SpeedSearch X for Mac

Name: SpeedSearch X
Rating: 4.3 (11 reviews)
Author: brunk

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SpeedSearch X is a comprehensive application designed for Mac users seeking to enhance their desktop experience through dynamic wallpapers and screensavers. This full version app allows users to easily manage and customize their backgrounds, providing a variety of options that cater to diverse aesthetic preferences. With its user-friendly interface, SpeedSearch X makes it simple to select, organize, and schedule wallpapers that can transform the appearance of the desktop environment.

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The application features a robust search function that enables users to quickly find specific wallpapers based on various criteria. Additionally, SpeedSearch X supports multiple resolutions, ensuring compatibility with different screen sizes. Users can also create custom playlists of wallpapers, allowing for a seamless transition between images. The application’s performance is optimized for Mac, ensuring smooth operation without compromising system resources.

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GENERAL

Release: January 31, 2006

Latest update: June 11, 2026

Version: 2.3b3

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Mac

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Mac OS X 10.0
Mac OS X 10.2
Mac OS X 10.4
Mac OS X 10.3.9
Mac OS X 10.1
Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X

Additional Requirements: Mac OS X 10.0 or higher

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Total Downloads: 109

Downloads Last Week: 0

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4.3/5

11 User Votes

Speedserach still working with Leopard
perissetMarch 17, 2009
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com. Speedsearch is great an work very fine also with Mac OS 10.5.x Leopard!
So many great utilities, so little time
grh-svoJune 13, 2006
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com. wow is VersionTracker one of the best tools on the web or what? I was about to rate SpeedSearch when I saw the comment below about "Sonar Professional." I did a search for Sonar in VersionTracker. Did not find Sonar Pro but did find a totally different utility, Sonar. It looks like all of us should also have that utility. Thanks VT Anyway, I've been using SpeedSearch for a very long time and cannot fault it (except for the interface, which others have commented on.)
Powerful Search Tool
dougrobnycMarch 22, 2005
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com. I was in desperate need of a powerful search tool which could evaluate html files and find an embedded literal. It worked like a charm. Hats off to this company and their developers. Five Fat Stars for this SpeedSearch X - Mac OS X !!!!!!!
Ohhhhhh!
yenntaJuly 2, 2004
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com. I take it all back. It works great. Just had to set default for all file types. A fine replacement for Patrick Maes"s Findtext. Pepper
Carbon Old Style
David BCOctober 7, 2003
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com. I agree with Walter; this tool is really poor and old. It seems to be carbon.
Poor tool
Walter RossOctober 4, 2003
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com. I am a Mac expert for years, consultant and technician working for a big publisher company. Some days ago I have bought a competitor's product by Softobe called iPassepartout and the people who are using that in my company are very happy with it. Just few minutes ago I have just seen a comment on this site, at the iPassepartout page, recommending SpeedSearch instead of that because SpeedSearch is better, faster, so I suppose I was wrong with my purchase... So ten seconds later I came here, downloaded the program, try it, and... I am sorry, this is not a program. First of all, I made the same search in the same folder with both the programs. iPassepartout found 4 files, I checked those files and they really matched the criteria. SpeedSearch found one file only. They both took the same time. 2nd, the technology used is by "second world war" as well as the interface design. For example it doesn't use threads at searching, so if I click on a menu or a pop-up menu, everything stops, and it doesn't use Quartz for rendering text, just to mention 2 cases. 3rd, it doesnt' show the file content, while iPassepartout does that for most of the text files, pdf, html, graphics, movies and songs. So for what I need it's unuseful. Yes, I agree it's only $10. This is a good point. Now, I am not native english, sorry if the world is not only u.s.a., sorry if I exist, but be sure I am native Mac 100% for years and years, and if that reviewer gave 2 stars to iPassepartout, SpeedSearch X should get minus 3 stars. I give it one star, the minimum here allowed.
stickman67March 21, 2003
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com. Fast, functional, flexible -- f***ing fantastic!
warnergtMarch 20, 2003
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com. Great program. I second Levon River's comments. It's not the awesome Ultrafind but it's the closest thing for OS X and it's pretty darn good.
Levon RiverNovember 18, 2002
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com. I wanted to give this program fewer stars because it isn't UltraFind--one of the great losses in the shift to OS X. But even though
Ken LanxnerFebruary 20, 2002
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com. Outstanding! Powerful but simple. Opening the file directly to the selection in BBEdit is a great feature.

Developer’s Description

By brunk

searches files for text within them like UNIX grep

SpeedSearch is a Macintosh application that searches files for text. With a rich set of features and an intuitive, user-friendly interface, it's a powerful tool for anyone. SpeedSearch uses WASTE to display search results. The size of search results is limited only by application memory, and the colors used to display search results are user-configurable. SpeedSearch displays results similar to UNIX grepeach line that matches the search string is displayed in the results area. And like grep, SpeedSearch supports regular expressions. Finding text in files is an essential task in any development effort. SpeedSearch eases this task with "goto line" support for some of the most popular editors: CodeWarrior, BBEdit and Alpha.

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User Reviews

Speedserach still working with Leopard

So many great utilities, so little time

Powerful Search Tool

Ohhhhhh!

Carbon Old Style

Poor tool

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