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Search

Search is a small, fast WebKit browser for macOS developed by Office Commun. It provides a single address-and-search field, tabs, reading mode, picture-in-picture video, bookmarks, history, downloads, built-in ad and tracker blocking, per-site clutter hiding, and password storage in the macOS keychain. It has no account, sync, cloud storage, telemetry, or analytics; browsing data remains on the Mac.

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Overview

The browser uses WebKit and lazily creates each tab's web view, while its ad blocker runs as a compiled WKContentRuleList before network requests are made and its hidden-element rules are injected at document start. It can run Chrome extensions through WebKit's extension engine, adding shims for Chrome APIs that WebKit lacks; extension support requires macOS 15.4 or later.

Search supports macOS 14 or later, is distributed as a free download of about 3 MB or through Homebrew, and is licensed under the MIT License. The repository contains a Swift and SwiftUI/AppKit implementation with no dependencies beyond Apple's macOS frameworks.

What Search is used for

2 uses taken from transcripts — each links to the moment in the video.

  • A lightweight Mac browser with tabs, a unified address field, ad blocking, clutter hiding, and passwords stored in the macOS keychain. It has no account or sync, keeping browsing history on the Mac.

  • A small, fast, minimal WebKit browser for macOS with no toolbar, start page, or account. It uses a single field for addresses and searches, supports history completion, keeps passwords in the keychain, and runs Chrome extensions.

Videos mentioning Search

2 in the library.