PayloadKit

Spotlight

com.apple.Spotlight

Spotlight Search settings

macOS

Configuration Keys (1)

KeyTypeTitle
orderedItems

Add each Spotlight search item in the order you want them to be displayed in Spotlight. As these items are all contained in a single array, to manage any single item each individual Spotlight search category needs to be added below. You may need to logout after installing the profile to verify the results.

array
SpotlightDictionary

Array of dictionaries.

dict
name

Spotlight Search Item Category

Range: Applications (APPLICATIONS), Bookmarks & History (BOOKMARKS), Calculator (MENU_EXPRESSION), Contacts (CONTACT), Conversion (MENU_CONVERSION), Definition (MENU_DEFINITION), Developer (SOURCE), Documents (DOCUMENTS), Events & Reminders (EVENT_TODO), Folders (DIRECTORIES), Fonts (FONTS), Images (IMAGES), Mail & Messages (MESSAGES), Movies (MOVIES), Music (MUSIC), Other (MENU_OTHER), PDF Documents (PDF), Presentations (PRESENTATIONS), Spotlight Suggestions (MENU_SPOTLIGHT_SUGGESTIONS), Spreadsheets (SPREADSHEETS), System Preferences (SYSTEM_PREFS)

string
enabled

Set this preference to 'false' to disable the applicable Spotlight search option.

boolean