Alfred Cheatsheet

Last modified: 2022 Nov 04

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

⌥ spacebar Show Alfred ↓ Select the next item 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 ⌘ , Open Alfred Preferences ⌥ ↩ Search the currently typed query in Finder ⌃ ↩ Search the currently typed query in default web search ⌘ ↩ Reveal in Finder (if the result is a local file) ⌥ ⌘ \ Show list of available Actions for selection ⇧ / ⌘Y Preview in Quick Look

Launch applications

app name To launch an application, start typing its name and hit ↩ preferences Open Alfred Preferences

Search the web

google, wiki, ... Use predefined web search keywords

Find files quickly

open Follow keyword with a search term to open a file spacebar Follow a space with a search term to open a file find Follow keyword with a search term to reveal a file in the Finder in Follow keyword with a search term to look for a file by contents tags Follow keyword with a search term to look for a file by tags

Speed up your Mac productivity

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 sleepdisplays Sleep your Mac's displays lock Lock your Mac restart Restart your Mac shutdown Shut Down your Mac eject Eject removable media or mounted volumes ejectall Eject all removable media or mounted volumes hide Hide the running application quit Quit the running application quitall Quit all running applications forcequit Force Quit the running application volup Increase volume voldown Decrease volume mute Toggle mute

Work with files and applications

~ Navigate to your home folder / Navigate to the root folder ⌥ ⌘ / Go to last browsed path in the File System Navigation previous Go to last browsed path in the File System Navigation → / fn / ⌃ Show list of available Actions for selected item in File System Navigation ⌘ ↓ Browse selected folder in File System Navigation ↩ Enter a folder in File System Navigation backspace Go up a folder in File System Navigation ⇥ Autocomplete . Show hidden files in File System Navigation ⌥ ↓ Add to the File Buffer and move to the next item ⌥ ↑ Add or remove item from the File Buffer ⌥ ← Remove last item from the File Buffer ⌥ → Action all items in the File Buffer

Tip: start typing the 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 for 5 or 15 minutes, or clear fully ⌘ s While in the Clipboard Viewer, save current clip as a snippet Fn Backspace Delete the selected entry

Listen to Music

The Music Mini Player is a Powerpack feature.

These keywords must be used while the Mini Player is showing. Set up Music workflows to add keywords to your default results or global hotkeys. ⌃ ⌘ ↩ Show the Music Mini Player music Use keyword to show the Music 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 Music Mini Player ⌘ r Reindex Music 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

Discover how to navigate the Workflow Editor with hotkeys and shortcuts. 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!

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