Content Search Settings

Search Limits

• Content Search Limit: Maximum number of search results (default: 10,000)
• Max Matches Per File: Maximum matches shown per file (default: 100)
• Max File Size: Skip files larger than this limit (default: 10 MB)

Open Editor

Choose which editor to use when opening files from content search results (default: Visual Studio Code). See Supported Editors for the complete list.

Excluded Extensions

Configure which file extensions to skip during content search — useful for excluding binary and media files. Toggle the exclusion list on or off as needed (default: enabled).

Default excluded extensions:

exe dll so dylib bin obj o
png jpg jpeg gif bmp ico webp svg
mp3 mp4 avi mkv mov wav flac aac
ttf woff woff2 eot map wasm

Ignore Paths

Specify glob patterns for paths to skip during content search.

Default ignored paths:

**/cache/**
**/.cache/**
**/node_modules/.cache/**
**/.npm/_cacache/**
~/Library/Application Support/Caches
~/Library/Biome
~/Library/Caches
~/Library/CloudStorage
~/Library/Developer
~/Library/HTTPStorages
~/Library/Keychains
~/Library/Logs
~/Library/Metadata
~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup
~/Library/Preferences
~/Library/Saved Application State
~/Library/WebKit
**/.git/**
**/__pycache__/**
**/com.apple.mediaanalysisd/**
**/group.com.apple.CoreSpeech/**
**/com.apple.UniversalAccess/Intelligence/**

Compressed File Search

Toggle searching inside compressed files (gzip, bzip2, xz, zstd). Configure the maximum decompressed file size for processing (default: 50 MB).

ZIP Archive Search

Toggle searching inside ZIP archives (enabled by default). Configure the maximum entry size for processing (default: 50 MB).

Preprocessor Memory Limit

Set the maximum memory allocation for batch preprocessors (ZIP, PDF, DOCX) in MB (default: 20 MB, minimum: 10 MB, maximum: 100 MB). This controls memory usage when processing complex file formats.