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This cheatsheet covers the default hotkeys, keywords and shortcuts for Alfred's features. Hotkeys in green are part of Powerpack features.
Note that, if you have changed hotkeys and keywords away from defaults, you'll need to refer to your own Alfred preferences to find out what they are.
Clever Question Mark:In Alfred, type '?hotkeys', '?keywords' or the question mark followed by the name of a feature, workflow, snippet, custom search, etc to bring up the relevant results.
↩ Return
⇧ Shift
⌃ Control
⌥ Option
⌘ Command
Basic Hotkeys
⌥space Show Alfred
↓ Select the next result in the list
↑ Select the previous item in the list
↩ Action the currently selected item
⌘# Action the # item directly [1-9]
⌘o Open file or application in default application
Mac Text Shortcut
⌘, Show the Preferences Window
⌥↩ Search the currently typed query in Spotlight
⌃↩ Search the currently typed query in default web search
⌘↩ Reveal in Finder (if the result is a local file)
preferences Show Alfred Preferences
Launch applications
app name To launch an application simply start typing its name, then hit Return
Search the web
google, wiki .. Use predefined web search keywords
Find files quickly
open Follow keyword by query to open a file
spacebar Follow a space with your query to open a file App store mac os lion.
find Follow keyword by query to reveal file in Finder
⌘o Open the file
in Follow by a query to search for files that contain this query
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https://politicstree545.weebly.com/blog/mac-fitbit-app-not-opening. define Follow keyword by a word and get a definition
spell Follow keyword by a word and see results with suggested spelling
13*567 Type a calculation into main window to get the result
= Start an advanced calculation (enable this function in the Calculator Preferences)
screensaver Start Screen Saver
trash Show Trash
emptytrash Empty Trash
logout Log Out
sleep Sleep your Mac
The best video making free apps for mac. sleepdisplays Sleep your Mac's displays
lock Lock your Mac
restart Restart your Mac
shutdown Shut Down your Mac
eject Eject (removable media or all mounted volumes)
hide Hide the running application
quit Quit the running application
forcequit Force Quit the running application
Work with files and applications
~ Navigate to your home folder
/ Navigate to your root folder
⌥⌘/ Go to last browsed path in the File System Navigation
previous Go to last browsed path in the File System Navigation
→ Show list of available Actions for selected item
Mac Text Keyboard Shortcuts
fn Show list of available Actions for selected item
⌃ Show list of available Actions for selected item
⌥⌘ Show list of available Actions for selected Finder item
⌘↓ Browse selected folder in File System Navigation
↩ Enter a folder in File System Navigation
backspace Go up a folder
⇥ Autocomplete
. Show hidden files in File System Navigation
Mac Text Shortcut App Shortcut
Tip: start typing in name of a folder/file to select it
Save your clips
Clipboard History and Snippets are Powerpack features.
⌥⌘c Open Clipboard History viewer
⌘c Copy selected clip to current Clipboard
snip Access snippets from main Alfred window with this keyword
clear Use keyword to clear Clipboard History
⌘s While in the Clipboard Viewer, save current clip as a snippet
Listen to Music
The iTunes Mini Player is a Powerpack feature.
These keywords must be used while the Mini Player is showing. Set up iTunes workflows to add keywords to your default results or global hotkeys.
⌃⌘↩ Show the iTunes Mini Player
itunes Use keyword to show the iTunes Mini Player
⌃⌘↓ Play / Pause
play/pause Play / Pause keywords
⌃⌘→ Next Track
next Next Track
⌃⌘← Back Track
back Back Track
previous Previous Track
⌃⌘↑ Play Random Album
random Play Random Album
volmax Maximum volume
volmid Half volume
mute Mute volume
⌃⌘[0-5] Rate currently playing song from 0 to 5 stars
backspace Go up a folder in iTunes Mini Player
⌘r Reindex iTunes library
Email and keep contacts
Contacts and Emailing is a Powerpack feature.
email Use keyword followed by name or email address to send an email using your default email client
Tip: If you open Address Book entries within Alfred, you can action individual fields (e.g. pressing return on an email Address will launch a new email to this address, etc)
Workflows
Every workflow has its own set of keywords and arguments, so have a look at the workflow's own documentation for details. You'll either find the documentation within the content of the workflow or on the creator's own website.
You can also type your keyword or part of the hotkey into the Workflows search to find them more easily!