![]() ![]() And they’ve also become sort of an automation playground offering plug-ins and scripts for you to accomplish a series of tasks with just a couple of keystrokes. Launchers now give you instant feedback like showtimes, news, and articles. But the word “launcher” has become less of a descriptor of what you are getting and more of a legacy term. While Spotlight wasn’t the first launcher for OS X, today it sits among a variety of good choices for you to pick from. Spotlight has been a part of Mac OS X ever since version 10.4 Tiger, and even though its feature set has evolved since then, its purpose started out simple: To help you find and launch files and apps faster than it would take you to navigate to the location with a mouse. If you are a Mac user, then you have a launcher already installed. After numerous keystrokes and much reflective deliberation, we think that Alfred is the favorite launcher for Mac OS X. We wouldn’t consider the OS X app launcher space a crowded one, but there are enough options out there that could make oneself think twice about clicking the download button. If my original article hasn’t been updated, I recommend you read it on The Sweet Setup. I am posting it here for preservation purposes. ![]() Note: This article was originally published Maon The Sweet Setup. ![]()
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