Screen Sieve

Yellow Lemon Software recently introduced Screen Sieve, a new screen-searching utility for Mac OS X. Screen Sieve is one of those a you don't really "get" until you start using it. It allows you to perform a search within any window in any a lication that su orts Acce ibility in Mac OS X - and most a do. When invoked (the default hotkey is Command-Option-Return [鈱樷尌Return] ), you start typing what you are looking for and Screen Sieve will fade your di lay and highlight all i tances of what you're typing. Not just text, either. It'll look at images, butto and other objects, too. It's kind of like what ha e when you type into the little search box up top while you're in System Preferences - except it works everywhere else and it's customizable. Check out the short demo movie if you're having trouble visualizing it.

You'll need Mac OS X 10.4.x to use it and you'll also need to check the box that says "Enable Acce for A istive Devices" in the Universal Acce system preference pane. As an added bonus it's Universal Binary and donationware, which is similar to free, depending on what kind of mood you're in.

Warning - if you use SoHo Notes, the default shortcut for Show QuickNote is 鈱樷尌Return as well so you'll need to change the hotkeys in one (or both) of these a so they don't conflict.