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Install funter with Homebrew Cask
Shows hidden files and folders and switches their visibility in Finder. Version 7.1.3,382 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Shows hidden files and folders and switches their visibility in Finder
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Project history and usage
Funter is a free macOS utility for finding hidden files, changing their visibility, and operating on them through a menu-bar interface and Finder integration.
Project history
Nektony developed Funter as a macOS utility dedicated to hidden files and folders. An official July 2016 announcement introduced Funter 2.0 with system-folder and package-content search, visibility switching, preview, Finder handoff, and file operations.
Subsequent development retained the original hidden-file focus while improving search, Finder integration, operating-system compatibility, permissions handling, localization, and the application interface.
Adoption history
Funter has been maintained as a free Mac utility through successive macOS releases, with Finder integration and menu-bar access keeping its specialized hidden-file workflow close to the native desktop.
How it is used
Users toggle hidden-file visibility from the menu bar, search selected disks or folders, inspect package contents, preview results, and copy, move, delete, hide, or unhide files.
Finder integration adds hide and unhide commands to Finder. Full Disk Access is needed when users want Funter to search the entire drive. The official uninstall guide identifies the preferences location; Funter has no documented account credentials.
Why package nerds care
Funter packages a collection of familiar Mac troubleshooting operations—showing dotfiles, finding application leftovers and caches, inspecting package contents, and changing visibility flags—into a graphical tool accessible to users who do not want to use Terminal.
For package-manager users, the cask provides a reproducible way to install a focused system utility whose main value often appears during debugging, cleanup, or inspection of otherwise invisible files.
Timeline
- 2016: Nektony announced Funter 2.0 with hidden-file search and Finder integration.
- 2020s: Continued releases improved search, Finder integration, permissions handling, localization, and current-macOS compatibility.
Related projects
- Funter complements Finder by exposing hidden items and adding visibility controls. Broader third-party file managers such as ForkLift can also reveal hidden files but cover many additional local and remote workflows.
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security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for funter. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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local files
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- macOS
~/Library/Preferences/com.nektony.Funter-SIII
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Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
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| No executable data was present. | |||
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version7.1.3,382
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://nektony.com/products/funter
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://nektony.com/products/funternone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:funter |
|---|---|
| Version | 7.1.3,382 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/funter |
| Homepage | https://nektony.com/products/funter |
| Upstream docs | https://nektony.com/products/funter |
| Source archive | https://download.nektony.com/download/funter/Funter.dmg?build=382 |
| SHA-256 | c2e10d648b5edb02b221e2a69c259b0da01160324d50daeebc8789e8885e5ffb |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | funter |
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| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
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