Alfred
Launch apps, search files and automate tasks by typing
The verdict
Thousands of community-shared workflows plug into this Mac launcher once you buy the £34 Powerpack, which also adds clipboard history and text snippets and includes the free upgrade to Alfred 6. The free version already launches apps, finds files and runs web searches from 1 hotkey. Raycast covers similar ground for free with a newer look, but its extras sit behind a $10 monthly Pro plan, while Alfred's are a one-time purchase priced in pounds.
Get it if
You live on the keyboard and want apps, files, snippets and automations a few keystrokes away.
Skip it if
You open a handful of apps a day, and Spotlight on Command-Space already does that free.
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What it helps you do
- Open any app or file by typing a few letters
- Paste something you copied an hour ago
- Expand short keywords into full replies
- Automate repetitive tasks with community workflows
Plans and prices
Alfred
FreeFree, with app launching, file search, web searches, the calculator and dictionary
Powerpack
£34 once for a single-user Alfred 5 license, with a free upgrade to Alfred 6; adds clipboard history, snippets, workflows and themes
Mega Supporter
£59 once for a single-user Powerpack license with free lifetime upgrades
What changed
Added to The Useful Apps
Pick something else if
RaycastPick it if you want 1 free search bar for apps, files, clipboard history and window snapping.Free to start
CoolDockPick it if you like having small widgets for music, calendar and system stats always visible while you work.$14.99 once
PieoneerPick it if you switch between apps with the mouse all day and want something faster than the Dock or Command-Tab.$14.99 once
Alfred head to head
- Raycast vs AlfredPick it if you want 1 free search bar for apps, files, clipboard history and window snapping.
Alfred vs rcmdPick it if you only need to switch between the same few apps fast, not search for files or commands.
Keyboard Maestro vs AlfredPick it if you repeat the same clicks and keystrokes at work every day and want macros to do them.
The details
- Runs on
- Mac
- Version
- 5.8.1
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