

Alfred
Alfred is a productivity application for macOS, which boosts your efficiency with hotkeys, keywords and text expansion. Search your Mac and the web, and control your Mac using custom actions with the Powerpack.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Pay once)
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
Features
Properties
- Support for Themes
- Customizable
Features
- Application Launchers
- Workflow Automation
- Launcher
- File Search
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Dark Mode
- Ad-free
- Cloud Sync
- Full-Text Search
Tags
- quick-launch
- application-launch
- Clipboard History
Alfred News & Activities
Recent News
- Fla published news article about Alfred
Alfred 5.7 brings full compatibility with macOS 26 Tahoe and updated settings searchAlfred 5.7 is now available and fully compatible with macOS 26 Tahoe, having been tested throughout...
- Maoholguin published news article about Alfred
Alfred 5.6 update brings enhanced workflow tools, UI improvements, and bug fixesThe latest update for Alfred, version 5.6, introduces numerous enhancements and fixes, primarily ta...
- POX published news article about Alfred
Alfred 5.5 has been released with new workflow views and ChatGPT/DALL-E integrationAlfred, the popular productivity application for macOS, has announced the release of its version 5....
Recent activities
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What is Alfred?
Alfred is an award-winning app for macOS which boosts your efficiency with hotkeys, keywords, text expansion and more. Search your Mac and the web, and be more productive with custom actions to control your Mac.
Search and Browse
Launch applications and find files on your Mac or on the web. Alfred learns how you use your Mac and prioritises results. Save countless hours by using hotkeys, keywords and customising how you want to search your Mac and activity history. Jump in and browse, preview files and take action on them without lifting your fingers off the keyboard.
Type Less, Say More
With Alfred's Clipboard History and Snippets features, there's no need to type the same URLs or responses over and over. Use the Clipboard History to locate any text, image or file you copied earlier and paste it again. Create your own snippets and type a short abbreviation to auto-expand them into a full text snippet, saving yourself hours of typing in the long run!
Extend and Automate
With Alfred's Powerpack, use immensely powerful workflows to perform tasks more efficiently and cut down on repetitive manual tasks. Link hotkeys, keywords and actions together to create your own workflows; There's no need to write a single line of code to create a workflow. Import workflows from the thousands our community of creators have shared.
Control Your Music
You're the boss. Boost your productivity by controlling your Mac using Alfred's deep integration with macOS. Swiftly take action on files and contacts, control your music player and dispatch System commands. Add some fun to your day; Turn your iPhone or iPad into a command centre for your Mac with Alfred Remote for iOS. Alternatively, take a look at the many workflows for other music services like Spotify.













Comments and Reviews
the most efficient way to search on websites. You can create a workflow to look up on any compatible website for a word which you have selected on screen. Select the word, tap a given keyboard shortcut and watch the web browser open the website with the look up given
Alfred is very good but relies on Spotlight index and suffers therefore the same limitations, i.e. no indexing of network or Cryptomator (FUSE) volumes
Alfred is an essential app for me. I wouldn't know what to do if I sat down in front of a computer without it. I have been a user for years. It is simple, but very extensible.
Alfred is a much better version of Spotlight with much more functionality and customization. Highly recommended.
Alfred+powerpack is the REALLY AWESOME app on Mac that beat the shit out of Windows!
This app is the single reason why I still use MacOS as my daily driver for work.
The only and most useful app that I use for many years.