Search all your drives, even when they’re offline

About the App

Offline Files is a macOS app for searching and browsing the contents of your drives, even when those drives are no longer connected.

Index internal drives, external SSDs, hard drives, USB sticks, SD cards, network volumes, and shared storage. Offline Files remembers file names, folders, metadata, thumbnails, and drive information so you can find what you need before plugging anything back in.

Key Features

• Smart indexing for internal, external, and network volumes
• Offline search across all indexed files and folders
• Offline thumbnails and file previews for disconnected drives
• Smart Analyze for local image subject detection and grouping
• Spotlight integration for finding offline files via Cmd+Space
• Shared Catalog support for using one catalog across multiple Macs via NAS or shared drive
• Duplicate detection across indexed volumes
• Advanced filters by file type, size, extension, creation date, and modification date
• Volume groups for organizing drives by project, client, year, or archive
• Favorites for bookmarking important files
• Drive overview with connection status and last sync information
• Real-time updates when known drives are connected again
• Menubar access for quick launching
• LUT previews for LOG video workflows and quick frame export
• Modern, focused macOS interface

System Requirements

macOS 15.2 or later

Apple Silicon or Intel Mac