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It should be embarrassing how much faster Alfred's search is. Using Alfred to just search feels like using a Ferrari to pick up groceries, but it really is just
by lelandfe 4y ago
It should be embarrassing how much faster Alfred's search is. Using Alfred to just search feels like using a Ferrari to pick up groceries, but it really is just better – and has been for as long as I can remember.
- Hamuko 4y agoDoesn't Alfred just use the Spotlight in the backend for searches?
- lelandfe 4y agoIt keeps your applications in a small (i.e fast) cache, so it's more or less instant when using it as an app finder. I think it, yes, uses the Spotlight index for finding files, although I wouldn't be surprised if Alfred does some clever stuff on top of it too.