools for textual search in your files on Mac.<\/p>\n

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<\/span>1. SeekFast<\/span><\/h2>\n

If you need to search the text of your documents in a folder on your Mac, I recommend SeekFast<\/a>\u00a0- a powerful tool that allows you to search for keywords in all documents in a folder. It uses intelligent technology to display the most relevant results first.<\/p>\n

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SeekFast supports all kinds of commonly used documents: Microsoft Office, PDFs, OpenOffice, LibreOffice, email files, many types of text files, and others.<\/p>\n

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One of the main advantages of SeekFast over all other search tools is that it can search for combinations of words, no matter where they occur in a sentence.<\/p>\n

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SeekFast ranks results by relevance, which allows you to instantly see the text you need among hundreds or thousands of results.<\/p>\n

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With SeekFast, you can immediately see the text of all sentences in which the search words occur, which helps you easily navigate among the results. When you click on the corresponding sentence, SeekFast opens a larger part of the text without you having to open the file.<\/p>\n

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How to use SeekFast<\/h3>\n

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  1. Download<\/a> and install the application.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1. Click on the \"Browse\" button to select the desired folder.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. SeekFast will load the folder\u2019s contents. It might take some time depending on its size.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        1. Once the folder is loaded, it will be added to the search history. You can access any previously read folder from the dropdown list and it will be loaded instantly.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          1. Type your search terms and press the \"Search\" button or hit \"Return\" key.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            1. SeekFast will present all the matches wrapped in passages. You can click on each passage to view the whole text.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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              SeekFast offers a free version allowing you to search in folders with up to 50 files.<\/p>\n

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              Advantages<\/strong><\/p>\n