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Alfred for Mac is a tool designed to make it easier to locate files and applications and launch them faster. More than a simple search tool, Alfred for Mac analyzes your usage habits and can help make it easier and faster to access content on your Mac. Alfred for Mac installs quickly and easily.
One of the first things you'll see with Alfred for Mac is the ability to launch any application on your system with a shortcut. As you use your apps, Alfred for Mac watches to see which are the most commonly used and moves them higher up the list of apps (they can be triggered with a Command-number shortcut). Alfred for Mac is also a search tool, allowing you to search through files and their meta date. Search integrates with the Internet, too, if you want to search outside your machine. There are other features, such as the ability to issue system commands to speed up work, as well as a grammar and spelling checker and on-call calculator.
Alfred for Mac is a productivity tool that we found actually made us more productive. Sure, the shortcuts save a few keystrokes and a few seconds, but they all add up. For heavy-duty Mac users, Alfred for Mac will be a useful addition. It's free, so there's no reason not to try it.
Publisher's Description
From Alfred:
Alfred is an award-winning productivity application for Mac OS X, which aims to save you time in searching your local computer and the web. Whether it's maps, Amazon, eBay, Wikipedia, you can feed your web addiction quicker than ever.
- Increase your productivity by launching apps with shortcuts
- Instant access to web searches, bookmarks & more
- Browse and play music from your iTunes library quickly
- Perform actions - copy, move & email files & folders
- Ward off RSI - skip using the mouse with easy shortcuts
What's new in this version:
- Give Alfred's Auto Updater its own tab with change log
- Migrate user set hotkeys and keywords when updating a workflow
- Make no results from a script filter correctly fall back to fallbacks
- Make the script filter item uid attribute optional, and generate a UUID for these instead. This prevents Alfred from learning the returned result order so will respect the XML returned order.
- Sort saved workflow [input] objects based on y position for more predictable... See all new features
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"Quick and responsive with a low learning curve"
Version: Alfred 1.3.2
Pros
Does what it says it will do, launches quickly, gives results just as quickly. An excellent untility.
Cons
None discovered so far.
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"Seems better than 1.3.1 which replaced Quicksilver"
Version: Alfred 1.3.2
Pros
Seems more stable so far.
Cons
I have yet to find any. It is a little slow to start but my old MacBookPro whispered how I should treat myself to a new iMac.
Summary
Works as well or better than the previous version. Is more stable than Quicksilver.
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"Excellent and easy to use"
Version: Alfred 1.3
Pros
Simple to use, many features especially like the link with 1Password.
Cons
Not aware of any yet.
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"The point?"
Version: Alfred 0.9
Pros
Works as described.
Cons
Doesn't do anything that a user can't already do without it.
Summary
Ho hum.
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"Excellent application widget for the Mac User."
Version: Alfred 0.8.1
Pros
I find it easier to work using an widget to speed my navigation on the MAC. I like the ease of use and can see using this app more as its capabilites expand.
Cons
Would like to have more tailorable capabilities but this is a great start from the dev team. My understanding is more is coming.
Summary
I like the direction that Apple is taking with the "Alfred" app, hopefully more development will make it even better as it evolves. Clean download and install. I am a power Mac user and like more widgets that will be available on all platforms.
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"Quicksilver Competitor"
Version: Alfred 0.6.4 beta
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
For those that prefer a launcher that pops up a window in the middle of your screen - or anywhere really, just not anchored in fine print to the top-right corner like Spotlight is - give Alfred a try.
It isn't a finished product yet, but already has a lot of polish and some nifty features - like customizable web search engine shortcuts - without the extra complexity of, say, Quicksilver. Hasn't crashed on me yet, and is very clean and quick.
If it's missing a feature you want, double-check the preferences and helpsite just to make sure it isn't already there, check their twitter page just in case, and tell them about it.
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