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7 useful automation ideas for Alfred App on macOS

Alfred app on macOS has been my companion for half a decade now. I am such a fan that I ended up buying their Lifetime plan, instead of the usual yearly one. If you work on macOS, this is one application I’d recommend over anything else.

I love the application for one major reason — Automation. There are a lot of actions I perform regularly on the computer, that can be easily automated with Alfred. A couple of minutes saved here and there can easily result into saving days every year. Today, I thought I’d share a few automation ideas that I use almost every day. Maybe it’ll help you too.

Toggle Dark Mode

I’m not a fan of macOS’ automatic appearance switching. One of the major reasons being the lighting around me is not always reflective of the position of the Sun. Many a time, my room is brightly lit while I’m burning the midnight oil. In those cases, having the ‘dark mode’ turned on doesn’t make sense. Additionally, I like to have the control to change the appearance at will, without having to hunt for a menu item. Simply invoke Alfred, type darkmode and I’m done.
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Toggle Dark Mode on macOS
Toggle Dark Mode on macOS

Search for Royalty-Free Stock Images

Since I often have to work on website/application designs, or even publish blog posts like this, I end up having to query multiple sources for royalty-free images. Of course, it’s cumbersome to search each of them one-by-one. This workflow helps me search for what I am looking for, in one shot.
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Search for Royalty-Free Stock Images
Search for Royalty-Free Stock Images

Dig for DNS records for any website

Every time I end up customizing the DNS records for a website, I find it quite irritating to fire up the terminal every time I want to check if the change has already propagated. So, I decided to create this workflow to simplify the job.
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Dig for a website's DNS records
Dig for a website’s DNS records

Convert from Base64 to SVG

This is a super quick way to convert any Base64 code in your clipboard into an SVG image, and save it on the desktop.
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Convert any unit to another

This is probably one of the first workflows I have ever downloaded. It makes my job extremely fast every time I need to convert one currency to another, in addition to many other measurement units.
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Convert any unit to another
Convert any unit to another

Generate ‘Lorem Ipsum’ text on the fly

When it comes to designing a website or an app, this workflow is a lifesaver. Just a few taps on the keyboard and ‘lorem ipsum’ text gets generated & pasted in a few seconds.
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Generate 'Lorem Ipsum' text on the fly
Generate ‘Lorem Ipsum’ text on the fly

Search for Workflows

Right now, I have about 40 workflows set up on Alfred, and sometimes I actually end up forgetting the workflows I have, or the keyword required to invoke one. For those rare cases, I invoke this workflow to query all the others and run them. Kinda ‘one ring to rule them all’ đŸ˜‰
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Search for existing workflows
Search for existing workflows

Needless to say, I love automation. Plus, even though I am not a trained software developer, I love to solve problems and write code. So, in case there’s a problem you’d like to get solved using Alfred but can’t figure out how, shoot a comment on this post and I’ll try my best to help you out.

  • October 19, 2020
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  1. Edgar Salas says:
    November 13, 2020 at 3:03 am

    I want to be able to access my zoom meetings from my calendar. I found a workflow but it’s not working as expected

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    1. Chris Bergeron says:
      December 20, 2020 at 1:29 am

      Check out JustJoin It’s not an alfred workflow, but it will solve your problem.

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Hello, I’m Shayon! I’m a technology consultant, who is also a lot of other things on the side. I love to code for fun. I am also a half-decent cook and a whiskey snob. In my previous life, I also used to compete professionally in video games. I am passionate about pets and have a Labrador named Sugar. I’m also an Apple fan.

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