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This fixed it! Thank you very much!

I am trying to set up my Mac to seamlessly allow for the use of dictation. Standard keyboard shortcut in Mac OS to start dictation is pressing the fn key twice. When invoking Alfred I want to speak to text into the Alfred search field. - I invoke Alfred by keyboard shortcut - I try to press fn key twice Here is where something goes really wrong and I do not at all understand this behaviour. the Alfred window changes and shows me some completely unrelated search results the moment I press the fn key I am not able to find anything related to Alfred using the fn key for some function. Please help. Why is Alfred doing something weird when I press the fn key? Else where in the OS pressing the fn key to start dictation works just as expected. It is only Alfred that does something weird.

Thanks so much. The troubleshooting is very useful. It is just difficult for non programmers to deal with any issues during installation of Xcode, home-brew and python as they appear if attempted through terminal without automatic package installers. Thank you very much for the clear answers and tips. It helped a lot!

Thanks a lot! I am not a programmer and I had major major major issues to walk though the steps of troubleshooting the whole Xcode home-brew python situation. In essence this is all Chinese to me. Somehow ChatFred is working now despite I never got Homebrew installed correctly and Python does not respond in terminal yet I installed it with an installer from the python website. ChatFred works. A few questions: 1) Is there a way to significantly reduce the time of "ChatGPT is thinking" ? When using ChatGPT through the web portal it responds much much quicker (yes it does the very annoying "type along thing" that makes using it quickly a bit inefficient and hard to read) but overall it seems more responsive. Is this an unavoidable issue with the Alfred workflow or can I do something to make it more responsive? 2) Can the type be user adjusted? It is veeery large. 3) How can I copy and paste from the output window? I am not using ChatGPT at all for just informational reading as of its unreliable nature (I rather use search engines for that) but I like ChatGPT to create scripts but I cannot copy content from the ChatFred output - it just disappears. Ideally I could just CMD+A and CMD+C to mark all output and copy to clipboard to be able to paste and edit it in a text editor right away. That would be very useful. 4) Is there a way to mirror the nice formatting of text in scripts as it appears in the ChatGPT web interface? ChatFred outputs only unformatted text (one type and one color without visual formatting of scripts). 5) Alfred is my major tool to interact with MacOS (I prefer to use Alfred to launch apps, start web searches, …). While ChatFred is busy Alfred is inaccessible. Is there a way to have ChatFred operate "in the background" and still be able to use Alfred normally while waiting for ChatGPT to output?

thank you very much. I will go through the troubleshooting step by step today and will report back.

I am not able to get this to work. I type "CF joke" and Alfred is stuck at displaying "ChatFred loading" Nothing happens. I have installed the latest version 1.4 of the workflow and have inserted my ChatGPT API key as instructed. ChatGPT web works for my account. What am I doing wrong?

Thank you for sharing this Jason. I am sure some of the Alfred power users who know their way around workflows and scripts will find this very helpful. Unfortunately I do not understand how to set this up or use it. It would be really really nice if such an important feature would be integrated into Alfred outright. For example when using Alfred I have all these completely redundant (to me) search options like searching on youtube, wikipedia, duckduckgo, … all of them nicely presented with an icon and a short description and I could just scroll down with the cursor key and hit enter to use them. The problem is … I never ever ever even once need those ever. But I do hundreds of Finder searches on every single workday, … hundreds of them. It would be great if I could initiate this through Alfred which I use to pretty much initiate 90% of my workflows in MacOS with. For me the problem is that my brain just does not retain the optional modifier key finder search as described above by Vero. It's great that this is a feature but it just does not work for me. I always forget and I keep already so many many keyboard shortcuts in my head. I just want the finder search to be there in Alfred as it is such an important and fundamental thing to have. Alfred has become over the years a complete spotlight replacement for me. Everything I used to do with Spotlight I do now with finder as of some added workflows that are not available in Spotlight. Search in Finder is one of the last features Spotlight has as it is such an important and fundamental feature but it is missing in Alfred 😞 Today I finally upgraded to Alfred 5 in hopes that this would be perhaps a newly added feature 😞 That's all I want, just like in spotlight (and perhaps an option to modify which of the optional searches is presented in which order in Alfred as some may search more on the web and others perhaps more in Finder:

I have this scenario currently: I use a secure messaging app on iPhone a lot. I find myself having to share things into that messaging app from diverse sources for example: - iOS music app, current title playing, - iOS Safari weblink - iOS last taken screenshot - iOS last taken photo - Mac OS file - Mac OS Safari weblink - Mac OS screenshot … I find the current workflow of having to jump hoops to share anything from Mac OS to iOS extremely cumbersome (right click, share menu, AirDrop, wake up phone, then having to actually repeat the share process and share it into the secure messaging app, … ) This is very cumbersome if done regularly What I see is ideally a workflow that will: - invoke an Alfred Workflow simply by opening Alfred, typing "share" - choosing perhaps one of a few options like (share to iPhone, share to iPhone messaging app, … the list would be editable and essentially replacing the cumbersome mouse only invoked Mac OS share context menu which I dislike so much) - the workflow then shares the content say to my iPhone and invokes automatically the iOS share menu with the correct app already pre-chosen This way I could research content on my Mac which is way more efficient then doing on the phone but can quickly share the content with the iOS based secure messaging app. Is this possible?

Did the results I posted above help any to figure out any details? Here is something else really strange - Today out of curiosity I used DV again on one short Youtube clip and it worked flawlessly again !!! I did not do any changes to the OS - I may or may not have done an OS update if there were any since the issue occurred. The only changes I have done to the Mac were installing Scrivener and a couple of updates to Rhino3D, that's it. I am very confused. Did DV do any autoupdate to a fixed version perhaps? In any case I love the fact it works again … for now 😉

I do not see any other issues with the OS other apps or the hardware. This is my daily working machine I have in use since about half a year (before that I had another MacBook Pro). I am on the latest Mac OS. I really don't use other Alfred workflows. This is pretty much the only one (I liked how you can download Youtube videos and watch them later offline as the internet connection here really doesn't suit the streaming Youtube uses to be able to watch videos in proper quality).

This is the results I get from Terminal:

steps: 1) open youtube page 2) CMD+L3) CMD+C 4) open Alfred 5) type "DV" 6) select "Download Video" 7) hit "Enter" 😎Nothing happens 9) type "DV" 10) select "DownVid Progress" 11) message is "No download in progress" Here is the log: Start of log: [01:17:42.417] Logging Started... [01:17:53.881] DownVid[Script Filter] Queuing argument '' [01:17:54.130] DownVid[Script Filter] Script with argv '' finished [01:17:54.134] DownVid[Script Filter] {"items":[{"uid":"dv","title":"Download Video","subtitle":"Downloads the video to ~/Desktop","arg":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw video watchlist_false playlist_false","mods":{"cmd":{"subtitle":"Download full playlist","arg":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw video watchlist_false playlist_true"}}},{"uid":"da","title":"Download Audio","subtitle":"Downloads the audio to ~/Desktop","arg":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw audio watchlist_false playlist_false","mods":{"cmd":{"subtitle":"Download full playlist","arg":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw audio watchlist_false playlist_true"}}}]} [01:17:57.843] DownVid[Script Filter] Processing complete [01:17:57.847] DownVid[Script Filter] Passing output 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw video watchlist_false playlist_false' to Run Script [01:19:27.270] DownVid[Script Filter] Queuing argument '' [01:19:27.472] DownVid[Script Filter] Script with argv '' finished [01:19:27.479] DownVid[Script Filter] {"items":[{"uid":"dv","title":"Download Video","subtitle":"Downloads the video to ~/Desktop","arg":"[01:17:42.417] Logging Started...\n[01:17:53.881] DownVid[Script Filter] Queuing argument ''\n[01:17:54.130] DownVid[Script Filter] Script with argv '' finished\n[01:17:54.134] DownVid[Script Filter] {\"items\":[{\"uid\":\"dv\",\"title\":\"Download Video\",\"subtitle\":\"Downloads the video to ~/Desktop\",\"arg\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw video watchlist_false playlist_false\",\"mods\":{\"cmd\":{\"subtitle\":\"Download full playlist\",\"arg\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw video watchlist_false playlist_true\"}}},{\"uid\":\"da\",\"title\":\"Download Audio\",\"subtitle\":\"Downloads the audio to ~/Desktop\",\"arg\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw audio watchlist_false playlist_false\",\"mods\":{\"cmd\":{\"subtitle\":\"Download full playlist\",\"arg\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw audio watchlist_false playlist_true\"}}}]}\n[01:17:57.843] DownVid[Script Filter] Processing complete\n[01:17:57.847] DownVid[Script Filter] Passing output 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw video watchlist_false playlist_false' to Run Script video watchlist_false playlist_false","mods":{"cmd":{"subtitle":"Download full playlist","arg":"[01:17:42.417] Logging Started...\n[01:17:53.881] DownVid[Script Filter] Queuing argument ''\n[01:17:54.130] DownVid[Script Filter] Script with argv '' finished\n[01:17:54.134] DownVid[Script Filter] {\"items\":[{\"uid\":\"dv\",\"title\":\"Download Video\",\"subtitle\":\"Downloads the video to ~/Desktop\",\"arg\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw video watchlist_false playlist_false\",\"mods\":{\"cmd\":{\"subtitle\":\"Download full playlist\",\"arg\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw video watchlist_false playlist_true\"}}},{\"uid\":\"da\",\"title\":\"Download Audio\",\"subtitle\":\"Downloads the audio to ~/Desktop\",\"arg\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw audio watchlist_false playlist_false\",\"mods\":{\"cmd\":{\"subtitle\":\"Download full playlist\",\"arg\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw audio watchlist_false playlist_true\"}}}]}\n[01:17:57.843] DownVid[Script Filter] Processing complete\n[01:17:57.847] DownVid[Script Filter] Passing output 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw video watchlist_false playlist_false' to Run Script video watchlist_false playlist_true"}}},{"uid":"da","title":"Download Audio","subtitle":"Downloads the audio to ~/Desktop","arg":"[01:17:42.417] Logging Started...\n[01:17:53.881] DownVid[Script Filter] Queuing argument ''\n[01:17:54.130] DownVid[Script Filter] Script with argv '' finished\n[01:17:54.134] DownVid[Script Filter] {\"items\":[{\"uid\":\"dv\",\"title\":\"Download Video\",\"subtitle\":\"Downloads the video to ~/Desktop\",\"arg\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw video watchlist_false playlist_false\",\"mods\":{\"cmd\":{\"subtitle\":\"Download full playlist\",\"arg\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw video watchlist_false playlist_true\"}}},{\"uid\":\"da\",\"title\":\"Download Audio\",\"subtitle\":\"Downloads the audio to ~/Desktop\",\"arg\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw audio watchlist_false playlist_false\",\"mods\":{\"cmd\":{\"subtitle\":\"Download full playlist\",\"arg\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw audio watchlist_false playlist_true\"}}}]}\n[01:17:57.843] DownVid[Script Filter] Processing complete\n[01:17:57.847] DownVid[Script Filter] Passing output 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw video watchlist_false playlist_false' to Run Script audio watchlist_false playlist_false","mods":{"cmd":{"subtitle":"Download full playlist","arg":"[01:17:42.417] Logging Started...\n[01:17:53.881] DownVid[Script Filter] Queuing argument ''\n[01:17:54.130] DownVid[Script Filter] Script with argv '' finished\n[01:17:54.134] DownVid[Script Filter] {\"items\":[{\"uid\":\"dv\",\"title\":\"Download Video\",\"subtitle\":\"Downloads the video to ~/Desktop\",\"arg\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw video watchlist_false playlist_false\",\"mods\":{\"cmd\":{\"subtitle\":\"Download full playlist\",\"arg\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw video watchlist_false playlist_true\"}}},{\"uid\":\"da\",\"title\":\"Download Audio\",\"subtitle\":\"Downloads the audio to ~/Desktop\",\"arg\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw audio watchlist_false playlist_false\",\"mods\":{\"cmd\":{\"subtitle\":\"Download full playlist\",\"arg\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw audio watchlist_false playlist_true\"}}}]}\n[01:17:57.843] DownVid[Script Filter] Processing complete\n[01:17:57.847] DownVid[Script Filter] Passing output 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhZ-2NMpiw video watchlist_false playlist_false' to Run Script audio watchlist_false playlist_true"}}}]} [01:19:31.898] DownVid[Script Filter] Queuing argument '' [01:19:32.066] DownVid[Script Filter] Script with argv '' finished [01:19:32.089] DownVid[Script Filter] {"rerun":3,"variables":{"state":"stopped"},"items":[{"title":"DownVid Progress","subtitle":"Checking for downloads in queue…","valid":false}]} [01:19:35.070] DownVid[Script Filter] Queuing argument '' [01:19:35.217] DownVid[Script Filter] Script with argv '' finished [01:19:35.238] DownVid[Script Filter] {"rerun":3,"items":[{"title":"DownVid Progress","subtitle":"No downloads in progress.","valid":false}]} [01:19:38.220] DownVid[Script Filter] Queuing argument '' [01:19:38.376] DownVid[Script Filter] Script with argv '' finished [01:19:38.404] DownVid[Script Filter] {"rerun":3,"variables":{"state":"stopped"},"items":[{"title":"DownVid Progress","subtitle":"Checking for downloads in queue…","valid":false}]} [01:19:41.381] DownVid[Script Filter] Queuing argument '' [01:19:41.525] DownVid[Script Filter] Script with argv '' finished [01:19:41.553] DownVid[Script Filter] {"rerun":3,"items":[{"title":"DownVid Progress","subtitle":"No downloads in progress.","valid":false}]} [01:19:44.527] DownVid[Script Filter] Queuing argument '' [01:19:44.673] DownVid[Script Filter] Script with argv '' finished [01:19:44.704] DownVid[Script Filter] {"rerun":3,"variables":{"state":"stopped"},"items":[{"title":"DownVid Progress","subtitle":"Checking for downloads in queue…","valid":false}]} [01:19:47.679] DownVid[Script Filter] Queuing argument '' [01:19:47.839] DownVid[Script Filter] Script with argv '' finished [01:19:47.872] DownVid[Script Filter] {"rerun":3,"items":[{"title":"DownVid Progress","subtitle":"No downloads in progress.","valid":false}]} [01:21:01.109] ERROR: DownVid[Run Script] Could not download resource. ./downvid: line 8: sed: No such file or directory ./downvid: line 9: sed: No such file or directory ./downvid: line 13: awk: No such file or directory ./downvid: line 14: awk: No such file or directory ./downvid: line 15: awk: No such file or directory ./downvid: line 16: awk: No such file or directory ./downvid: line 46: youtube-dl: No such file or directory ./downvid: line 50: basename: No such file or directory ./Notificator.app/Contents/Resources/Scripts/notificator: line 8: basename: No such file or directory ./Notificator.app/Contents/Resources/Scripts/notificator: line 9: dirname: No such file or directory ./Notificator.app/Contents/Resources/Scripts/notificator: line 9: dirname: No such file or directory ./Notificator.app/Contents/Resources/Scripts/notificator: line 9: dirname: No such file or directory ./Notificator.app/Contents/Resources/Scripts/notificator: line 10: dirname: No such file or directory ./Notificator.app/Contents/Resources/Scripts/notificator: line 10: dirname: No such file or directory ./Notificator.app/Contents/Resources/Scripts/notificator: line 10: dirname: No such file or directory ./Notificator.app/Contents/Resources/Scripts/notificator: line 66: touch: No such file or directory ./Notificator.app/Contents/Resources/Scripts/notificator: line 67: osascript: No such file or directory ./Notificator.app/Contents/Resources/Scripts/notificator: line 68: /MacOS/applet: No such file or directory [01:21:01.121] DownVid[Run Script] Processing complete [01:21:01.122] DownVid[Run Script] Passing output '' to Run Script End of log Everything worked for some time with Alfred 3 and older workflow (with the steps as described above as I always have used them). Sometime ago with Alfred 3 and workflow updates everything broke 😞 Updating to Alfred 4 and installing the latest workflow did not help 😞

Thank you for the earlier suggestions to fix the workflow for me. Unfortunately the workflow does not work at all now for me 😞 I have in the meantime updated to Alfred4 and have installed the latest the version of the workflow. The workflow does not do anything 😞 After having started the workflow on a youtube page and then checking the download progress after a while the only message I see is "there is no download in progress" Is there anything I do wrong? Here is a YouTube example link where the download does not work for me:

Thank you very much, this fixed my problem. It would be nice if these versions would stay available and easily findable.

What can people do who run Alfred v3 and accidentally have confirmed the autoupdate of DownVid 😞 Now DownVid is not working and I cannot seem to find a link to the last Alfred 3 compatible version 😞