Installation & Requirements
System Requirements
Below are the minimum and recommended system specifications.
Operating System
macOS 12 or newer
Virtualized macOS environments are not supported
Processor
Recommended: Apple Silicon M1 or newer
Memory (RAM)
Apple Silicon systems:
Recommended: 32 GB for 4K workflows
Minimum: 16 GB
GPU
Apple Silicon systems:
Recommended: 16 GB unified memory
Minimum: 8 GB unified memory
Requires Metal 2 support
Storage
Installation: 500 MB
Recommended: SSD or NVMe/M.2 drive for fastest indexing and file scanning
Installation
The Calibrated Spotlight plugin is included automatically with the Tin Man application.
How to Install
Install or update Tin Man.
During installation, the Calibrated Spotlight plugin is registered with macOS.
Launch Tin Man at least once to complete the Spotlight integration.
No additional setup is required. Spotlight indexing begins automatically.
How to Disable the Calibrated Spotlight Plugin
If you prefer not to use Spotlight integration:
Open System Settings.
Navigate to General → Login & Extensions.
In the Spotlight section, click the ⓘ (info icon) next to Calibrated Tin Man.app.
Toggle Spotlight off for the Tin Man extension.
You may re-enable it at any time using the same steps.
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