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title: "Alfred"
description: "Keyboard-driven productivity launcher and automation tool for Mac"
url: "https://shippin.io/products/alfred"
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# Alfred

> Keyboard-driven productivity launcher and automation tool for Mac

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Website | https://alfredapp.com/ |
| Category | Other |
| Pricing | Freemium |
| Launched | 22 September 2026 |
| Upvotes | 0 |
| Builder | [@shippinio](https://shippin.io/users/shippinio.md) |
| Logo | https://img.logo.dev/alfredapp.com?token=pk_aazUW6Q3T3mf77KpXTSxcw |
| Cover | https://img.logo.dev/alfredapp.com?token=pk_aazUW6Q3T3mf77KpXTSxcw&size=512 |

## About Alfred

Alfred is a long-standing productivity application for macOS that replaces and extends the operating system's built-in search with a fast, keyboard-driven command bar. From a single hotkey a user can launch applications, find files and folders, run web searches with custom keywords, do quick calculations and dictionary lookups, and control system functions, all without touching the mouse. Its paid Powerpack unlocks the features power users rely on: a clipboard history that stores recent text, images, and files for re-pasting, snippets with auto-expansion for frequently typed text, and Workflows, a visual editor for chaining hotkeys, keywords, scripts, and actions together to build small automations without needing to be a programmer, with a large community library of shared workflows. Alfred has been developed by a small independent studio since 2010 and is known for being fast, stable, and deeply customizable, and it is frequently cited as an essential Mac utility. The core app is free, and the Powerpack is a paid license, available as a single-version purchase or a lifetime option that includes all future updates, aimed at people who spend their day at a Mac keyboard and want to reduce friction in how they work.

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