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Alfred 2 Workflows

117 points by bpierre 13y ago

larve 13y ago
i couldn't live without the dash workflow.
- bjtitus 13y ago
  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.
  - larve 13y ago
    usually just seeing the autocomplete on the alfred input answers my question :)
yankoff 13y ago
is there anything similar for ubuntu?
- twodayslate 13y ago
  http://cooperteam.net/ http://cooperteam.net/
  - abhinavg 13y ago
    GNOME Do has not had a release since 2009.
- ipodize 13y ago
  I'm not a heavy Linux user, but I have this on my experimental Arch Linux installation (it works on Ubuntu as well)... http://engla.github.io/kupfer/ http://engla.github.io/kupfer/
zeckalpha 13y ago
I think Alfred has good design, but which of these couldn't be done with a properly configured terminal?
- aroch 13y ago
  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
  - cleversoap 13y ago
    I am the exact opposite, I prefer to do all these sorts of tasks in a 'visor' terminal and leave Alfred as little more than a pretty app launcher. Different strokes etc...
    - tankbot 13y ago
      Same here. I love Alfred but I often forget it's even around because of my visor terminal.
jimmcslim 13y ago
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.
llamataboot 13y ago
Plenty more workflows at the actual site http://www.alfredforum.com/forum/3-share-your-workflows/ http://www.alfredforum.com/forum/3-share-your-workflows/
mwill 13y ago
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 13y ago
  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/ http://manytricks.com/witch/
  - traek 13y ago
    You can use Cmd+~ to switch between application windows if they're in the same desktop.
    - unicornporn 13y ago
      +1 to this. I installed Witch when I started using OS X, but as soon as I found out about Cmd+~ I uninstalled it.
    - bosie 13y ago
      Technically that cycles through the windows, meaning they all get active and visible at some point. something you can avoid with Witch...
  - JEVLON 13y ago
    CTRL + Down brings up thumbnails of the current application's windows, though it isn't particularly keyboard friendly.
hboon 13y ago
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 http://cl.ly/image/1L1S1a2B1R3M
- christiangenco 13y ago
  Hot damn, you blew me away: Since 30 Oct, 2012, @alfredapp has been used 3,492 times. Average 10.5 times per day
  - hboon 13y ago
    I don't know what happened to my earlier stats, maybe v1's stats was lost. But I think I was consistently 200+ or 300+ a day once I gotten used to using it. Works incredibly well as a task switcher once you map a few key single characters to apps (like v/vMacVim, x/Xcode, i/iTerm, s/Safari, c/Chrome etc).
    - FireBeyond 13y ago
      How are you doing this? A simple hotkey, or … ?
      - hboon 13y ago
        Just the hotkey for Alfred. I use Cmd-space. No app-specific shortcut. But after you press a key in the search bar, you can press alt-1 etc to make your selection. Repeat it a few times for the same key and the order of the results will be updated.
biscarch 13y ago
Alfred is awesome. I often use it for opening browser workflows and launching quick scripts to do things like open specific JIRA tickets.
- jfernandez 13y ago
  Mind sharing the JIRA one?
Shank 13y ago
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)?
- techwizrd 13y ago
  For Linux, there is Synapse (which seems to have replaced GNOME-Do). https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/synapse/ https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/synapse/
- blumkvist 13y ago
  just glanced over it, because im terribly busy, check out gnome-do.
- LTheobald 13y ago
  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.
- tuxcanfly 13y ago
  For linux there's Kupfer [0] which is really awesome and easily scriptable in python. [0] http://engla.github.io/kupfer/ http://engla.github.io/kupfer/
- gaving 13y ago
  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.
- ecaradec 13y ago
  You can try mine http://emmanuelcaradec.com/qatapult 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.
lsdr 13y ago
It is a nice bundle indeed. One workflow I found is missing, though, is Dev Doctor: http://wemakeawesomesh.it/alfred-dev-doctor http://wemakeawesomesh.it/alfred-dev-doctor Easy to use, quick access to several languages (python, ruby, js, clojure) base documentation.
- WickyNilliams 13y ago
  Agreed I love dev doctor, it's indispensably useful! I use it all the time. Disclosure: personal friend wrote dev doctor.
coderholic 13y ago
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-address-geolocation-hostname-network-provider/ 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".
hzlzh 13y ago
Also the most comprehensive collection of Alfred Workflow: http://www.AlfredWorkflow.com/ http://www.AlfredWorkflow.com/ You can find any exist workflows by input keyword like `wf google`. Github repo:(New workflow can be submitted & shared) https://github.com/hzlzh/AlfredWorkflow.com https://github.com/hzlzh/AlfredWorkflow.com
willfarrell 13y ago
There seem to be a lot of workflows made by @willfarrell Developer Workflows: https://github.com/willfarrell/alfred-workflows https://github.com/willfarrell/alfred-workflows

Alfred 2 Workflows

117 points by bpierre 13y ago

larve 13y ago

i couldn't live without the dash workflow.

bjtitus 13y ago
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.
- larve 13y ago
  usually just seeing the autocomplete on the alfred input answers my question :)

yankoff 13y ago

is there anything similar for ubuntu?

twodayslate 13y ago
http://cooperteam.net/ http://cooperteam.net/
- abhinavg 13y ago
  GNOME Do has not had a release since 2009.
ipodize 13y ago
I'm not a heavy Linux user, but I have this on my experimental Arch Linux installation (it works on Ubuntu as well)... http://engla.github.io/kupfer/ http://engla.github.io/kupfer/

zeckalpha 13y ago

I think Alfred has good design, but which of these couldn't be done with a properly configured terminal?

aroch 13y ago
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
- cleversoap 13y ago
  I am the exact opposite, I prefer to do all these sorts of tasks in a 'visor' terminal and leave Alfred as little more than a pretty app launcher. Different strokes etc...
  - tankbot 13y ago
    Same here. I love Alfred but I often forget it's even around because of my visor terminal.

jimmcslim 13y ago

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.

llamataboot 13y ago

Plenty more workflows at the actual site http://www.alfredforum.com/forum/3-share-your-workflows/ http://www.alfredforum.com/forum/3-share-your-workflows/

mwill 13y ago

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 13y ago
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/ http://manytricks.com/witch/
- traek 13y ago
  You can use Cmd+~ to switch between application windows if they're in the same desktop.
  - unicornporn 13y ago
    +1 to this. I installed Witch when I started using OS X, but as soon as I found out about Cmd+~ I uninstalled it.
  - bosie 13y ago
    Technically that cycles through the windows, meaning they all get active and visible at some point. something you can avoid with Witch...
- JEVLON 13y ago
  CTRL + Down brings up thumbnails of the current application's windows, though it isn't particularly keyboard friendly.

hboon 13y ago

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

christiangenco 13y ago
Hot damn, you blew me away: Since 30 Oct, 2012, @alfredapp has been used 3,492 times. Average 10.5 times per day
- hboon 13y ago
  I don't know what happened to my earlier stats, maybe v1's stats was lost. But I think I was consistently 200+ or 300+ a day once I gotten used to using it. Works incredibly well as a task switcher once you map a few key single characters to apps (like v/vMacVim, x/Xcode, i/iTerm, s/Safari, c/Chrome etc).
  - FireBeyond 13y ago
    How are you doing this? A simple hotkey, or … ?
    - hboon 13y ago
      Just the hotkey for Alfred. I use Cmd-space. No app-specific shortcut. But after you press a key in the search bar, you can press alt-1 etc to make your selection. Repeat it a few times for the same key and the order of the results will be updated.

biscarch 13y ago

Alfred is awesome. I often use it for opening browser workflows and launching quick scripts to do things like open specific JIRA tickets.

jfernandez 13y ago
Mind sharing the JIRA one?

Shank 13y ago

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)?

techwizrd 13y ago
For Linux, there is Synapse (which seems to have replaced GNOME-Do). https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/synapse/ https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/synapse/
blumkvist 13y ago
just glanced over it, because im terribly busy, check out gnome-do.
LTheobald 13y ago
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.
tuxcanfly 13y ago
For linux there's Kupfer [0] which is really awesome and easily scriptable in python. [0] http://engla.github.io/kupfer/ http://engla.github.io/kupfer/
gaving 13y ago
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.
ecaradec 13y ago
You can try mine http://emmanuelcaradec.com/qatapult 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.

lsdr 13y ago

It is a nice bundle indeed. One workflow I found is missing, though, is Dev Doctor: http://wemakeawesomesh.it/alfred-dev-doctor http://wemakeawesomesh.it/alfred-dev-doctor Easy to use, quick access to several languages (python, ruby, js, clojure) base documentation.

WickyNilliams 13y ago
Agreed I love dev doctor, it's indispensably useful! I use it all the time. Disclosure: personal friend wrote dev doctor.

coderholic 13y ago

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-address-geolocation-hostname-network-provider/ 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".

hzlzh 13y ago

Also the most comprehensive collection of Alfred Workflow: http://www.AlfredWorkflow.com/ http://www.AlfredWorkflow.com/ You can find any exist workflows by input keyword like `wf google`. Github repo:(New workflow can be submitted & shared) https://github.com/hzlzh/AlfredWorkflow.com https://github.com/hzlzh/AlfredWorkflow.com

willfarrell 13y ago

There seem to be a lot of workflows made by @willfarrell Developer Workflows: https://github.com/willfarrell/alfred-workflows https://github.com/willfarrell/alfred-workflows