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Shlexball

AI-native

Find any Mac file by describing it.

shlexball.com Productivity & Collaboration / File Storage & Sync

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Entry price
$9/mo
Lower than 51% of peersNiche median $9.9/mo
Creators
Ishtiaque H.
@hornswoggle567· 384 followers
Launched
41d ago
2026-10-04 · Est.

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  • Launched on Product HuntLaunch

    Describe a file and a local AI model finds it on your Mac

    Oct 5 · 40d agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Show HN (1 pts)Launch

    Shlexball, describe a file and a local 1.5B model finds it on your Mac — Basically, I didn't want to waste my opus 5.5 or codex Astra credits just to find files in my machine, so I trained a local LLM which is o…

    Oct 4 · 41d agoLaunch page

  • Launched on Show HN (1 pts)Launch

    Shlexball, describe a file and a local 1.5B model finds it on your Mac — Describe a file in plain English and Shlexball finds it on your Mac. Files stay local. Base model: Qwen2.5 Coder 1.5B Instruct, fine tuned…

    Oct 4 · 41d agoLaunch page

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Show HN
2026-10-04Source
Post excerpt:
Describe a file in plain English and Shlexball finds it on your Mac. Files stay local. Base model: Qwen2.5 Coder 1.5B Instruct, fine tuned (SFT) by me to write search plans that a read only sandbox runs, on Apple's MLX. FindBench ( https://shlexball.com/findbench/ ), my benchmark, passes a test only on an exact file match. 312 tests unseen in training; other
Show HN
2026-10-04Source
Post excerpt:
Basically, I didn't want to waste my opus 5.5 or codex Astra credits just to find files in my machine, so I trained a local LLM which is only 1.5B to write bash to find files on your macos laptop (works on apple silicon, uses little ram). Full privacy since it's local so you can look for your sensitive files and api keys without sending them to a third party

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Domain authority —Domain registered 2026-09-22

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Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

FREE PLAY
$0 30 SEARCHES
30 SEARCHES
UNLIMITED
$9/mo
Billed annually $59/yr-45%
Unlimited searches. · One subscription, up to two Macs.

Trial: None · 1 paid tier ($9) · Up to 45% off annually · Observed 2026-11-06 · Pricing page

Entry price $9/mo, Lower than 51% of peers; “File Storage & Sync” median is $9.9/mo.View pricing benchmark

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How much does Shlexball cost?
FREE PLAY: $0 30 SEARCHES; UNLIMITED: $9/mo (annual billing available). Observed 2026-11-06. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source

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