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What do you like best about Alfred?

I constantly use Alfred over Spotlight for everything from searching for files to opening apps and for executing some custom scripts that I've built. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Alfred?

I sometimes get Alfred prompts pop up when a keyboard shortcut conflicts with other apps, but that is probably my fault. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Alfred solving and how is that benefiting you?

Finding files, executing scripts quickly, navigating through folders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Alfred Overview

What is Alfred?

Alfred is an app for Mac OS X designed to boost efficiency with hotkeys, keywords, text expansion and others.

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Alfred is an app for Mac OS X designed to boost efficiency with hotkeys, keywords, text expansion and others.


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Recent Alfred Reviews

Adithya M.
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Adithya M.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Alfred, a one stop HotKey Repository"
I can easily use hotkeys all over. It is simple, easy and surprisingly efficient. The categorising of the hotkeys according to particular part o...
Tanay  G.
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Tanay G.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Your google search for files"
It allows me to set up custom hotkeys or shortcuts to trigger specific actions or searches. This feature enhances productivity and efficiency by re...
Yuri K.
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Yuri K.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
3.5 out of 5
"Brilliant program but not the best"
I love Alfred for its quick app opening and Clipboard Manager—these two features are the best. I also appreciate its integrations with Google Chrom...
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Adithya M.
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What do you like best about Alfred?

I can easily use hotkeys all over. It is simple, easy and surprisingly efficient.

The categorising of the hotkeys according to particular part of the work is also really useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Alfred?

The UI can be a bit more fluidic. I mean, it gets the job done, but I really need the UI to be a bit more nice.

Initially, I had a huge learning curve that sometimes made me feel overwhelmed, but as time went on, I really enjoyed using Alfred for my daily tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Alfred solving and how is that benefiting you?

HotKeys, Using of text expansion is really a life saver for my line of work as I have to draft emails and club several snippets of lines to a single mail draft. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Yuri K.
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What do you like best about Alfred?

I love Alfred for its quick app opening and Clipboard Manager—these two features are the best. I also appreciate its integrations with Google Chrome bookmarks, Numi, and Cheat Linux app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Alfred?

Workflows are complex for me. I've downloaded some examples from the internet, but it looks like it will take me too much time to create one myself. I'm a little bit scared to open this tab. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Alfred solving and how is that benefiting you?

I was looking for a convenient clipboard manager and Alfred solved my problem. I discovered it could solve even more issues with workflows and plugins, however, the community seems to be slow. I haven't found many helpful workflows for it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tanay  G.
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What do you like best about Alfred?

It allows me to set up custom hotkeys or shortcuts to trigger specific actions or searches. This feature enhances productivity and efficiency by reducing the need for manual clicks or navigation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Alfred?

It can consume a significant amount of system resources, particularly when running resource-intensive workflows or performing extensive file indexing. Also some features are paid features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Alfred solving and how is that benefiting you?

Alfred helps me in finding files very quickly and opening them in a giffy which overall enhances my productivity because now I don't have to manually search for different files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aaron D.
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What do you like best about Alfred?

My favorite parts about Alfred is how easy it is to open apps as well as find files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Alfred?

There's not much, but to come up with something it would be the limited search results that appear in the drop down. It's only 10, I wish there was the ability to expand the results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Alfred solving and how is that benefiting you?

The problems that are being solved are increasing productivity and minimizing clicks to get things done.

Alfred makes working on the computer so much faster. Including finding files with a breeze. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Alfred?

Its simplicity, together with it's power. You can use it only for simple calculations, as well as performing complex workflows. it's much better than spotlight! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Alfred?

I don't thing nothing is missing here, but it does take some time to get used to it, a learning curve basically. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Alfred solving and how is that benefiting you?

It makes multitasking way easier. It's an awesome search engine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tim C.
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What do you like best about Alfred?

I really like how many different things you can do when using Alfred. I especially love that I can do math calculations right in the pop up. It's definitely much more helpful than the default Mac Spotlight. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Alfred?

I don't know that there's anything I don't like, so much as it's such a ppwerful tool that it's hard to learn all the features and functions it has. It can start to feel overwhelming when you're trying to discover new ways to use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Alfred solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Alfred to launch all my applications as well as search my Mac for files and documents. The most useful thing for me, though, is the ability to do calculations. As a developer and designer especially it makes it easy and quick to calculate sizes in my projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tormod L.
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What do you like best about Alfred?

the ability to customize and tailor to specific needs. Lots of community-added functionality to speed up workflow and increase quality of life! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Alfred?

I'm currently very happy with the product and don't have specific problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Alfred solving and how is that benefiting you?

Workflow improvements Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vinay A.
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What do you like best about Alfred?

Alfred's easy extensibility and large community allow me to use it constantly while I'm at my computer. I can't count all the things I use it for -- most often, I use it to bring up API documentation, browse GitHub, and even connect/disconnect my headphones. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Alfred?

I can't think of anything -- it's easy to install, easy to use, and most of the plugins are easy to set up and install as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Alfred solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Alfred to open applications (including specific pages in applications) quickly, open up browser tabs, and run custom workflows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

👨🏼‍💻 Roy V.
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What do you like best about Alfred?

Alfred enhance personal workflows dramatically Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Alfred?

Lack of community support for plugins and development pace Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Alfred solving and how is that benefiting you?

Alfred enhances productivity dramatically with plugins to quickly achieve results, search, update, process, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Alfred?

A tool I use more than 100 times a day. Shortcuts, clipboard history, custom commands – amazing features I use daily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Alfred?

Slow feature update velocity and high one-time payment pricing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Alfred solving and how is that benefiting you?

Quickly entering webpages I need, searching for things with custom {query} options, freeing up my time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.