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Alfred

Alfred

Productivity App for macOS

4.9•36 reviews•

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Productivity App for macOS

4.9•36 reviews•

847 followers

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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.
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Alfred Info
Launched in 2014View 10 launches
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Awards
Alfred was ranked #1 of the month for April 2014
Alfred was ranked #1 of the week for April 2nd, 2014
Alfred 3 was ranked #4 of the week for May 19th, 2016
Alfred 4.5: Universal Actions was ranked #1 of the day for August 7th, 2021
Alfred was ranked #1 of the day for April 2nd, 2014
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Alfred reviews

The community submitted 36 reviews to tell us what they like about Alfred, what Alfred can do better, and more.

4.9
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Alfred is highly praised for its ability to enhance productivity on macOS, with users frequently highlighting its speed and versatility. Many consider it an essential tool, often replacing Spotlight due to its superior search capabilities and customizable workflows. Users appreciate features like hotkeys, text expansion, and the Powerpack's custom actions, which streamline tasks and save time. Despite some noting the cost, the consensus is that Alfred's functionality justifies the investment, making it a must-have for efficient Mac usage.

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Pros
fast performance (6)
custom workflows (5)
spotlight replacement (5)
hotkeys (3)
quick search (3)
clipboard history (2)
extendability (2)
free version (2)
powerpack features (2)
snippets (2)
Cons
not cheap (2)
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•3 reviews
When I open a new MacBook, Alfred is the first app I install. It’s so ingrained in me that MacOS will be different without it.
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1yr ago
Fernando Anselmi
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The best spotlight upgrade in the business. Faster, more customizable, and with endless extensions and upgrades that don't cost a penny. Totally worth it.
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2yr ago
David Quiring
David Quiring
•3 reviews
For me, Alfred is a tool that at this point is essential to the Mac OS operating system. It would be really hard to go back to a life without the shortcuts and functionality it enables.
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2yr ago
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Dermawan Faisal Putra
Dermawan Faisal Putra
•4 reviews
You're still using Spotlight in 2025? Seriously? Alfred is superior and faster than Spotlight. It's a good app and has a lot of functions. I always recommend Alfred as a Spotlight replacement.
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5mo ago
Chi-Wai Li
Chi-Wai Li
•4 reviews
This is a must-have Mac app for me! So many useful workflows, and that's before any of the AI integration. Snippets, quick links, and converters are all so handy.
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5mo ago
EL JEFFE DIVE LOG
EL JEFFE DIVE LOG
•2 reviews
easy to use intuitive works fast
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7mo ago
Andrei Alexandru
Andrei Alexandru
•11 reviews
I'd find macOS unbearable without Alfred. It's easy to forget what "clean" macOS was like, because they've been shipping features that replace or complement what was a separate app, back in the day. I use this instead of Spotlight. I use it with a Pomodoro timer script that someone wrote and I just grabbed in <5m. I use it for all my keyboard shortcuts, because it's much faster than cmd+tabbing or anything similar. I use it for expansions for boilerplate code and LaTeX. I'm sure there are other, fancier features, but I don't use those. Alfred 4 was worth the money. The upgrade to 5 wasn't super worth it for me, but I did so to support the creators anyway.
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7mo ago
Majid Dehghan
Majid Dehghan
•9 reviews
Alfred is a powerhouse productivity app. it saves you countless clicks. Absolute must-have! 🚀✨
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8mo ago
Muhammad Asad
Muhammad Asad
•46 reviews
The AI offers precise, actionable insights, delivering detailed reports that inform critical business decisions with remarkable accuracy.
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