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DS_Store Inspector

Sindre Sorhus

Free No in-app purchases
Open on Apple

About this app

A read-only viewer for Finder metadata stored in .DS_Store files. Open a folder and inspect its metadata records, value types, and embedded property lists in a clear table. This is useful when troubleshooting DMG layouts, Finder view settings, and unexpected icon positions. ■ Features • Open any folder and read its .DS_Store file • Table view with filename, record type, and value • Smart previews for sizes, dates, view styles, and window bounds • Plist viewer for structured values • Copy filenames and values, including multi-selection ■ Use Cases • Debug Finder window layout issues • Verify DMG layouts before release • Inspect hidden metadata when troubleshooting

Latest release

What’s New

Version 1.0.2 Feb 10, 2026

- Bug fixes.

Audience growth

Ratings growth

Steady
7-day gain +0
Ratings / day 0.0
30-day gain +0
US rating-count history
0 ratings
0 Aug 6, 2026 · 0 ratings Aug 6, 2026

Baseline captured. Growth appears after the crawler observes a changed rating count.

Momentum comes from crawler snapshots for the tracked storefront. “Viral growth signal” means unusually fast recent rating gains; it is an indicator, not download data.

Price tracking

Price intelligence

1 captured event
Current Free
Historical low Free
Paid → free
Price history
Current Free
Free Aug 6, 2026 · Free Aug 6, 2026

First snapshot captured. The trend line starts after the next crawler price observation.

  1. First observed Aug 6, 2026 · 7:51 AM Free

Screenshots

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