alfred ☆

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Description:
Application launcher and productivity software

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 5.7.2,2312@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | @alfredapp | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: launcher automation productivity workflow search

Install: brew install --cask alfred

About:
Alfred is a powerful application launcher and productivity tool that significantly enhances macOS workflow efficiency. It provides hotkeys, keywords, and text expansion to search and launch applications, files, and perform calculations instantly. Its customizable workflows and clipboard history transform repetitive tasks into single actions.

Key Features:

Unified search for apps, files, and web resources
Customizable workflows and automation scripts
Clipboard history management with snippets
Text expansion and hotkey customization

Use Cases:

Quickly launching applications and finding files without using the mouse
Automating repetitive tasks through custom workflows
Managing clipboard history and inserting frequently used text snippets

Alternatives:

Raycast – Modern alternative with native extensions and team features
Spotlight – Built-in macOS search with limited customization
LaunchBar – Similar functionality with different workflow philosophy

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 15, 2025 3:34pm	5.7,2302	0	VERSION_BUMP	83931ad1