DataLore, the unique front end to Spolight
From XtraLean Software, the makers of ImageWell & ShutterBug
Looking for a Better Front End to Spotlight? Need a Search Tool that performs quickly and reliably? …… Look no more – Try DataLore!
DataLore is a new and unique front end to Spotlight that makes it even easier and faster to search and share files not only on your own computer, but also on other computers on your network. For power users who need speed, reliability and the ability to perform complex search queries or more highly defined, custom searches, look no more – Try DataLore!
With the added value of network searching and sharing, any household or business will quickly discover the efficiency and ease that DataLore adds to workflow and collaboration. If you have one Mac, you’ll love DataLore for its speed! If you have more than one Mac, you’ll go GAGA over the speed and flexibility of finding and retrieving files for all of your Macs, while comfortably seated at your Mac du jour!
SCREENCAST DEMO OF DATALORE IN ACTION: Check out the quick 2-minute screencast demo of DataLore in action! This screencast will give you a quick run down of the basic features as our Developer, Hagen Kaye, performs an actual search, both locally and on the network. This screencast is a MUST-SEE; it will give you a good idea of how DataLore can be used in a real-life practical scenario. Please click the following link to view it:
https://datalore.ca
Please read on to learn more about DataLore…
The DataLore Advantage
DataLore gives you our innovative Search-As-You-Type technology allowing you to search and find files on your own computer or on other Macs on your network, at lightning fast speeds. Search filenames, filetypes, content and more. DataLore also offers you an “All in One” Search Solution that contains both a dock application and a companion menu bar application for controlling remote access. And the logical, uncluttered interface doesn’t slow you down with a flood of unnecessary buttons and drop down menus.
Searching is live and dynamic. DataLore will start working right away while you’re typing to locate files. There are no start or stop buttons to press – just type and search! DataLore is like your “second brain”!
And that’s not all…One serial number can be used on up to 5 Macs on the same network. This is beneficial to anyone with a network at home and/or at work. And for today only, at the special ZOT price, you can get a DataLore serial number for the one low price of only $9.95!
Feature Highlights: Simple, Clean & Powerful
Here are just some of the unique, useful features of DataLore:
• Search locally or search other Macs on the network
• Search-as-you-type technology for finding your files fast
• Text entry with Shorthand and Special Characters for more complex or highly defined searches
• Filter searches by file types and by file kind to find files even faster
• Multitude of filters for highly customized searching
• Search your entire computer or select to search a specific folder only
• All-in-One Search Solution containing both a Dock Application and a Menu Bar App
• Search multiple external hard drives
• QuickLook support for quickly viewing your files from the search results list
• Clean and powerful user interface
• One serial number can be used on up to five Macs
• Plus much more!
Innovative “Search-As-You-Type” Technology
Search as fast as you can type! Perform simple and complex searches all via a text entry box. Simply start typing in the Search Text Box and DataLore will start searching right away. No need to press start or stop, or click on multiple drop down menus. DataLore will start searching with you, will stop with you, and will change with you, responding immediately to your every move. This unique text entry method for making quick searches, from simple to complex, works with you while you type, without any interruption. When you want to change or adjust your search criteria, simply change the text and DataLore will follow your lead, moving with you full steam ahead. DataLore works with you and produces the results faster than you can say “Go DataLore!”
Powerful Text Shorthand & Special Characters
The simple search text box can perform powerful searches using a type of “shorthand” that makes it easy to do simple or complex searches, with special characters to define the search. Perform simple searches with words separated by spaces or perform more complex searches using Boolean and Wildcard queries, date ranges, file types, and much more. Combine special search characters to produce more complex search patterns. The text shorthand options make custom or more complex search queries, fast and easy!
Include Specific Folders and Filter by File Type & File Kind
If you have a rough idea of where your file is located, or where it definitely is not located, and you know what file type you are looking for, you can select to search for a specific file type, and to search for it in selected folder(s). You can further narrow down your search by excluding specific file types from the search results, and by specifying which kind of file(s) to display in the search results, and which kinds to not display. And it’s just that simple and fast!
All-in-One Search Solution
DataLore offers you a main application along with a companion menu bar application that acts as a mini-server for granting access to other Macs on your network. Use the main application to perform all of your searches – choose where to search, what to search for, and what file types to look for. View the results immediately. Select which computer to search – your own or another one on the network; select which folders to search, or search any and all folders, and narrow down your search by excluding specific file types and file kinds from the search results.
All of the same features and capabilities for searching locally, can also be used to search other Macs on the same network, as well as to search multiple external hard drives.
Use the handy menu bar app to control who can search your computer, or to grant certain computers no access at all. You can turn remote access off instantly whenever you want. This companion mini-server lives in your menu bar so that you can launch a new search anytime without having to first open the main application.
DataLore’s network searching makes it so much more convenient and faster than using the Finder or a thumb drive, or other alternative methods. No need to go back and forth between computers, no need to log in to a computer, and no need to know someone else’s password. Just search and find – it’s convenient, fast, and easy!
As with all of our other products, DataLore is lean and powerful with a clean, easy to use interface. And you can get it today at the special ZOT price of only $9.95! And that’s not all… This low price gets you one serial number that can be used on up to 5 Macs.
SCREENCAST DEMO OF DATALORE IN ACTION: View the quick 2 minute screencast demonstration of DataLore in action. This demo will give you a quick rundown of the basic features as our Developer, Hagen Kaye, performs an actual search, both locally and on the network.
System Requirements
• Mac® OS X 10.5 and 10.6 or later (Leopard & Snow Leopard)
• Intel-based Mac (PPC users, please see note below)
• Spotlight indexing must be enabled
• To search networked computers, DataLore must be installed on all Macs with remote access turned on.
• 1 serial number can be installed on up to 5 computers (Macs only).
IMPORTANT NOTE ON PPC SUPPORT: DataLore is also available for PowerPC Macs, but only supports OS X 10.5. If you are using a PowerPC Mac, then a serial number is not required. DataLore is free for PowerPC users, simply download and enjoy. However, support for PowerPC Macs is limited, and at anytime product development for the PowerPC may be discontinued.
For intel Macs, a serial number is required to activate the product permanently. A serial number can be used on up to 5 Intel Mac computers. DataLore installed on a PPC can search an Intel Mac with DataLore installed (and vise versa).
Learn More About DataLore
- Screen Cast Demo
- DataLore’s Full Feature Set
- Built-In Help Guide: From DataLore’s Main Menu, select Help->DataLore Help to launch the informative built-in Help Guide
- Using Special Characters: DataLore’s built-in Help guide contains a handy reference page for using special characters to perform more complex search queries. It also shows examples of different ways you can combine characters to produce even more defined search results. You can access this page by clicking the “Text Shorthand for Quick Searches” heading from the Help Guide Index.
- World Class Customer Support
Getting the Most Out of DataLore
Please visit the DataLore Support Forum to read other DataLore users’ feature requests and join in on the discussions. We encourage and appreciate any feedback that will help improve DataLore for future updates/versions.
Try DataLore out to see the speed for yourself, and fully utilize the special characters and text shorthand; try narrowing down the search results or filtering by file type and file kind to make your search even faster. Also be sure to try out the network searching that makes finding files on other Macs so convenient and fast!! And last but no least, be sure to view the screencast demo to help you leverage DataLore’s capabilities to their fullest!
Try out DataLore today and Buy at 50% off at the special ZOT price for only $9.95!
1 DataLore Serial Number = Install on up to 5 Macs!!

ABOUT XTRALEAN SOFTWARE
We are a small two-person (husband and wife) company who consider each and every one of our customers a part of the team. We are committed and dedicated to our products and the people who use them. Founded in 2002, XtraLean Software develops solely for the Mac, and has over 20 years of experience in the software development industry. Located in Kitchener, Ontario, in the heart of Canada’s technology triangle, XtraLean serves customers in all parts of the world.
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