With macOS 26, Spotlight will be more than a search tool: It'll also be able to launch apps and actions within those apps, and get at the contents of the clipboard. It's getting full integration with Shortcuts, too, so any automation you've set up can be launched via Spotlight.
Spotlight now has four sections. Credit: LifehackerEven with all these changes, Spotlight can be launched in the same ways as before: via the magnifying glass icon on the menu bar (top right), or the Cmd+Space or F4 keyboard shortcuts. The first few times you open the search panel, you'll see instructions for using it, and after that you'll see bubbles to the right that represent apps, files, shortcuts, and the macOS clipboard.
You can use it as a file browser. Credit: LifehackerOpen up the shortcuts drop-down, and you get some suggestions for actions you can take, such as Send Message, Start Timer, or Create Note. On the right of these shortcuts you've got an Add quick keys button, so you can get to them faster. Scroll down the list and you'll see there are a whole host of options even before third-party apps are added, covering everything from maps to music.
The new-look Spotlight isn't just for launching tasks, either—it's also for completing them. Select Send Message, for example, and you can then write out your message and choose the recipient for it from within the Spotlight window—just click on the fields to enter the information, then hit Enter to confirm.
Actions can be completed through Spotlight. Credit: LifehackerDepending on the mode that Spotlight is in, you may be able to access more options by clicking on the three dots up in the top right corner of the window. In the case of the clipboard, for example, you can clear the clipboard history. When it comes to files and apps, you get some options relating to how items are shown on screen.
A host of actions are already supported. Credit: LifehackerOverall it's a more comprehensive and more customizable Spotlight, and there's no doubt more to come as well as Apple further develops the feature—even if it may have been at least partly inspired by third-party apps that performed the same jobs already.
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