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Did you know that Alfred can keep your query history? This makes it easy to quickly look through your recent queries using the up arrow to pick up where you left off.
Did you know that Alfred can remember queries you've recently typed?
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If you find that when pressing Cmd + Space, the first typed characters are missing from your query or the Alfred window doesn't appear the first time, there is most likely interference with the hotkey.
Inputs are keyword-based objects. A keyword will be used to perform an action, on its own or followed by a query. It's the easiest, most memorable way to control your workflow actions.
An incredibly quick way of searching the web without re-typing your query or manually launching a search.
This guide will help you create custom searches for your own favourite websites.
Use placeholders in workflows and snippets to add dynamic content
Use web searches and custom searches to get to your favourite websites. Save your URL history in Alfred for quick access to sites you've launched before.
Use the JSON object to modify the flow of data through Alfred, allowing for updated arguments, variable replacements, dynamic configuration and more.
The Script Filter input is one of the most powerful workflow objects, allowing you to populate Alfred's results with your own custom items.
Use keywords to create workflows that appear when you type your set keyword.
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Remote Triggers allow you to make your workflow actions available through Remote so that you can control your Mac from your iPad or iPhone.
Create custom file filters to search for file types or in search scopes you specify.
In this post, I'm sharing five productivity booster changes you can make to the way you use Alfred. Each one should only take you a couple of minutes to set up, and could save you far more time over the year.
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The Open URL action allows you to launch a URL on your Mac from Alfred Remote.
The Snippet Trigger is useful for the creation of snippets where standard snippets and dynamic placeholders aren't sufficient. While this object can be used as a trigger for any kind of workflow, a brilliant use for it is to show an input field when pasti
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Use the Run Script action in Alfred workflows.
This versatile utility allows you to make two types of changes to the input from the previous object; Use Argument to modify the input before outputting it, and use variables to store the input for use later in your workflow.
"Alfred" is a registered trademark of Running with Crayons Ltd. ©2025 Running with Crayons Ltd. All rights reserved.