Alfred's history features can help lighten the load on your brain and do the remembering for you. Here are three ways you can store your favourite sites' URLs, copied clip items and more.
Query History
Alfred can store the last 20 queries you've typed, and show the latest query automatically if you typed it less than 5 minutes ago.
This is particularly useful when you're making calculations, hide Alfred then continue adding to your equation.
Enable Query History in Alfred's Preferences > Advanced > History.
Clipboard History (and Snippets)
Once you start using Clipboard History, you simply can't go back! Alfred saves text clips, links, images and file paths as you copy them.
Pop up the Clipboard Viewer - the default hotkey combo is ⌥⌘C - then type a few letters to narrow down to the results you want, or scroll down for recently copied items.
Enable Clipboard History in Alfred's Preferences > Features > Clipboard.
Bonus tip: Do you search for the same clipboard item often? Save it as a snippet by using the ⌘S shortcut on the item in the Clipboard Viewer.
Snippets can be synced between your Macs and backed up for longer-term use.
Alfred's URL History
After you've opened URLs once in Alfred, your favourite sites will be remembered so that next time you can just type a few characters. No setup, no keywords or hotkeys to remember.
Accessing the same services and sites often, why not create a custom search?
Enable URL History in Alfred's Preferences > Features > Web Search > URLs / History.
Your Data is Secure and Private
You'll notice that these history features need to be enabled manually. Why? For your privacy and security. In an era where your data is so rarely yours, we give you the choice whether you want to store your query history.
Furthermore, this data isn't synced to the cloud or sent to us. It's simply stored locally on your Mac for your use only.
Get started with Alfred's History features and lighten the load on your memory!
Over the years, Alfred has made his way into pop culture in unexpected ways; Once as the $2000 question on Jeopardy, frequently spotted on the screens of keynote presenters preparing their slides, as well as in Minecraft where community members made a giant bowler hat with Alfred's classic purple ribbon.
Most recently, author, illustrator and community member Debbie Ridpath Ohi shared her own take on Alfred in comic form. Of course, we wanted to share it with you!
A few days ago, David Sparks, also known as MacSparky and the creator of the Mac Power Users Podcast, released his Alfred Field Guide.
David has been a lifelong Mac user, and Alfred community member since the early days. As a result, his Alfred Field Guide provides an in-depth look at Alfred's features and workflows in bite-sized, well-paced videos, perfect both for new Alfred users and experienced folks looking to pick up new tips and tricks!
The course also takes a closer look at 36 individual workflows David recommends; You're bound to find some workflows you love and want to add to your own daily use. You'll also find interviews with other Alfred Power Users, and a short interview with our team towards the end of the guide.
As well as publishing this Field Guide, David chats about Alfred with his Mac Power Users podcast co-host Stephen Hackett in their most recent episode "796: The Alfred Field Guide".
Fancy discovering a wealth of tips and tricks about Alfred from experienced community members? Use the discount code HOORAYALFRED to get 10% off the MacSparky Alfred Field Guide until the end of May '25.
After a smooth pre-release, Alfred 5.6 is now available for general release.
This update includes loads of improvements to Workflows, as well general improvements and fixes to features. You can grab it as an in-app update from the Update tab, or from alfredapp.com.
Take a look at the Alfred change log for the full list of improvements and fixes included in Alfred 5.6.
ScreenCastsONLINE has published two brilliant Alfred video guides; a Primer to the features included in the free version of Alfred, as well as a guide to Alfred's Powerpack features.
Presenter Lee Garrett has been using Alfred for over a decade, sharing his insights and recommended features in a very approachable style.
ScreenCastsONLINE offers a 7-day free trial which grants you access to a library of tutorials and guides on a broad range of Mac and iOS software.
You can take a look at the preview for the Alfred Primer tutorial and the Alfred with Powerpack tutorial on their website.
