{"id":13214,"date":"2017-05-16T13:26:08","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T07:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=13214"},"modified":"2017-05-16T13:26:08","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T07:56:08","slug":"10-best-alfred-workflows-boost-productivity-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/10-best-alfred-workflows-boost-productivity-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In case you\u2019ve used a Mac, obviously know all about Spotlight. The built-in search utility in macOS is quite possibly the best method to discover your method around a Mac. It comes packed with a number of features, and hints. However, when it comes to high level productivity, not anything can beat Alfred. Alfred is a Spotlight replacement for Mac, in an effort to let you enjoy a lot more customizability, along with added capability. but, what makes Alfred method higher than Spotlight, is\u00a0a neat little feature called \u201cAlfred Workflows\u201d, that is only available with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alfredapp.com\/powerpack\/buy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Powerpack purchase<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alfred Workflows are essentially a combination of keywords, actions, and triggers that may automate a lot of stuff on your Mac. You can quickly convert text to QR codes, set timers, and do lots extra.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Note<\/u><\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For people unaware, install workflows on Alfred is very easy. We can simply download the workflows from the links and simply click on them to install them<strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>We have tested these Workflows on a MacBook Air running macOS Sierra 10.12.4 Developer Beta. The experience must be similar for other versions of macOS, as well.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"1-get-a-temporary-inbox-that-lasts-for-1-hour\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>1. Get a Temporary Inbox that Lasts for 1 Hour<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Make sure there have been a lot of conditions where we needed an email account to receive a couple of emails from someone we never want to get from again. In such cases, a temporary email ID can come in handy. Fortunately, Alfred has a neat workflow that can let you create a temporary email ID in no time, with the service \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teleosaurs.xyz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teleosaurs<\/a>\u201c.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Once you have added the workflow to Alfred, you can simply release Alfred, and type\u00a0<strong>\u201ctmpmail\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><strong>followed by the email ID you want<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-72.png\" alt=\"10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac\" width=\"991\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-72.png 991w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-72-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-72-768x160.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alfred will a<strong>utomatically create the inbox<\/strong>for you,\u00a0<strong>open it in a new tab<\/strong>\u00a0in Chrome, and\u00a0<strong>copy the email to your clipboard<\/strong>, so you can easily share it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-65.png\" alt=\"10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac\" width=\"691\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-65.png 691w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-65-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Note<\/u><\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>The workflow only works if your browser is in the foreground when you run the workflow.<\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/temporaryemail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get\u00a0the Workflow<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"2-quickly-toggle-wifi-on-your-mac\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>2. Quickly Toggle WiFi on Your Mac<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Another useful workflow that we can use in Alfred, is the WiFi toggle workflow. This workflow will let quickly toggle your Mac\u2019s WiFi radio, simply by typing \u201cWiFi\u201d in Alfred.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can simply launch Alfred, and type\u00a0<strong>\u201cWiFi\u201d.<\/strong>This will automatically toggle the status of your WiFi radio between on\/off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/wi-fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get<\/a>\u00a0the Workflow<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-58.png\" alt=\"10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac\" width=\"992\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-58.png 992w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-58-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-58-768x154.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"3-search-through-your-chrome-bookmarks\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>3. Search Through Your Chrome Bookmarks<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>If you have a huge list of bookmarks in Chrome, and\u00a0reading through them to find the one you\u2019re looking for can be quite a challenge. With the \u201cChrome Bookmarks\u201d work process, we can easily use Alfred to look through your entire list of Chrome Bookmarks, in much the same way as we would search for files.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can simply launch Alfred, type in \u201c<strong>,b<\/strong>\u201d , and\u00a0<strong>start typing the name of the bookmark<\/strong>you\u2019re looking for.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-57.png\" alt=\"10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac\" width=\"997\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-57.png 997w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-57-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-57-768x163.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 997px) 100vw, 997px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alfred\u00a0<strong>updates the list in real time<\/strong>, and you can simply select the one you want to go to.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-50.png\" alt=\"10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac\" width=\"988\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-50.png 988w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-50-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-50-768x295.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 988px) 100vw, 988px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/chrome-bookmarks-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get the Workflow<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"4-tweet-directly-from-alfred\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>4. Tweet Directly from Alfred<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>We can also use Alfred to tweet directly from within Alfred, without having to launch the Twitter app or website. The workflow will also let you\u00a0follow new people, block people, search for mentions, and do a lot more.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Once you have the workflow, simply launch Alfred, and type\u00a0<strong>\u201calfredtweet\u201d<\/strong>to\u00a0<strong>authenticate Alfred with your Twitter account<\/strong>. This is just a one time set up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-43.png\" alt=\"10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac\" width=\"1000\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-43.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-43-300x61.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-43-768x156.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Afterwards, you can\u00a0<strong>use \u201ctweet\u201d followed by your tweet<\/strong>to send a tweet to your Twitter timeline directly from Alfred. The Alfred window\u00a0<strong>shows a handy character count<\/strong>, as well. so, you don\u2019t exceed the 140-character limit that Twitter imposes on every tweet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/alfredtweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ge<\/a><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/alfredtweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">t<\/a><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/alfredtweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0the Workflow<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7-37.png\" alt=\"10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac\" width=\"988\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7-37.png 988w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7-37-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/7-37-768x149.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 988px) 100vw, 988px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"5-prevent-mac-from-sleeping-directly-from-alfred\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>5. Prevent Mac from Sleeping Directly from Alfred<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>You may be aware that Macs come with a handy Terminal utility called \u201ccaffeine\u201d, which basically lets you set a time that your Mac won\u2019t sleep for.<\/p>\n<p>In Alfred, just type \u201c<strong>caff<\/strong>\u201c, and you\u2019ll be shown the\u00a0<strong>current state of \u201cCaffeinate\u201d<\/strong>, along with options to\u00a0<strong>configure, or\u00a0enable it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/caffeinate-control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ge<\/a><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/caffeinate-control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">t<\/a><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/caffeinate-control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0the Workflow<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/8-25.png\" alt=\"10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac\" width=\"997\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/8-25.png 997w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/8-25-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/8-25-768x365.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 997px) 100vw, 997px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>6.Browse Reddit from Alfred<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Alfred\u00a0workflows can also quickly search through Reddits, without having to launch your browser just to look for a couple of things. The Reddit workflow in Alfred, can easily look up threads in subreddits, which comes in quite easily.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Simply launch Alfred, and type \u201c<strong>r\/<\/strong>\u201c, which will make Alfred ready to search through Reddit for you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/9-21.png\" alt=\"10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac\" width=\"987\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/9-21.png 987w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/9-21-300x62.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/9-21-768x160.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can\u00a0<strong>type the name of\u00a0a subreddit<\/strong>in Alfred, and Alfred will then start displaying the hottest threads in the subreddit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/10-14.png\" alt=\"10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac\" width=\"990\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/10-14.png 990w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/10-14-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/10-14-768x299.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/reddit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ge<\/a><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/caffeinate-control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">t<\/a><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/reddit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0the Workflow<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"7-search-questions-from-stack-overflow-directly\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>7. Search Questions from Stack Overflow Directly<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>If you\u2019re a programmer, visit Stack Overflow more than once a day, looking for solutions to some problem that you\u2019re facing. Alfred makes this very easy. With a workflow called \u201cStackOverflow Search\u201d, you can easily search for questions on Stack Overflow.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Simply launch Alfred, and type\u00a0<strong>\u201c.so\u201d<\/strong>to start Alfred searching for questions on Stack Overflow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/11-10.png\" alt=\"10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac\" width=\"995\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/11-10.png 995w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/11-10-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/11-10-768x154.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can then\u00a0<strong>start searching for the question<\/strong>on Stack Overflow. Alfred\u00a0<strong>updates the results in real time<\/strong>, and you can simply select the question most relevant to your query, to open it in your default browser.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13268\" style=\"width: 987px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/12-6.png\" alt=\"10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac\" width=\"987\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/12-6.png 987w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/12-6-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/12-6-768x287.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/stackoverflow-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ge<\/a><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/caffeinate-control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">t<\/a><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/stackoverflow-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0the Workflow<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>8. Convert Color Codes Between RGB, HEX, and More<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a graphic designer, a website designer, or basically a designer of any sort, you\u2019d know the pain of constantly having to convert color codes to a\u00a0different format. Alfred can help you. You can simply use the \u201cColors\u201d workflow to convert colors to\u00a0multiple formats.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Simply launch Alfred, and<strong>type one of the keywords<\/strong>\u00a0to convert the color code. If you want to convert codes from\u00a0<strong>HEX values, use \u201c#\u201d<\/strong>. Some other keywords that you can use are\u00a0<strong>\u201crgb\u201d, \u201chsl\u201d, \u201cc\u201d<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/13-5.png\" alt=\"10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac\" width=\"994\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/13-5.png 994w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/13-5-300x62.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/13-5-768x160.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Type the color code<\/strong>(or values), and Alfred will update the results in real time to show you the converted values in the results itself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/14-3.png\" alt=\"10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/14-3.png 992w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/14-3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/14-3-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/colors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ge<\/a><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/caffeinate-control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">t<\/a><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/colors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0the Workflow<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>9. Start a QuickTime Audio Recording<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Another beneficial workflow that we can use, is the \u201cRecord Sound\u201d workflow, which directly starts a new QuickTime audio recording. This workflow saves a couple of clicks, and the trouble of having to launch QuickTime.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Simply launch Alfred, and type \u201c<strong>record audio<\/strong>\u201d \u2013 This is the keyword for the workflow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/15-3.png\" alt=\"10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac\" width=\"982\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/15-3.png 982w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/15-3-300x64.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/15-3-768x163.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When you press enter,\u00a0Alfred will\u00a0<strong>start an audio recording directly<\/strong>. You don\u2019t even have to click on the record button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/16-2.png\" alt=\"10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac\" width=\"424\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/16-2.png 424w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/16-2-300x122.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Edit the Workflow to Record Screen instead of Audio<\/p>\n<p>If you find yourself recording your Mac\u2019s screen more often than recording audio, you can easily tweak this Workflow to start a screen recording, instead.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open Alfred Preferences, and go to\u00a0Here, select\u00a0<strong>\u201cAudio Recording\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0from the column on the left.\u00a0Double click on \u201c<strong>Run NSAppleScript<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17-2.png\" alt=\"10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac\" width=\"1117\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17-2.png 1117w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17-2-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17-2-768x300.png 768w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17-2-1024x401.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1117px) 100vw, 1117px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Here, edit the line that reads \u201c<strong>set new_recording to new audio recording<\/strong>\u201c, to \u201c<strong>set new_recording to new screen\u00a0recording<\/strong>\u201c, and click on \u201cSave\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/18.png\" alt=\"10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac\" width=\"696\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/18.png 696w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/18-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can\u00a0also double click on the\u00a0<strong>\u201crecord audio\u201d<\/strong>in the workflow, and change the keyword to \u201c<strong>record screen<\/strong>\u201c<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/19.png\" alt=\"10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac\" width=\"719\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/19.png 719w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/19-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now, whenever you release Alfred, and type \u201crecord screen\u201d, it will automatically start recording your Mac\u2019s screen.<\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/record-sound\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ge<\/a><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/caffeinate-control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">t<\/a><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/record-sound\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0the Workflow<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>10. Adjust Display Brightness<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Using a workflow called \u201cDisplay Brightness\u201d, we can\u00a0set the brightness value of your display to a particular\u00a0percentage value.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Simply launch Alfred, and type the keyword\u00a0<strong>\u201cbrightness\u201d.<\/strong>Alfred will display some common values that you may want to set, as well as the current brightness percentage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20.png\" alt=\"10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac\" width=\"568\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20.png 568w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/20-300x282.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can also clearly mention the value of brightness you want, for example, you can type \u201c<strong>brightness 39<\/strong>\u201c. This will set your brightness to 39% of its maximum value.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13277\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/21.png\" alt=\"10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac\" width=\"710\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/21.png 710w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/21-300x85.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/display-brightness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ge<\/a><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/caffeinate-control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">t<\/a><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.packal.org\/workflow\/display-brightness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0the Workflow<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 Best Alfred Workflows to Boost Your Productivity on Mac &#8211; PC &#8211; It comes packed with a number of features, hints. 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