Best Tips and Workflows for Alfred 4 Mac
Tags: webdev, productivity, mac, tools
Published: 2020-12-21 09:31:02

## Getting Started

### Launch an application

* Safari, VLC, etc

![Image-1](https://www.alfredapp.com/blog/tips-and-tricks/beginners-guide-to-alfred-searching-your-mac-and-the-web/alfred-safari-example.png)


### Finding a document or image

* *<b>open</b> rolling up*
* *spacebar rolling up* (*spacebar* will transform in ')

![Image-2](https://content.invisioncic.com/r229491/monthly_2017_07/595b82b83ef0c_ScreenShot2017-07-04at12_57_37.png.dfc0e5de0bf07f829b4c32fbba61c5a1.png)

* <b>open</b> \<file\_name\> => Open the file 

* <b>find</b> \<file\_name\> => Open the file with Finder

* <b>in</b> \<text\> => Search text in files

### How can I search the web?

![Image-3](https://www.alfredapp.com/blog/tips-and-tricks/beginners-guide-to-alfred-searching-your-mac-and-the-web/default-web-searches.png)

* <b>google</b> best backend => Open www.google.fr with the keywork *best backend*

* <b>maps</b> New York => Open maps.google.fr with the city *New York*

* <b>imdb</b> Sherlock => Open Imdb with the movie *Sherlock*

![Image-4](https://www.alfredapp.com/blog/tips-and-tricks/beginners-guide-to-alfred-searching-your-mac-and-the-web/imdb-search-sherlock.png)

Custom

* <b>stackoverflow</b> Error 500 => Open Stackoverflow with the keyword *Error 500*

* etc

### Show Bookmarks

* *<b>bm</b> Facebook*

* *<b>bm</b> Stocks*

* etc

![Image-5](https://www.alfredapp.com/blog/tips-and-tricks/search-browser-bookmarks-safari-chrome-in-alfred/japan-bookmarks.png)


### System

* *<b>screensaver</b> *

* *<b>shutdown</b> *

* *<b>restart</b> *

* *<b>quitall</b> *

* etc

### Terminal

You can set the Terminal Application to *Custom* and change the applescript in order to lauch command via Alfred.

* *<b>></b> ls*

* *<b>></b> login*

* *<b>></b> docker clean*

Here is the applescript : 

https://github.com/vitorgalvao/custom-alfred-iterm-scripts

## Workflows

### Top Workflows

* [VS Code](https://www.packal.org/workflow/open-vscode)

* [Airdrop](https://www.packal.org/workflow/airdrop-support-alfred)

* [Brew](http://www.packal.org/workflow/homebrew-and-cask-alfred)

* [Github Workflow](https://github.com/gharlan/alfred-github-workflow)

* [Kill Workflow](https://www.packal.org/workflow/kill-process)

* [Audio Switch](http://www.packal.org/workflow/audio-switch)

* [BT - Wifi Switch](https://www.dropbox.com/s/xcka1l6pxt8ibsn/BT%20%26%20Wifi%20Toggle.alfredworkflow)

* [Colors](http://www.packal.org/workflow/colors)

* [Timezone](https://github.com/jaroslawhartman/alfred-workflows)

* [StackOverflow](https://github.com/deanishe/alfred-stackexchange)

### Repositories

* [Awesome Alfred Workflow](https://github.com/alfred-workflows/awesome-alfred-workflows)

* [Packel Repo](http://www.packal.org/)

### Other

* [Cheat Sheet](https://github.com/mutdmour/alfred-workflow-cheatsheet)


## Link

* [https://www.alfredapp.com/blog/tips-and-tricks/beginners-guide-to-alfred-searching-your-mac-and-the-web/](https://www.alfredapp.com/blog/tips-and-tricks/beginners-guide-to-alfred-searching-your-mac-and-the-web/)

* [https://www.alfredapp.com/help/getting-started/cheatsheet/](https://www.alfredapp.com/help/getting-started/cheatsheet/)

* [https://github.com/alfred-workflows/awesome-alfred-workflows](https://github.com/alfred-workflows/awesome-alfred-workflows)