About Peekaboo.
Peekaboo (getpeekaboo.app) is a file browser, search and disk-cleanup app for macOS made by Vishva Variya. It is not affiliated with other software named Peekaboo.
- What it is
- A native macOS Finder alternative: your files as a library, plain-English search, and cleanup you can undo.
- Made by
- Vishva Variya, an independent Mac developer.
- Latest version
- 0.1.4, released 2026-11-01. First released 2026-10-31.
- Requires
- macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Apple silicon & Intel.
- Price
- A one-time license per Mac, with a 14-day free trial. No subscription, no account.
- Privacy
- Everything runs on your Mac. File names, contents and searches never leave it.
- Install
- From the website, or brew install --cask vishvavariya/peekaboo/peekaboo.
Why it exists
Finder shows files the way you once filed them. Most people remember a file differently: what it was, roughly when, where it came from. Peekaboo is built around that, and around one rule for cleanup: nothing is deleted that can’t be put back.
Questions go straight to the developer: contact. What changed lately: changelog. Everything it does: all features.