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Tembo is a desktop search tool based upon the powerful Spotlight engine. Tembo finds files, folders, mail messages, bookmarks, images and anything else on your Mac.
Tembo shows results grouped by file type. Initially the top 10 matches for each group are shown. Often enough you will find the sought for file right here.
Drill-down into a group reveals up to 2500 results alongside context-sensitive filters. These help narrow down the results list. The "Messages" group, for example, has filters on subject, sender and recipient. The "Images" group has filters
Tembo shows results grouped by file type. Initially the top 10 matches for each group are shown. Often enough you will find the sought for file right here.
Drill-down into a group reveals up to 2500 results alongside context-sensitive filters. These help narrow down the results list. The "Messages" group, for example, has filters on subject, sender and recipient. The "Images" group has filters
What's New
Version 1.7.7:
- New feature: Compatible with OS X 10.9 Mavericks Finder tags
- New feature: "Open Selection With…" now lists applications with their icons
- Bug fix: Fixes display glitches on Retina Macs running OS X 10.9 Mavericks
- Bug fix: Disabling all exclusions caused search to fail
Requirements
Intel, OS X 10.6.6 or later
Intel, OS X 10.6.6 or later
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| Downloads:15,378 |
| Version Downloads:2,453 |
| Type:Utilities : File Management |
| License:Demo |
| Date:20 Nov 2013 |
| Platform:Intel 64 / Intel 32 / OS X |
| Price: $14.99 |
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Tembo is a desktop search tool based upon the powerful Spotlight engine. Tembo finds files, folders, mail messages, bookmarks, images and anything else on your Mac.
Tembo shows results grouped by file type. Initially the top 10 matches for each group are shown. Often enough you will find the sought for file right here.
Drill-down into a group reveals up to 2500 results alongside context-sensitive filters. These help narrow down the results list. The "Messages" group, for example, has filters on subject, sender and recipient. The "Images" group has filters for resolution and file type.
Thus Tembo is much more than a file search tool. It works as an extension to Mail or iChat to locate messages; as an extension to Safari to search browsing history and bookmarks.
Why use Tembo rather than Spotlight or the Finder?
Tembo is based upon the Spotlight index and engine. Tembo can find any file indexed by Spotlight. This includes files in the Library folders. This excludes many low-level system files.
A demo version is available. This version is fully featured but adds a 5 second delay when opening files.
Tembo shows results grouped by file type. Initially the top 10 matches for each group are shown. Often enough you will find the sought for file right here.
Drill-down into a group reveals up to 2500 results alongside context-sensitive filters. These help narrow down the results list. The "Messages" group, for example, has filters on subject, sender and recipient. The "Images" group has filters for resolution and file type.
Thus Tembo is much more than a file search tool. It works as an extension to Mail or iChat to locate messages; as an extension to Safari to search browsing history and bookmarks.
Why use Tembo rather than Spotlight or the Finder?
- You'll be faster to find the files you are looking for
- Easy to use interface
- Grouped search results
- Up to 2500 results in each group
- Context-sensitive filters
- Bookmarks: Type, URL Domain
- Documents: File Type
- Fonts: File Type
- Images: Resolution, File Type
- Messages: Subject, From, To
- Movies: File Type, Codec
- Music: Artist, File Type
- PDF Documents: Author
- Source Code: File Type
Tembo is based upon the Spotlight index and engine. Tembo can find any file indexed by Spotlight. This includes files in the Library folders. This excludes many low-level system files.
A demo version is available. This version is fully featured but adds a 5 second delay when opening files.
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roydv58 reviewed on 09 Feb 2014
At the current discounted price, Tembo is the same price as DataLore. Both find the files with ease. Tembo's result listing by file type is appealing. DataLore's Quick Reference is very helpful.
With a developer so willing to satisfy his customers, Tembo is a good choice.
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roydv58 reviewed on 07 Feb 2014
After using it for a few hours it has proved to be unreliable. It fails to find files that I know are there, and that DataLore detects without hassle. Searchlight also finds the files, so there is a problem with this product.
Until this issue is fixed, don't waste your money.
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Please also check Tembo > Preferences > Advanced for exclusion rules that may prevent your files from being shown.
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Before submitting the previous post I'd checked the preferences and that's not the issue.
It is possible that this is related to Mavericks, so you may want start looking there.
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Try sorting by "Date Modified" or "Date Created".
If that does not help, please email me screenshots of the Tembo search and results as well as screenshots of the files in Finder.
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Macsylvain reviewed on 07 Feb 2014
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To prevent clutter, Tembo excludes a couple of file types from search results. You can configure this under Tembo >Preferences > Advanced.
Unlike the default Spotlight interface, Tembo does not hide the contents of the Library folder.
Low level system files however cannot be found as Spotlight does not index these.
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alxfyv reviewed on 01 Jan 2013
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http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tembo-find-files/id402507802?mt=12
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Sherman Wilcox reviewed on 10 Feb 2012
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Vinkri reviewed on 12 Jan 2012
Houdah Spot is file search as an art.
Tembo is Spotlight as it should be.
I like it a lot.
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Bobembry reviewed on 11 Aug 2011
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MetroMrX rated on 18 Aug 2013
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Downtown rated on 29 Mar 2013
Gillou rated on 10 Nov 2011
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Gareth Smith rated on 13 Jul 2011
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Pierre Bernard rated on 23 Jun 2011