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0 pointsinsane_dreamer3y ago0 comments

Agreed. Its an embarrasment.

Use Alfred; I've been using it for years (10 maybe?) -- solves this problem and is extremely useful in general

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Alfred (https://www.alfredapp.com/) and BetterTouchTool (https://folivora.ai/) really are two of the must-haves for every mac.

8fingerlouie3y ago

I have a lifetime/powerpack Alfred license, and i don't use it much, if at all. I have it installed, but in my experience Spotlight has gotten a lot better in recent years, at least to the point where i just use that.

My only excuse for using Alfred is Dash (https://kapeli.com/dash), which integrates with Alfred, but these days so does just about every editor i use (including Vim, Emacs and Sublime Text), so i very rarely find myself using Alfred for it anymore.

One tool i do use at lot though is Hook (https://hookproductivity.com/).

skohan3y ago

> BetterTouchTool

Physical function keys are a must-have for every mac imo

btgeekboy3y ago

BTT does work with the TouchBar, but the "Touch" in the name comes from "touchpad" since it originally was used to add various macros/gestures to the touchpad and mouse. TouchBar support was added later.

Most new Macs come with full-size function keys, including a massive escape key the same size as the tab key. (At least on the en-US layout; can't speak to others.)

ThePowerOfFuet3y ago

> > BetterTouchTool

> Physical function keys are a must-have for every mac imo

While it wasn't the case for a while, they all do now.

dzhiurgis3y ago

TipTap mapped to ctrl+tab oh lordy

ris58h3y ago

Interesting. What other gestures do you use? I've tried to setup BTT to emulate cmd+tab with swipe right or left but it wasn't a smooth experience so I've made Touch-Tab https://github.com/ris58h/Touch-Tab

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ajgrover3y ago

I used Alfred for 10+ years as well, but am a recent Raycast convert. Much larger and easier to use extension ecosystem, and looks nicer too IMO.

orf3y ago

Raycast looks really interesting. Is there anything you miss from Alfred?

ajgrover3y ago

Nope, I installed a few extensions to replicate things I had in Alfred, and got a few new features for free

Tagbert3y ago

It’s an easy configuration change to default the search to the current folder. Alfred is great on it’s own but not needed to fix this.

rcarr3y ago

+1 for Alfred. Amazing software.

blackSnake3y ago

++2 for Alfred. AND it has plugins so you can search your Chrome or Brave tabs with Alfred as well. I just hit CMD + Shift + T and it'll search all my open tabs without the browser being in focus. I had to pay but it wasn't much. Use it everyday! https://github.com/epilande/alfred-browser-tabs

insane_dreamerOP3y ago

oooh, I hadn't seen that plugin before; nice

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Maarius3y ago

Alfred (https://www.alfredapp.com/) and BetterTouchTool (https://folivora.ai/) really are two of the must-haves for every mac.

8fingerlouie3y ago

One tool i do use at lot though is Hook (https://hookproductivity.com/).

skohan3y ago

> BetterTouchTool

Physical function keys are a must-have for every mac imo

btgeekboy3y ago

Most new Macs come with full-size function keys, including a massive escape key the same size as the tab key. (At least on the en-US layout; can't speak to others.)

ThePowerOfFuet3y ago

> > BetterTouchTool

> Physical function keys are a must-have for every mac imo

While it wasn't the case for a while, they all do now.

dzhiurgis3y ago

TipTap mapped to ctrl+tab oh lordy

ris58h3y ago

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ajgrover3y ago

I used Alfred for 10+ years as well, but am a recent Raycast convert. Much larger and easier to use extension ecosystem, and looks nicer too IMO.

orf3y ago

Raycast looks really interesting. Is there anything you miss from Alfred?