OS X Mountain Lion: Keywords to use in Spotlight searches
If you know the type of item you’re looking for, you can specify it when performing a search. To specify the type, add the text “kind:<type of item>” at the end of your search. For example, if you want to search for images of New York City, enter “New York City kind:images.” If you want to search for email messages that mention Anne Johnson, enter “Anne Johnson kind:email.”
You can use these keywords in the search fields in the Spotlight menu, Finder windows, and the Open dialog.
| Type of item | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Apps |
kind:application kind:applications kind:app |
| Contacts |
kind:contact kind:contacts |
| Folders |
kind:folder kind:folders |
| |
kind:email kind:emails kind:mail message kind:mail messages |
| Calendar events |
kind:event kind:events |
| Reminders |
kind:reminder kind:reminders |
| Images |
kind:image kind:images |
| Movies |
kind:movie kind:movies |
| Music |
kind:music |
| Audio |
kind:audio |
| |
kind:pdf kind:pdfs |
| Preferences |
kind:system preferences kind:preferences |
| Bookmarks |
kind:bookmark kind:bookmarks |
| Fonts |
kind:font kind:fonts |
| Presentations |
kind:presentations kind:presentation |