Version: 1.5.44
Operating System: macOS
Developer: Sad Cat Software
Interface language: English
Bloom
Multi-pane browsing, a collapsible drop window, and regex rename for folders that feel cramped in Finder.
Panes, search, and the keys you actually press
A window can hold one pane or several, and a workspace stores that layout so a photo dump and a project tree do not fight over the same columns. Tab opens a panel that accepts a path or keywords; keyword search stays inside locations you defined, with the home folder as the default. In the folder you are already viewing, Command-F filters live as files change, and Command-R forces a refresh. Command-Shift-Return raises the same go-to panel from other applications, which is how you jump to a path without clicking through the sidebar.
Return renames the selection unless you flip "Use Return to Open Files" under Settings → Control. Backspace can trash the selection only after you enable that option. Sync Browsing, dragged onto the toolbar, shows the folder highlighted in one pane inside another, so a copy or move is a drag instead of a second window hunt. Function keys are unassigned until you map them; Shortcuts can bind copy, move, and trash if that muscle memory matters. Command-J opens View Options for sort, grouping, font, and row height, either for the current folder or as new defaults for every folder.
Portal, archives, and the inspector
Portal is a compact window with no sidebar and no preview. Pin it above other apps, or park it on a screen edge so it collapses until you need a temporary holding area. Compressed archives list in the inspector without a full extract. Text, image, and PDF entries under 10 MB open with Space or a double-click. Extended inspector sections run bash, AppleScript, Node, or Python-the vendor's example prints image EXIF as key-value lines-and toolbar items can launch an app or a script with the selected paths as arguments.
Rename covers add, remove, replace, and insert, with regular expressions when a simple pattern is not enough. Images can be converted, rotated, or optimized in place. A rectangular treemap shows what is using a volume, queued tasks show transfer progress, and Footprints records operations so they can be reverted. New documents can start as plain text, Markdown, or Pages, Numbers, and Keynote files. iCloud Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive browse as locations in the sidebar; the provider's own Finder menu items do not come along.
Three seats, tags, and the Desktop exception
The disk image and the Homebrew cask both require macOS 14.0 or later. Seven days of trial come before a one-time $16 purchase on Gumroad, and that license seats three devices. Deactivate from Settings → About when you need to free a slot. Sidebar tags stay blank until Full Disk Access is on, and the same toggle is what the developer suggests if iCloud folders feel slow. The interface is English; more languages are acknowledged as future work, not a current feature. Desktop stays with Finder, and setting Bloom as the system file viewer takes a defaults command plus a restart. Version 1.5.44, published 5 October 2026, adds an Extract Images action for PDF files.
Show full description Pros & Cons Show details
PROS[*]Workspaces store pane layout and a per-workspace theme color, so a photo job and a code tree do not share one look.
[*]Portal pins above other apps and collapses to the screen edge when you only need a drop target.
[*]Archive listings in the inspector preview text, image, and PDF entries under 10 MB without extracting the whole file.
[*]Regex rename, image convert, and a folder treemap cover jobs that otherwise bounce between several utilities.
[*]Pay once on the vendor site: $16 includes future updates with no subscription, on up to three Macs after a 7-day trial.
[*]Command-Shift-Return opens path or keyword search from outside the app, not only from a Bloom window.
CONS[*]Full Disk Access has to be granted before sidebar tags appear, and the developer points to the same permission when iCloud folders feel slow.
[*]Dropbox and OneDrive locations browse in the sidebar, but their Finder-only context menus are not available.
[*]The interface is English for now, and the developer has said extra languages will wait behind other roadmap work.
[*]Desktop icons stay under Finder, and making Bloom the system file viewer needs a defaults command plus a restart.
[*]FTP mounts are documented, yet file operations on those servers are not supported.
[*]Toolbar Style under Appearance can stop launch on macOS versions earlier than 26 until that preference is removed.
What's New in 1.5.44 Show details [*][Extract Images] - Adds an action that extracts images from PDF files.
[*][Golden Gate sidebar] - Fixes the sidebar background on Golden Gate.
[*][Size calculation] - Fixes incorrect size calculation.
[*][Column View drop] - Fixes scroll-to-file behavior after drag-and-drop in Column View.
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