Alfred is an application launcher and

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, and various system functions. Alfred is similar to macOS's Spotlight function, but offers a higher degree of customizability and extensibility through its action system known as "workflows".

Features

Alfred comes with following features: * Application launcher that uses repeated queries to prioritize search results * File and folder search * Web search shortcuts with predefined sites such as

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Notes

Personalization

Alfred's functionality can be extended through "workflows", which are constructed through a visual scripting system based on nodes. Creating workflows does not require programming knowledge, although it does support the execution of scripts written in AppleScript, Bash, Python, and others. Many of Alfred's features and workflows can be accessed by defining a global

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or a keyword before the query. Alfred's visual appearance is customizable through themes. It comes with a collection of presets that can be used for free, while creating and importing themes requires paid version.

Alfred Remote

Alfred Remote is a mobile companion application available for iOS. It allows to control various functions on a macOS device where the paid version of Alfred is installed. These functions include adjusting volume, controlling Music, launching applications, and executing workflows.

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