Alfred Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

How to spring clean "Open With" duplicates

by Shawn "Doc" Boyd (Mar 25th, 2013)

If you use your Mac for any period of time, you will find the need to open a document with a different program other than the one set as default. The "Open With" menu appears in the Finder whenever you right-click or control-click on the icon of a document. The "Open With" command is designed ...

Alfred 2.0 adds workflows, improves preferences, more

by Dave Caolo (Mar 14th, 2013)

Alfred is one of my favorite Mac utilities (here's my review of version 1.0). After a long beta period, version 2.0 is now available. I've been using it throughout the beta period and I can say that it's a huge improvement over version 1.x. The new workflows are fantastic, the preferences are ...

Alfred updated with new themes, drag-and-drop support

by Dave Caolo (May 1st, 2012)

Alfred for Mac (our review from last year) has been updated to version 1.2. Alfred is a utility that's part app launcher, part navigation tool and part web service. This updated adds two new themes: Dark and Smooth & Pistachio (I prefer the original). There's also support for large type which ...

Alfred: TUAW Best of 2011 winner for Mac utility apps

by Steven Sande (Dec 16th, 2011)

The readers have spoken, and they've agreed -- Alfred, the awesome free app from Running With Crayons, is the winner of the TUAW Best of 2011 award for Mac utility apps. Alfred is a veritable Swiss Army knife of an app. It's an application launcher, a quick web search tool, a calculator, a ...

TUAW Best of 2011: Vote for the best Mac utility app

by Steven Sande (Dec 13th, 2011)

The nominations are in, and the poll is ready to go! The TUAW Best of 2011 awards are all about you -- the readers -- and what you think is the cream of the crop of Apple or third-party products and software. To vote, select one entry from the top nominations made by readers. We'll be announcing ...

Best of 2011 Nominations: Best Mac Utility Apps

by Steven Sande (Dec 7th, 2011)

During December and January, The Unofficial Apple Weblog is soliciting your nominations and votes for the best products for Mac, iPhone/iPod touch, and iPad. We'll start with nominations in a category, and then tally your votes for the top-nominated products a few days later. The winner in each ...

Alfred 1.0 offers enhanced global hotkeys, URL handling, more

by Dave Caolo (Nov 29th, 2011)

One of my favorite Mac utilities, Alfred, has been updated to version 1.0 with a long list of super new features. The biggies include greatly enhanced global hotkeys and my favorite, an option to remember URLs for quick use in the future. Note that the new features require the optional Powerpack. ...

Alfred 0.9 adds global hotkeys, preference sync and more

by Dave Caolo (May 12th, 2011)

Alfred is a launcher and Finder utility for the Mac that I dearly love. The team released version 0.9 today, which represents another big step toward the 1.0 version. This version adds global hotkeys, sync options, custom terminal commands, improved iTunes DJ and more. Here's a look at what's new ...

Alfred for Mac enhances Apple's Finder

by Dave Caolo (Feb 28th, 2011)

Alfred is a utility for Mac OS X that's part app launcher, part navigation tool and part web service. In short, it's a productivity tool that sits quietly in the background until you need something -- fast. Imagine a fully fueled 1987 Buick GNX 223 idling in your driveway with the door open, and ...

Apptivate 2.0 adds keystroke sequence shortcuts

by TJ Luoma (Jan 18th, 2011)

There are a plethora of "launcher" apps out there. I've used LaunchBar ($35) since it was released for NeXTStep; other folks seem fond of Alfred (free, with additional powerpack for £12, or about US$20), Butler ($20), Keyboard Maestro ($36) or Google Quick Search Box (free). The venerable but ...