What is Alfred for Mac?

Alfred is the ultimate productivity tool for your Mac. Get it and see for yourself. Get loads of app-launching, file-searching goodness for free, and boost your productivity! Control your Mac with the Powerpack's incredible features, and enjoy workflows and themes. Turn your iPhone or iPad into your personal command centre for Alfred for Mac.

Is Alfred free?

The core of Alfred is free for you to download and use forever, with no strings attached. Alfred is the ultimate productivity tool for your Mac. Get it and see for yourself. Get loads of app-launching, file-searching goodness for free, and boost your productivity!

How does Alfred work?

Launch applications and find files on your Mac or on the web. Alfred learns how you use your Mac and prioritises results. Save countless hours by using hotkeys, keywords and customising how you want to search your Mac and activity history. Jump in and browse, preview files and take action on them without lifting your fingers off the keyboard.

Is Alfred an app launching tool?

Yes, Alfred is an app-launching tool, but it can do so much more. At its most basic, Alfred is an app-launching utility. Rather than clicking on an icon in your dock or rummaging through your Applications folder, you simply type a key-combination (Cmd+Space, in my case) to bring up a text input window.