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Alfred 2 Workflows

117 points| bpierre | 12 years ago |github.com

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[+] Shank|12 years ago|reply
I really wish that this could be ported to Windows or Linux. I haven't heard much from the developer about that when asked; but it seems like a far fetched goal right now.

Does anyone have suggestions for Windows that aren't Launchy (or, Launchy addons/improvements to use)?

[+] ecaradec|12 years ago|reply
You can try mine http://emmanuelcaradec.com/qatapult which is more of a replacement for Quicksilver than for Alfred.

It's a bit on hold for the moment but you can extend it in javascript and build new skins as well.

It's definitively not as polished as Alfred and there are a few things that are broken like catalogs.

Before that I used FARR which I like better than Launchy and is more like Alfred ihmo, it has a ton of options and can trigger some plugins on regex matchs.

[+] gaving|12 years ago|reply
Regularly disappointed there isn't a better solution on Windows (other than Launchy).

Mind you, regularly disappointed I have to actually use Windows on a daily basis so.

[+] LTheobald|12 years ago|reply
I wouldn't hold your breath on that. The Alfred team are sticking to what they are good at - Mac development. Porting something to Windows (and doing it natively) is a huge chunk of work & all the time you wouldn't be working on improving the existing product.
[+] blumkvist|12 years ago|reply
just glanced over it, because im terribly busy, check out gnome-do.
[+] mwill|12 years ago|reply
I've just realised something, although I love Alfred and bought a licence and cant work without it, I neglect almost all of its features. My main use for Alfred? App switching. I find it faster and more reliable that cmd+tab.
[+] ihodes|12 years ago|reply
I love Alfred and use it all the time, often for app-switching, but I also use Witch [1]. Big time-saver, especially for referring for documentation. Killer feature is switching between windows in the same application, something that is woefully impossible using the native OS X app switcher (something vanilla Windows has over vanilla OS X, hands-down).

[1]:http://manytricks.com/witch/

[+] jimmcslim|12 years ago|reply
Having originally been a Quicksilver user back in the day (ah.... Quicksilver) I jumped to Launchbar when QS started to become more and more unreliable (I'm aware that it has recently rearisen, like a phoenix, from the ashes).

But the workflow aspect of Alfred 2 is quite appealing, I should probably give it a shot for a while.

[+] lsdr|12 years ago|reply
It is a nice bundle indeed. One workflow I found is missing, though, is Dev Doctor: http://wemakeawesomesh.it/alfred-dev-doctor

Easy to use, quick access to several languages (python, ruby, js, clojure) base documentation.

[+] WickyNilliams|12 years ago|reply
Agreed I love dev doctor, it's indispensably useful! I use it all the time.

Disclosure: personal friend wrote dev doctor.

[+] hboon|12 years ago|reply
If you use Alfred, go to Alfred Preferences and click Usage, you'll see:

"Since 26 Mar, 2013, @alfredapp has been used 72,034 times. Average 393.6 times per day."

http://cl.ly/image/1L1S1a2B1R3M

[+] christiangenco|12 years ago|reply
Hot damn, you blew me away:

    Since 30 Oct, 2012, @alfredapp has been used 3,492 times. Average 10.5 times per day
[+] coderholic|12 years ago|reply
Very cool! I've been a long time Alfred user but hadn't upgraded to the power pack before. This finally convinced me. I just put together my first workflow (ip details - info at http://www.alfredforum.com/topic/3157-ipinfo-workflow-ip-add...). It's really simple to do and very flexible. I can see myself building more and more of these and them becoming a regular part of my "workflow".
[+] biscarch|12 years ago|reply
Alfred is awesome. I often use it for opening browser workflows and launching quick scripts to do things like open specific JIRA tickets.
[+] zeckalpha|12 years ago|reply
I think Alfred has good design, but which of these couldn't be done with a properly configured terminal?
[+] aroch|12 years ago|reply
Not many, but the point is you don't need to call up a terminal window. There are various 'visor' implementations of terminals, but they annoy the crap out of me. I much prefer being able to invoke Alfred and doing short one-liners from it
[+] larve|12 years ago|reply
i couldn't live without the dash workflow.
[+] bjtitus|12 years ago|reply
Why is that more useful than having a shortcut for Dash?

I've always just used the shortcut and searched in Dash. Although, I do tend to stick to mostly one set of documentation.