Alfred
macOS productivity app with hotkeys, search, snippets and workflows
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About Alfred
Alfred is a long-standing macOS launcher focused on speed, file search, and highly customizable workflows via AppleScript and workflows. It offers a free tier with optional paid Powerpack for advanced features. Compared with Raycast, Alfred has deeper scripting heritage but fewer modern pre-built extensions and no native AI chat layer. It suits users who prefer building their own automations over using an extension store.
What Alfred does
Alfred is an award-winning productivity app for macOS that boosts efficiency with hotkeys, keywords and text expansion. It lets users search their Mac and the web, launch apps and files, manage clipboard history, create snippets, run workflows and control music and system commands. The core app is free while the Powerpack unlocks advanced workflows, themes and automation.
Key features
- Hotkeys, keywords and custom searches
- Clipboard History and Snippet Expansion
- Workflows for automation
- System commands and music control
- File browsing, preview and actions
- Theming and sync across Macs
Pricing
Free
