Mac Power Users 497: Spotlight, Alfred & LaunchBar

macOS' Spotlight feature has made serious strides in recent years, but many power users still turn to Alfred and LaunchBar for app launching, file searching and executing workflows. This week, David and Stephen compare these tools and talk about their favorite features of each.

macOS' Spotlight feature has made serious strides in recent years, but many power users still turn to Alfred and LaunchBar for app launching, file searching and executing workflows. This week, David and Stephen compare these tools and talk about their favorite features of each.

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Links and Show Notes: Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership Mac Power Users Newsletter Stream Deck | elgato.com Use Spotlight on your Mac - Apple Support Quicksilver — Mac OS X at your Fingertips Alfred - Productivity App for macOS LaunchBar 6 Alfred Remote for iOS - Command Centre for Your Mac Merge last "N" number of clipboards - Workflow Help & Questions - Alfred App Community Forum Actions – LaunchBar 6 Alfred Workflows - Extend Alfred and Boost Your Productivity Search Apple’s Support site with Alfred – 512 Pixels Search Wayback Machine with Alfred Home | Packal Alfred Workflows - Alfred App Community Forum iansinnott/alfred-maestro: An Alfred workflow to execute Keyboard Maestro macros. TimeZones | Packal Search Apple/iCloud Notes (High Sierra, Mojave, and more) - Share your Workflows - Alfred App Community Forum Circle Ⓣⓔⓧⓣ in Alfred Alfred Powerpack - Take Control of Your Mac and macOS Order License – LaunchBar 6