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Flashlight

The missing plugin system for Spotlight. Plugins written in Python. Created by Nate Parrott

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The missing plugin system for Spotlight. Flashlight is an app that supercharges OS X's built-in search. Check the weather, search the web, send an iMessage, find an emoji — all by typing in the search box. With more than 70 plugins, you can do anything on your Mac in just a few keystrokes.

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Flashlight was added by ramonbucher in Jan 2015 and the latest update was made in Aug 2017. The list of alternatives was updated Jul 2018 There is a history of all activites on Flashlight in our Activity Log. It's possible to update the information on Flashlight or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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