Claude Code search that actually finds the conversation.

Claude Code's built-in search does not index enough to reliably find old work. Session Search indexes your local transcripts and keeps full-text search one click away in the macOS menu bar.

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macOS 13.0+ · lightweight SQLite FTS5 index · lives in the menu bar

Session Search showing a Claude Code session result and resume command preview

Built for the searches Claude Code misses.

Deeper indexing

SQLite FTS5 indexes local Claude Code transcripts, so errors, commands, filenames, and decisions are searchable.

Menu bar access

Open search from the macOS menu bar, type the word you remember, and get back to the right session.

Fast resume flow

Open the selected session with Enter, double-click, or copy the generated resume command.

Terminal choice

Launch resumed sessions in Terminal.app, iTerm2, or Ghostty with optional CLI flag presets.

Useful snippets

Results show project names, relative timestamps, and highlighted keyword context.

Automatic indexing

The app scans on launch and on a configurable interval, with a manual rebuild when needed.

One click from the menu bar.

Lightweight by design.

SQLite FTS5

A compact local SQLite index powers fast full-text search without a background service or external search stack.

Local files only

The app reads Claude Code transcripts from ~/.claude/projects/ and stores its index on your Mac.

Small surface area

A focused SwiftUI menu bar app handles indexing, search, snippets, and resume commands without a hosted backend.

Real app states, captured from fixture data.

Session Search settings with terminal selection, flag presets, index stats, and diagnostics
Settings expose terminal choice, flag presets, index stats, refresh interval, and diagnostics.
Session Search empty state showing index diagnostics for a projects folder with no session files
Empty and diagnostic states explain what the app found before any search results exist.

Local-first by design.

Session Search reads local files under ~/.claude/projects/ and stores its index, settings, and logs under ~/Library/Application Support/SessionSearch/.

Install

Download the latest notarized app zip from GitHub Releases, unzip it, and move SessionSearch.app to ~/Applications/.

cd menubar
make install