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24 alternatives to Alfred 4.5: Universal Actions

A whole new way to use Alfred

Alfred 4.5 is a Mac productivity tool that introduces Universal Actions, a feature allowing users to perform customizable actions on text, URLs, and files from anywhere on their system using a hotkey. Available through… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Alfred 4.5: Universal Actions launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Alfred 3▲687
The Mac's best launcher just got a whole lot better
2016 · alfredapp.com · its alternatives →
2
Alfred▲320
Never use your mouse again
2014 · alfredapp.com · its alternatives →
3
Alfred 5.5▲300
Alfred makes friends with ChatGPT and DALL-E
2024 · alfredapp.com · its alternatives →
4
Alfred 4.3▲244
Alfred is now Universal and adds gorgeous Big Sur theming
2020 · alfredapp.com · its alternatives →
5
Alfred 5▲209
A wealth of exciting features for both new & advanced users
2022 · alfredapp.com · its alternatives →
6
Zapier for Alfred▲283
Automate 750+ apps from your Mac's keyboard
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
7
Alfred 4▲19
Award-winning productivity app for macOS
2019 · alfredapp.com · its alternatives →
8
Command Line Productivity▲131
A Pomodoro meets GTD productivity pack for Alfred
2018 · its alternatives →
9
Alfred▲302
Take care of weekly errands without doing them yourself
2014 · helloalfred.com · its alternatives →
10
Power Menu for Finder▲334
The workflow enhancing Finder extension for Mac
2018 · fiplab.com · its alternatives →
11
OpenAI for Alfred▲114
OpenAI text-completion workflow for Alfred
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
12
Unite 5▲117
Turn web apps into supercharged macOS apps
2023 · bzgapps.com · its alternatives →
13
Alfred Custom Web Searches▲217
Curated list of useful searches for the Mac's best launcher
2020 · alfred.pory.app · its alternatives →
14
Nautomate▲141
Notion actions for Shortcuts
2022 · nautomate.app · its alternatives →
15
Unite▲59
Web extension for quick and easy access to common actions
2022 · rafunderscore.vercel.app · its alternatives →
16
Alfred Remote▲227
Supercharged remote control for your Mac (iOS)
2015 · alfredapp.com · its alternatives →
17
ActionKit▲367
Instantly add 1000+ integration actions to your AI agent
2025 · useparagon.com · its alternatives →
18
Toolbox Pro▲141
Powerful new actions for Apple Shortcuts ✨
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
19
Unite 4 for macOS▲216
Turn any website into an app on your Mac in seconds.
2020 · bzgapps.com · its alternatives →
20
Hello Alfred▲253
Your personal butler. Groceries, housecleaning & more.
2015 · app.helloalfred.com · its alternatives →
21
AI Command Bar▲320
Turn your user's words into actions
2025 · its alternatives →
22
Alloy Automation▲388
Complex automation made easy, and with no code
2019 · runalloy.com · its alternatives →
23
Freeact – A Lightweight Library for Code-Action Based Agents▲122
Hello! We just released freeact (https://github.com/gradion-ai/freeact), a lightweight agent library that empowers language models to act as autonomous agents through executable code actions. By enabling agents to express their actions directly in code rather than through constrained formats like JSON, freeact provides a flexible and powerful approach to solving complex, open-ended problems that require dynamic solution paths. * Supports dynamic installation and utilization of Python packages at runtime * Agents learn from feedback and store successful code actions as…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
24
Nudges and Questlists by CommandBar▲311
Make your product addictively easy to use
2022 · amplitude.com · its alternatives →

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