| Developer(s) | Running with Crayons Ltd |
|---|---|
| Stable release | |
| Operating system | macOS |
| Type | Application launcher (utility software) |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www.alfredapp.com |
Alfred is an application launcher and productivity application for macOS. Alfred is free, though an optional paid upgrade ('Powerpack') is available.[2]
Using a keyboard shortcut chosen by the user, Alfred provides a quick way to find and launch applications and files on the Mac or to search the web both with predefined keywords for often-used sites such as Amazon.com, IMDb, Wikipedia and many others, with the ability to add users' custom searches for the sites most applicable to them. In its free version it also serves as a calculator, spell-checker and a convenient interface for controlling the Mac with system commands.[3]
Alfred's capabilities can be extended with the Powerpack which provides additional features, including the ability to directly navigate your file system, perform actions on the files and applications you search for, control iTunes,[4] open Address Book entries, save text clips, and more.[5] Alfred also allows you to set global hotkeys,[6] access your URL history[7] and create auto-expanding text snippets.[8]
- Wox is a full-featured plugin-powered launcher that supports file and web searching.
- Alfred is an application launcher and productivity application for macOS.Alfred is free, though an optional paid upgrade ('Powerpack') is available. Using a keyboard shortcut chosen by the user, Alfred provides a quick way to find and launch applications and files on the Mac or to search the web both with predefined keywords for often-used sites such as Amazon.com, IMDb, Wikipedia and many.
- My MVA (Most Valuable App) on the Mac is easily Alfred. It's my shortcut to searching for files.
There are hundreds of user-created extensions.[9] A large repository for user-created workflows and themes created for Alfred 2 and 3 can be found at Packal.
Launch Groups Of Apps And Files. Powerpack users can create 'File or Group' folders in the.
Alfred can be used as an alternative to macOS launchers such as Quicksilver and was created primarily with ease of use in mind.[10] Alfred has garnered praise including 2011 Macworld Editors' Choice Award for the best Mac hardware and software of the year,[11] being named TUAW's Best of 2011 Mac utility app[12] and one of The 10 Best Mac Apps of 2011 by Mashable.[13] It has also been recognised as one of 10 Must-have Apps for Mac Newbies by Maclife.com [14] and a runner-up in MacStories Mac App of 2011 reader's choice.[15]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Alfred Change Log'. Running with Crayons. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^Johnson, Joshua (November 2, 2011). 'Stop the Presses: Sneak Preview of Alfred 1.0'. Mac.Appstorm.
- ^Johnson, Joshua (November 2, 2011). 'Stop the Presses: Sneak Preview of Alfred 1.0'. Mac.Appstorm.
- ^Appleyard, David (September 23, 2010). 'What's New in the Alfred Powerpack?'. Mac.Appstorm.
- ^Moren, Dan (November 29, 2011). 'Alfred launcher app hits version 1.0'. Macworld.
- ^Southard, Don (November 29, 2011). 'Alfred 1.0 Now Available With Enhanced Global Hotkeys'. Macstories.
- ^Caolo, Dave (November 29, 2011). 'Alfred 1.0 offers enhanced global hotkeys, URL handling, more'. TUAW.
- ^Barnes, Eric L. (2016-05-19). 'Alfred 3 with new Snippet Expansion — dotdev'. Medium. Retrieved 2016-07-20.[permanent dead link]
- ^Heath, Alex (December 4, 2011). '5 Awesome Things You Can Do With Alfred On Your Mac'. Cult of Mac.
- ^Turnbull, Giles (March 2, 2010). 'Interview: Alfred Picks Up Where Quicksilver Left Off'. Cult of Mac.
- ^Macworld (December 5, 2011). 'The 27th Annual Editors' Choice Awards'. Macworld.
- ^Sande, Steven (December 16, 2011). 'Alfred: TUAW Best of 2011 winner for Mac utility apps'. TUAW.
- ^Warren, Christina (December 12, 2011). 'The 10 Best Mac Apps of 2011'. Mashable.
- ^Bohon, Cory (December 13, 2011). '10 Must-have Apps for Mac Newbies'. Maclife.
- ^Spencer, Graham (December 24, 2011). 'MacStories Apps Of 2011: Reader's Choice Winners'. Macstories.
External links[edit]
The internet is easily accessible to us nowadays, and whatever we need to know is just a click away, and sometimes, we don't need to click, as well, with a smart assistant just waiting for us to ask something. Well, even if you aren't lucky enough to have a smart assistant, you can always search for things you need by opening your favourite web browser. However, on a Mac, things are even easier with Alfred, where you can search the web, search for files or other contents locally, do some small calculations, or carry out some other simple activities right from one place.
However, for Windows, Alfred is not available, thus here are some software that can be used to get Alfred like features on Windows to increase productivity. Indeed, not exactly but still we don't have any other option.
Wox
Wox looks more or less like Alferd for Windows where you can customize every single thing on the program. There are different colour schemes available for Wox to make the program look exactly the way you want, and configuring the program is very easy at the same time.
Wox is open-source, and it is improving every single day to offer you more functionalities across the board. One can extend the capabilities of Wox by using plugins available for it.
Using a keyboard shortcut chosen by the user, Alfred provides a quick way to find and launch applications and files on the Mac or to search the web both with predefined keywords for often-used sites such as Amazon.com, IMDb, Wikipedia and many others, with the ability to add users' custom searches for the sites most applicable to them. In its free version it also serves as a calculator, spell-checker and a convenient interface for controlling the Mac with system commands.[3]
Alfred's capabilities can be extended with the Powerpack which provides additional features, including the ability to directly navigate your file system, perform actions on the files and applications you search for, control iTunes,[4] open Address Book entries, save text clips, and more.[5] Alfred also allows you to set global hotkeys,[6] access your URL history[7] and create auto-expanding text snippets.[8]
- Wox is a full-featured plugin-powered launcher that supports file and web searching.
- Alfred is an application launcher and productivity application for macOS.Alfred is free, though an optional paid upgrade ('Powerpack') is available. Using a keyboard shortcut chosen by the user, Alfred provides a quick way to find and launch applications and files on the Mac or to search the web both with predefined keywords for often-used sites such as Amazon.com, IMDb, Wikipedia and many.
- My MVA (Most Valuable App) on the Mac is easily Alfred. It's my shortcut to searching for files.
There are hundreds of user-created extensions.[9] A large repository for user-created workflows and themes created for Alfred 2 and 3 can be found at Packal.
Launch Groups Of Apps And Files. Powerpack users can create 'File or Group' folders in the.
Alfred can be used as an alternative to macOS launchers such as Quicksilver and was created primarily with ease of use in mind.[10] Alfred has garnered praise including 2011 Macworld Editors' Choice Award for the best Mac hardware and software of the year,[11] being named TUAW's Best of 2011 Mac utility app[12] and one of The 10 Best Mac Apps of 2011 by Mashable.[13] It has also been recognised as one of 10 Must-have Apps for Mac Newbies by Maclife.com [14] and a runner-up in MacStories Mac App of 2011 reader's choice.[15]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Alfred Change Log'. Running with Crayons. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^Johnson, Joshua (November 2, 2011). 'Stop the Presses: Sneak Preview of Alfred 1.0'. Mac.Appstorm.
- ^Johnson, Joshua (November 2, 2011). 'Stop the Presses: Sneak Preview of Alfred 1.0'. Mac.Appstorm.
- ^Appleyard, David (September 23, 2010). 'What's New in the Alfred Powerpack?'. Mac.Appstorm.
- ^Moren, Dan (November 29, 2011). 'Alfred launcher app hits version 1.0'. Macworld.
- ^Southard, Don (November 29, 2011). 'Alfred 1.0 Now Available With Enhanced Global Hotkeys'. Macstories.
- ^Caolo, Dave (November 29, 2011). 'Alfred 1.0 offers enhanced global hotkeys, URL handling, more'. TUAW.
- ^Barnes, Eric L. (2016-05-19). 'Alfred 3 with new Snippet Expansion — dotdev'. Medium. Retrieved 2016-07-20.[permanent dead link]
- ^Heath, Alex (December 4, 2011). '5 Awesome Things You Can Do With Alfred On Your Mac'. Cult of Mac.
- ^Turnbull, Giles (March 2, 2010). 'Interview: Alfred Picks Up Where Quicksilver Left Off'. Cult of Mac.
- ^Macworld (December 5, 2011). 'The 27th Annual Editors' Choice Awards'. Macworld.
- ^Sande, Steven (December 16, 2011). 'Alfred: TUAW Best of 2011 winner for Mac utility apps'. TUAW.
- ^Warren, Christina (December 12, 2011). 'The 10 Best Mac Apps of 2011'. Mashable.
- ^Bohon, Cory (December 13, 2011). '10 Must-have Apps for Mac Newbies'. Maclife.
- ^Spencer, Graham (December 24, 2011). 'MacStories Apps Of 2011: Reader's Choice Winners'. Macstories.
External links[edit]
The internet is easily accessible to us nowadays, and whatever we need to know is just a click away, and sometimes, we don't need to click, as well, with a smart assistant just waiting for us to ask something. Well, even if you aren't lucky enough to have a smart assistant, you can always search for things you need by opening your favourite web browser. However, on a Mac, things are even easier with Alfred, where you can search the web, search for files or other contents locally, do some small calculations, or carry out some other simple activities right from one place.
However, for Windows, Alfred is not available, thus here are some software that can be used to get Alfred like features on Windows to increase productivity. Indeed, not exactly but still we don't have any other option.
Wox
Wox looks more or less like Alferd for Windows where you can customize every single thing on the program. There are different colour schemes available for Wox to make the program look exactly the way you want, and configuring the program is very easy at the same time.
Wox is open-source, and it is improving every single day to offer you more functionalities across the board. One can extend the capabilities of Wox by using plugins available for it.
Ueli
The Ueli as Alfred for Windows alternative is very easy to set up, and you can even change the shortcut key combination to launch the Ueli box. Ueli is quite lightweight, and my personal favourite, however, the only problem is, it has a high impact on start-up, as per Windows Task Manager.
But I didn't find any significant delay in a start-up with Ueli configured to run on start-up. As Ueli don't have confusing settings to configure, I will surely recommend it, if you don't have enough technical know-how.
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KeyPirinha
KeyPirinha Is a lightweight Alfred alternative for Windows 10/8/7, which is a simple portable app. We can install it on Windows 10 or 7 using the Chocolatey package manager. The availability of third-party packages for it helps us to increase its capabilities to make it one step closer to Alfred for Windows to increase productivity.
Besides the ability to launch apps, search for files and do most other simple tasks, you can even execute commands within a certain app to make your job even simpler.
Cerebro app
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Although this app doesn't get updated for quite some time now, however, we used it on Windows 10 and it worked fine in our case. Cerebro App is an open-source productivity booster tool. If you're looking for some additional set of functionalities, Cerebro App can come in handy for you, as it can also bring search results from the web just below the search box on Cerebro App.
However, the only problem with Alfred alternative for Windows is that Cerebro app doesn't have a functionality to stop the program from bringing search results from the web and even a very small mistake in the spelling of the search keyword can mess things up. Cerebro app is worth giving a try, as it can turn out to be your favourite for the special functionality to bring search results from the web without the aid of a web browser.
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