What's New (2.1.0)

AnySearch 2.1.0 ships a round of search-power, stability, and localization improvements. Here's what changed.

🔍 Filename wildcards in the search bar

The search bar now accepts * and ? for shell-style glob matching against the full filename:

• * matches any run of characters (including none)
• ? matches exactly one character

Wildcards combine with the other inline filters, e.g. *report.pdf modified:this-week finds files ending in "report.pdf" modified this week.

☁️ iCloud Drive files are now indexed

AnySearch previously skipped ~/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs entirely. Indexing iCloud Drive is now on by default and can be turned off under Settings → Index → Index iCloud Drive.

🀄️ Chinese IME compatibility fix

In the Quick Search panel (⌥⇧Space), pressing space to commit a Chinese pinyin candidate no longer triggers QuickLook. IME composition now works as expected.

📂 Custom Quick Scopes

The Folder dropdown's preset entries are no longer hard-coded. Manage your own list under Settings → Index → Quick Scopes — Desktop / Documents / Downloads come pre-seeded so existing behaviour is preserved.

🛠️ Excluded Names settings now persist

Edits in Settings → Index → Excluded Names now save immediately and survive across launches; the previous version silently dropped them.

🎨 Toolbar refinements

• The two filter dropdowns are now clearly labelled Folder and Disk, with hover tooltips
• The Disk dropdown hides automatically when no external drives are connected
• Added a help tooltip on the Content search toggle explaining that a Folder must be selected first

🌏 Completed Chinese localization

About 80 previously untranslated strings — search modes, date presets, the subscription tab, External Disks, and more — are now fully localized so the Chinese UI stays consistent throughout.

📥 Update

AnySearch 2.1.0 will roll out via Mac App Store auto-update. You can also check manually in the App Store app.