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Spotlight search
One search for apps, settings, files, projects, math, conversions, emoji, clipboard, commands, the AI and the web
Tap Super (press and release it alone), press Super+Space or Super+A, or click the search icon. Type; ↑/↓ choose, Enter opens, Esc closes.
What it finds
| Type… | To get |
|---|---|
| an app's name, or what it does (“photo”, “mail”) | Apps |
| a setting (“bluetooth”, “wallpaper”, “keyboard”) | The Settings page |
| part of a file name | Recent files |
| a folder name | Git projects in your home folder |
12*(3+4), sqrt(2), 15% of 80 | The result; Enter copies it |
10 km in mi, 72 f in c, 5 GB in MB | Unit conversion |
100 usd in eur | Currency conversion (the European Central Bank's daily rates, fetched only then) |
:rocket or :smile | Emoji; Enter copies it (Super+. opens this directly) |
clip: and words | Clipboard history (Super+V opens it directly) |
? question | An answer from Aurora AI (when on) |
> command | Runs the command in a terminal |
restart, shut down, sleep, lock, log out, empty trash, task manager, show desktop | The system action, ready to run with Enter (three letters are enough: res) |
time in Tokyo, London time, ora a New York | The time there now, the day and the difference from here; Enter copies it |
a path: /etc, ~/Doc | The folder, and what in it starts with what you typed; folders open in Files, files in their app |
a web address: github.com, https://… | Opens it in the browser |
| anything | At the end: search the web |
With Aurora AI's search by meaning on, documents are also found by what they're about, not only their names.
Right-click a result
- Apps: pin to the dock or the desktop.
- Files: open in Files, copy the path, or hand to the Assistant.
- Projects: open a configured workspace (editor, terminal and Files together).
Choose what Spotlight searches in Settings → Desktop & Dock → Search.