{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/10"},{"label":"User Interfaces","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-user-interfaces"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides Python bindings for macOS's SearchKit framework, enabling programmatic access to the system's file indexing and search capabilities.","skillfed_tags":["macos-specific","objc-bridge","file-search"],"use_cases":["Build a macOS application that searches indexed files using native SearchKit without spawning external processes","Integrate file search capabilities into a Python tool running on macOS that respects the system's existing Spotlight index","Automate metadata queries on macOS files through Python without reimplementing search logic","Create a macOS-native search UI or backend that leverages the system's built-in indexing infrastructure"],"what_it_does":"pyobjc-framework-searchkit is a Python wrapper around macOS's native SearchKit framework, part of the larger PyObjC project that bridges Python and Objective-C. It allows Python developers to interact with the system's built-in file indexing and search capabilities without dropping to shell commands or lower-level APIs. The package depends on pyobjc-core (the bridge itself) and pyobjc-framework-CoreServices (a related framework wrapper), and is designed to work with Python 3.10 and later on macOS systems.\n\nThis is a macOS-specific tool: it only runs on Apple's operating system and provides access to SearchKit, which handles indexed searching of files and metadata. Developers use it when they need to programmatically search the file system, integrate with Spotlight-like functionality, or build macOS applications that leverage the system's indexing infrastructure. The package is in production/stable status and actively maintained, with no known security issues.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are developing on macOS and need programmatic access to SearchKit. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs with low friction, and carries a permissive MIT license. It is not useful on non-macOS systems. Verify that SearchKit's API surface meets your search requirements before committing to it."},"id":"pyobjc-framework-searchkit","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pyobjc-framework-searchkit","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pyobjc-framework-searchkit.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/pyobjc-framework-searchkit/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-11","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"pyobjc-framework-SearchKit","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Wrappers for the framework SearchKit on macOS"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":655860,"position":5505,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"12.2.2"}