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Life & fun · April 2, 2014

Alfred

Never use your mouse again

Alfred launched on April 2, 2014 with 320 votes, #4 of 1,174 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

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In plain words

Alfred is a macOS productivity application that lets users control their computer entirely from the keyboard using hotkeys, keywords, and custom actions. It searches files, applications, and the web while learning user preferences to prioritize results. Features include clipboard history, text snippets, and file previews, eliminating repetitive typing and mouse use. The Powerpack adds advanced customization options for creating custom workflows and actions tailored to individual needs.

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From the sources

Alfred is a productivity application for macOS, which boosts your efficiency with hotkeys, keywords and text expansion. Search your Mac and the web, and control your Mac using custom actions with the Powerpack.

Launch applications and find files on your Mac or on the web. Alfred learns how you use your Mac and prioritises results. Save countless hours by using hotkeys, keywords and customising how you want to search your Mac and activity history. Jump in and browse, preview files and take action on them without lifting your fingers off the keyboard. With Alfred's Clipboard History and Snippets features, there's no need to type the same URLs or responses over and over. Use the Clipboard History to locate any text, image or file you copied earlier and paste it again. Create your own snippets and type a short abbreviation to auto-expand them into a full text snippet, saving yourself hours of typing…from alfredapp.com

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