Search Scope by Tags?

[giovanni]

Hi,

Is it possible in a workflow to limit the search scope to files with a certain tag? 

Thanks!

Giovanni

 

[Vero]

Hi,

Is it possible in a workflow to limit the search scope to files with a certain tag? 

Thanks!

Giovanni

 

By default, you can search based on tags, using the keyword "tags" followed by a tag you've set on your files. 

 

Alternatively, to search by tags in a workflow, create a file filter workflow and go to the File Filter object's "Advanced" tab. Click on the + in the bottom right of the "Fields" box and choose kMDItemUserTags. This will allow you to search tags with your workflow.

 

Let me know if you need more information - I'll most likely create a blog post with tips for using tags in the next week or two!

[giovanni]

By default, you can search based on tags, using the keyword "tags" followed by a tag you've set on your files. 

 

Alternatively, to search by tags in a workflow, create a file filter workflow and go to the File Filter object's "Advanced" tab. Click on the + in the bottom right of the "Fields" box and choose kMDItemUserTags. This will allow you to search tags with your workflow.

 

Let me know if you need more information - I'll most likely create a blog post with tips for using tags in the next week or two!

 

Thanks Alfred's Mum! 

Is it possible to preset a filter based on a predefined tag value? Something like this:

 

My goal is to search by name, but only within files with a specific tag (as opposed to files within a specific folder which I can set in the search scope).

 

Thanks!!

Giovanni

Edited August 20, 2015 by giovanni

[Vero]

Thanks Alfred's Mum! 

Is it possible to preset a filter based on a predefined tag value? Something like this:

My goal is to search by name, but only within files with a specific tag (as opposed to files within a specific folder which I can set in the search scope).

 

Thanks!!

Giovanni

 

Hi Giovanni,

 

Apologies for the oversight - I thought I'd already replied to your message! 

 

Your message inspired me to write a more detailed blog post on using tags to search with Alfred, so you can take a look here:

https://www.alfredapp.com/blog/tips-and-tricks/3-ways-to-use-osx-tags-for-better-search/

 

The third way to search is what you'll be looking for

 

Cheers,

Vero

[giovanni]

Thank you! It works perfectly. 

[nikivi]

I started using tags to better filter my files on my mac and I want to make a workflow that would give me a list of my tags. For example I trigger a hotkey and it will show me a list of current tags that I use with a number of files that are tagged with this tag. Then I can scroll through and select one I need, press return and I will be greeted with all the files that are in that tag. I can then search for the file I need.

 

Can I do this? 

 

Thank you for any help.

Edited September 18, 2016 by nikivi

[nikivi]

On 24 August 2015 at 5:41 PM, Vero said:

 

Hi Giovanni,

 

Apologies for the oversight - I thought I'd already replied to your message! 

 

Your message inspired me to write a more detailed blog post on using tags to search with Alfred, so you can take a look here:

https://www.alfredapp.com/blog/tips-and-tricks/3-ways-to-use-osx-tags-for-better-search/

 

The third way to search is what you'll be looking for

 

Cheers,

Vero

Thank you for the article. It was very useful. Is it possible to make a trigger to search for the specific tag but when the alfred window comes up, the results will be shown already in the window? 

 

For example, right now I trigger my specific tag search with a hotkey and I get this window : 

 

 

It's empty. 

 

I wish, I add a trigger, press it and it will show all the files in that current tag already like this : 

 

Write now I need to press space every time after the trigger and I am not even sure that would show me all the files.

 

Thank you for any help.

 

[Vero]

On 18 September 2016 at 4:55 PM, nikivi said:

Thank you for the article. It was very useful. Is it possible to make a trigger to search for the specific tag but when the alfred window comes up, the results will be shown already in the window? 

 

In that case, set the hotkey object as follows (where in this example, I want to search for the "test" tag)

 

 

This will show the Alfred window with the text pre-filled in and the relevant results below (in this case, a single file tagged "test")

 

 

Cheers,
Vero