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Download Detective is a native macOS app that helps you find files by the website or URL they came from. Choose a folder, browse source domains, and search by filename, extension, path, domain, or source URL. It reads download metadata already stored by macOS, works entirely offline, and never moves or edits your files. Includes filters, sorting, Quick Look, Finder actions, and source URL inspection. No account, ads, analytics, tracking, or cloud service.
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About Download Detective on Product Hunt
“Find files by the website they came from”
Download Detective was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 0 comments, placing #111 on the daily leaderboard. Download Detective is a native macOS app that helps you find files by the website or URL they came from. Choose a folder, browse source domains, and search by filename, extension, path, domain, or source URL. It reads download metadata already stored by macOS, works entirely offline, and never moves or edits your files. Includes filters, sorting, Quick Look, Finder actions, and source URL inspection. No account, ads, analytics, tracking, or cloud service.
Download Detective was featured in Design Tools (262.2k followers), Productivity (659.4k followers) and User Experience (367.8k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 232k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Download Detective?
Download Detective was hunted by AS. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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