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Javid Mougamadou
Javid Mougamadou

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Best Tips and Workflows for Alfred 4 Mac

Getting Started

Launch an application

  • Safari, VLC, etc

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Finding a document or image

  • open rolling up
  • spacebar rolling up (spacebar will transform in ')

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  • open <file_name> => Open the file

  • find <file_name> => Open the file with Finder

  • in <text> => Search text in files

How can I search the web?

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  • google best backend => Open www.google.fr with the keywork best backend

  • maps New York => Open maps.google.fr with the city New York

  • imdb Sherlock => Open Imdb with the movie Sherlock

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Custom

  • stackoverflow Error 500 => Open Stackoverflow with the keyword Error 500

  • etc

Show Bookmarks

  • bm Facebook

  • bm Stocks

  • etc

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System

  • *screensaver *

  • *shutdown *

  • *restart *

  • *quitall *

  • etc

Terminal

You can set the Terminal Application to Custom and change the applescript in order to lauch command via Alfred.

  • > ls

  • > login

  • > docker clean

Here is the applescript :

https://github.com/vitorgalvao/custom-alfred-iterm-scripts

Workflows

Top Workflows

Repositories

Other

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