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What is Smart find in the Junk Yard?

Short answer: Smart find is the Junk Yard's on-device Apple Intelligence search: it matches by meaning and understands plain requests like "images from yesterday". Toggle it next to the search box.

Smart find is the Junk Yard's Apple Intelligence search. It finds scraps by meaning rather than exact words, and you can ask in plain language — type "images from yesterday" or "that link I copied" and it sets the right filters for you.

It runs entirely on your Mac, works offline, and never sends anything anywhere. Switch it on or off with the Smart find toggle next to the search box.

See Does search work without Apple Intelligence?

Applies to macOS 26 and later · Last reviewed

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