Alfred

Alfred is a productivity app for macOS. It helps you open apps, find files, run web searches and expand text snippets from the keyboard, so you spend less time reaching for the mouse.

Alfred opens when you press a hotkey, and you type to launch an application or find a file on your Mac. It also searches the web, keeps a clipboard history and expands short abbreviations into longer text. The Powerpack adds workflows that link hotkeys, keywords and actions together, and it can control music players and system functions. You can import workflows that other users have shared.

• Launch apps and open files by typing
• Search your Mac and the web from one prompt
• Keep a searchable clipboard history
• Expand text snippets from short keywords
• Build workflows without writing code

Mac users who spend much of the day on the keyboard, and anyone who repeats the same searches or the same text. Developers who like to script their own actions may get extra value from the Powerpack.

The core app can be downloaded and used. Workflows and some advanced features require the Powerpack, which is a paid upgrade. The app runs only on macOS. A companion app for iPhone and iPad can act as a remote for your Mac, which is useful if you want to control it from another device.