> Out of curiosity, does it preserve the exclusive bias?
you mean the best match favoring exclusives? yes, that stays. boostmatch doesn't change aynthing about the sorts, you get exactly the same results as you would on the site.
> i.e. have a search engine that actually works.
well, boostmatch is only replacing your browser, not the sarch engine on istock's servers (this is also why i don't / can't do anything about any biases in the sort). so if the servers are down or give you messy results, boostmatch will theoretically do so, too. although i have seen quite some instances where searching with a browser didn't work, while boostmatch was working fine.
the application is less about having a "search that works" and more about having all those tools and functionalities which you need around the basics of "entering a keyword and pressing a button". think of it as a mix between a searching tool and a photo management tool.
> A Mac version in the future would be a good move.
i get this a lot
however, since this is a free tool and has already taken a lot of time and effort to be brought where it is without returning anything yet, i will first have a look at what success it has on windows. if buyers should actually use it, i may take a dip at mac development, too. otherwise, there will most probably be no mac version.