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Version: 1.5.43
Operating System: macOS
Developer: Sad Cat Software
Interface language: English
Bloom
Side-by-side folders, a system-wide path panel, and a compact drop window for people who keep several directories open while they sort, rename, and move files.
From a path panel into multiple panes
A working window is a set of panes plus an optional sidebar and inspector. Inside the app, Tab opens the search panel; from any other app, Command-Shift-Return does the same job system-wide. Type a path to go there, or type keywords to search only the locations you configured - home is the default. The product page says a keyword search can scan tens of thousands of file names in seconds. Press Return and the current pane opens the match.
Command-F is the other search: it stays inside the folder already shown, refreshes as the directory changes, and Command-R forces a rescan. Sync Browsing, dragged onto the toolbar, fills the opposite pane with whatever folder you select. Portal drops the sidebar and preview so a small window can sit above other apps or collapse against the screen edge when you drag it there. Turn on auto-resize and the name column, including columns in column view, widens to the filename instead of making you drag a divider.
What you do once the files are in view
Rename can add, remove, replace, or insert text, and it accepts regular expressions. Zip and similar archives show their tree in the inspector without a full extract; text, image, and PDF members under 10 MB open with Space or a double-click. The same inspector can convert, rotate, or optimize images, edit tags, and run extra sections you write in bash, AppleScript, Node, or Python. A treemap scan shows which subfolders are using disk space. Footprints records operations so they can be undone. Workspaces remember a layout, and each workspace can override the global theme color. Sidebar sections reorder, hide, or take an SF Symbol.
iCloud Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive are browsable as locations. Finder's own cloud context menus are not copied over, and the user guide says those actions stay inside Finder for now. The Tags section of the sidebar stays empty until Full Disk Access is granted, because tags live in a location Bloom cannot read otherwise. The known-issues list also points at that permission when iCloud folders feel slow.
Trial seats and Finder leftovers
macOS 14.0 is the minimum in the update feed. The product page lists a seven-day trial and a one-time $16 purchase that covers three Macs and later updates; a used seat is freed from Settings → About. Bloom does not replace the Desktop, which remains Finder's, and pointing Reveal in Finder at Bloom means the defaults commands in the user guide, then a restart. The update feed's current build is 1.5.43, dated 25 September 2026.
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PROS
[*]Command-Shift-Return opens a path or a keyword search in your chosen locations without going back to a Finder window first.
[*]Dual panes, Portal, and saved workspaces keep a source folder and a destination visible during a long sort.
[*]Live Command-F search stays on the open folder, so new files appear without starting the query again.
[*]Archive trees show in the inspector, and text, image, or PDF entries under 10 MB open without a full extract.
[*]Regex rename, a disk treemap, and scripted inspector actions sit beside ordinary copy and move.
[*]A seven-day trial leads to a one-time $16 license for three Macs, with later updates included.
CONS
[*]Macs on macOS 13 or earlier are below the 14.0 minimum published in the Sparkle feed.
[*]Sidebar tags stay blank, and iCloud folders can feel slow, until Full Disk Access is turned on.
[*]Dropbox and OneDrive context-menu actions that Finder provides are not available in this browser.
[*]The Desktop stays under Finder, and making Bloom the default reveal target takes terminal defaults plus a restart.
[*]Search is regular-expression based until you disable that in Settings, so a literal dot in a name can miss.
[*]Three activations is the cap; a fourth Mac needs a deactivation under Settings → About or a second purchase.
What's New in 1.5.43 Show details
[*][Shortcut recording] - Fixes the shortcut recording issue.
Bloom 1.5.43 for Mac (19 MB)
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Version: 1.5.43
Operating System: macOS
Developer: Sad Cat Software
Interface language: English
Bloom
Side-by-side folders, a system-wide path panel, and a compact drop window for people who keep several directories open while they sort, rename, and move files.
From a path panel into multiple panes
A working window is a set of panes plus an optional sidebar and inspector. Inside the app, Tab opens the search panel; from any other app, Command-Shift-Return does the same job system-wide. Type a path to go there, or type keywords to search only the locations you configured - home is the default. The product page says a keyword search can scan tens of thousands of file names in seconds. Press Return and the current pane opens the match.
Command-F is the other search: it stays inside the folder already shown, refreshes as the directory changes, and Command-R forces a rescan. Sync Browsing, dragged onto the toolbar, fills the opposite pane with whatever folder you select. Portal drops the sidebar and preview so a small window can sit above other apps or collapse against the screen edge when you drag it there. Turn on auto-resize and the name column, including columns in column view, widens to the filename instead of making you drag a divider.
What you do once the files are in view
Rename can add, remove, replace, or insert text, and it accepts regular expressions. Zip and similar archives show their tree in the inspector without a full extract; text, image, and PDF members under 10 MB open with Space or a double-click. The same inspector can convert, rotate, or optimize images, edit tags, and run extra sections you write in bash, AppleScript, Node, or Python. A treemap scan shows which subfolders are using disk space. Footprints records operations so they can be undone. Workspaces remember a layout, and each workspace can override the global theme color. Sidebar sections reorder, hide, or take an SF Symbol.
iCloud Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive are browsable as locations. Finder's own cloud context menus are not copied over, and the user guide says those actions stay inside Finder for now. The Tags section of the sidebar stays empty until Full Disk Access is granted, because tags live in a location Bloom cannot read otherwise. The known-issues list also points at that permission when iCloud folders feel slow.
Trial seats and Finder leftovers
macOS 14.0 is the minimum in the update feed. The product page lists a seven-day trial and a one-time $16 purchase that covers three Macs and later updates; a used seat is freed from Settings → About. Bloom does not replace the Desktop, which remains Finder's, and pointing Reveal in Finder at Bloom means the defaults commands in the user guide, then a restart. The update feed's current build is 1.5.43, dated 25 September 2026.
Show full description Pros & Cons Show details
PROS[*]Command-Shift-Return opens a path or a keyword search in your chosen locations without going back to a Finder window first.
[*]Dual panes, Portal, and saved workspaces keep a source folder and a destination visible during a long sort.
[*]Live Command-F search stays on the open folder, so new files appear without starting the query again.
[*]Archive trees show in the inspector, and text, image, or PDF entries under 10 MB open without a full extract.
[*]Regex rename, a disk treemap, and scripted inspector actions sit beside ordinary copy and move.
[*]A seven-day trial leads to a one-time $16 license for three Macs, with later updates included.
CONS[*]Macs on macOS 13 or earlier are below the 14.0 minimum published in the Sparkle feed.
[*]Sidebar tags stay blank, and iCloud folders can feel slow, until Full Disk Access is turned on.
[*]Dropbox and OneDrive context-menu actions that Finder provides are not available in this browser.
[*]The Desktop stays under Finder, and making Bloom the default reveal target takes terminal defaults plus a restart.
[*]Search is regular-expression based until you disable that in Settings, so a literal dot in a name can miss.
[*]Three activations is the cap; a fourth Mac needs a deactivation under Settings → About or a second purchase.
What's New in 1.5.43 Show details [*][Shortcut recording] - Fixes the shortcut recording issue.
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Bloom 1.5.43 for Mac (19 MB)
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