Download ImgSeek
Native on both Mac and Windows — install it first, decide about licensing later.
Windows
v1.2.0Windows 10/11 x64 · runs on any office PC
Download .exe
Or install it from the Microsoft Store: no SmartScreen warning, and the Store keeps it up to date.
Upgrading from 0.4 or earlier? The index format changed in 0.5, so add your folders again and let ImgSeek index them once more. Your original files are not affected.
Trial ended and the app won't open? That's a version older than 1.2.0. Install the latest build above and it switches to Free, with everything you've indexed still searchable.
How do I activate it?
Search requires a License Key. Start with the free 14-day trial; when it ends, the app keeps working as Free, up to 3,000 images (images inside documents count). Or buy the perpetual license outright for an unlimited library. Either way we email you the key and both download links.
Activating requires ImgSeek 0.3.0 or later and a one-time internet connection. Once activated, it runs fully offline.
First run says "Apple could not verify" or "damaged"?
You authorize the app once after installing it, and once more after each update; no prompts in between. Pick your OS below.
macOS first run
Drag ImgSeek into your Applications folder, then always open the installed copy from Applications (the icon in the DMG window won't work). After you double-click it, the warning can take up to half a minute to appear. Then use either method:
- Recommended: open Terminal, run
xattr -cr /Applications/ImgSeek.app, then go to your Applications folder and double-click ImgSeek — it opens normally - Prefer not to use Terminal: double-click ImgSeek in your Applications folder → click "Done" in the dialog → open System Settings → Privacy & Security → scroll down to "ImgSeek.app was blocked" → click "Open Anyway" → confirm with your password
Still the same dialog? First make sure you're opening the copy in Applications — that's the most common cause. Also note that macOS 15 (Sequoia) and later removed the "right-click → Open" bypass: Control-clicking and choosing Open shows the very same prompt.
Windows first run
If you see the blue "Windows protected your PC" dialog when you double-click the installer, allow it through (installing from the Microsoft Store skips this dialog):
- Click "More info" in the lower left of the dialog
- Click "Run anyway" in the lower right to continue
Why does this appear? ImgSeek v1 is not yet code-signed with Apple / Microsoft developer certificates — we prefer to put our budget into the product itself. Authorizing tells the OS you intentionally opened it. You'll need to do it again after each update; otherwise there are no more prompts.