Installation & Requirements

System Requirements

Below are the minimum and recommended system specifications.

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Operating System

• macOS 12 or newer

• Virtualized macOS environments are not supported

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Processor

• Recommended: Apple Silicon M1 or newer

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Memory (RAM)

Apple Silicon systems:

• Recommended: 32 GB for 4K workflows

• Minimum: 16 GB

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GPU

Apple Silicon systems:

• Recommended: 16 GB unified memory

• Minimum: 8 GB unified memory

• Requires Metal 2 support

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Storage

• Installation: 1GB

• Recommended: SSD or NVMe/M.2 drive for fastest indexing and file scanning

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Installation

The Calibrated Spotlight plugin is included automatically with the Tin Man application.

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How to Install

1. Install or update Tin Man.

2. During installation, the Calibrated Spotlight plugin is registered with macOS.

3. Launch Tin Man at least once to complete the Spotlight integration.

No additional setup is required. Spotlight indexing begins automatically.

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How to Disable the Calibrated Spotlight Plugin

If you prefer not to use Spotlight integration:

1. Open System Settings.

2. Navigate to General → Login & Extensions.

3. In the Spotlight section, click the ⓘ (info icon) next to Calibrated Tin Man.app.

4. Toggle Spotlight off for the Tin Man extension.

You may re-enable it at any time using the same steps.