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Editors' Review · March 27, 2024

Alfred is a handy productivity app for Mac that saves you time with custom actions to control your Mac. It gives you a heap of tools to minimise time spent on repetitive tasks and use your time more efficiently.

Whether you're searching on your Mac or on the web, you'll save a bunch of time with hotkeys, keywords and search customization. Over time, Alfred learns how you use your Mac to prioritise search results, expand abbreviations, and more.

Key features include:

  • Add custom actions to your Mac.
  • Save time on repetitive tasks.
  • Sync settings across Macs.
  • Control music with your keyboard.
  • Assign and use hotkeys.
  • Clipboard history.
  • Auto-expand abbreviations.
  • Create and import custom workflows.
  • Spell and define words.
  • Preview files.
  • Large text.
  • Usage stats.
  • Locate recent documents.
  • Custom themes.

Upgrade your workflow with Alfred's Powerpack. Immensely powerful workflows will allow you to perform tasks more efficiently. you can link hotkeys, keywords and actions together to create your own workflows, or import workflows from the thousands shared by Alfred community creators.

Alfred integrates with a number of other Mac apps to improve your Mac workflow even further. Use Dropbox for Mac to sync your Alfred settings across your Macs. Get fast access to websites and login with 1Password's bookmarks integration. You can even integrate with iTunes for Mac to search your music collection, browse genres and play music.

Overall, Alfred for Mac is an incredibly useful productivity app for your Mac. It can save you time on repetitive tasks through the use of hotkeys, custom actions and more. Try Alfred for yourself today and see how it can improve your workflow.

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Alfred 0/1

Technical

Title
Alfred 5.5 for Mac
Requirements
Mac OS X
Language
English
Available languages
English
License
Free
Latest update
Author
Running With Crayons Ltd
SHA-1
b8d985faa4f73da10a364732cafd3d7335b5629d
Filename
Alfred_V5.5.dmg

Program available in other languages



Workflows:Improve CSV drag and drop import in "List Filter" input object configuration sheet, more closely adhering to RFC 4180.Enhancements to the "Dispatch Key Combo" workflow object:Added popup with ability to add and remove key modifiers allowing for dispatching of combos which are otherwise macOS reserved (e.g. cmd+tab).Added option to clear key combo.Fix new "set config" AppleScript command for smoother operation:If a currently running workflow calls set config on itself, the workflow will continue running.Small tweak to workflow editor to better handle unexpected missing workflow data.Fix insert placeholder button on "Write Text File" output object to correctly insert placeholders into editor view.Fix spelling of overridden in "Run External Trigger" output object.Clarify the subtext relating to variables in the "Call External Trigger" trigger object.Fix correctly passing workflow configuration (environment) variables out of a "Call External Trigger" trigger object.Tweak incompatible python library check for macOS 10.13+.Accessibility / VoiceOver Improvements:Selected default results now gives context and more information.Subviews now better contextually read results (Clipboard / Snippet Viewer, File System Navigation, File Actions).General fixes and Improvements:Improvements to calculator locale recognition and usage (separator / grouping).Fix Finder quitting when using quitall command in macOS 10.13, non-English locale.Fix stuck buffer popover text on macOS 10.13 when popover is currently visible and Alfred window hides.Updated IMDB default web search to be https now that IMDB supports this.Fix rendering quirk in clipboard viewer after deleting clipboard items and all items are individually deleted.Compatibility improvements for the new 1Password 7 Beta (and future general release).Update Ask and Ebay default web searches to https and latest URL scheme.

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