Mr Pennyworth

Thanks @Alfred0!
 
My most favorite use-case is actually something that I hadn't originally thought about:
"Search Google as You Type"
 
Google has become more and more of a question-answering-machine.
So many times, I just want a quick answer and am not looking at reading articles/blogs etc.
For those cases, the mode of operation is "search google -> look at result -> move on".
 
The extra pane fits so well for them!
And ofc, pressing enter would open the same page in browser if I want to interact with that page further.

@Andrew The above involved writing this script filter:

I would agree that writing such a script filter is a minimal-effort, no-hassle thing.
It does feel like a teeny-tiny duplication-of-function though, given that Alfred already has awesome web-searches.
Is there a way to access the URL the web-searches are building?
Or, would it be possible to expose those URLs through press-secretary?
Or, is that not desirable due to privacy concerns?
 
Also, is there a programmatic way of accessing the web-searches? cc: @deanishe @vitor
(that way, someone could programmatically build a workflow mirroring the web-searches and their keywords if they want)
I scoured through various plists and alfdbs, but couldn't find where they are stored...
Are they stored in some proprietary format / right inside the binary?
Or did I miss something obvious?
 
Having said all this, I must agree I don't really foresee much value in doing this for all web-searches because with the exception of google and wolframalpha, I would assume most of the searches are such that they require further interactions with results (like clicking a link, copying some text etc).
 
Aside:
Here's a different (vertical) configuration I've been toying with:

 

Instant Fuzzy File Search: Download

 
List all the files inside a folder using fd, and instantly fuzzy-search through all of them using fzf, all from inside Alfred with a single keyword: fzf.

Screenshots
Invoke with fzf

Search through tens of thousands of files

Fuzzy search shows most relevant results

There's a folder action too!

Search even inside apps

Manually create folder-specific keywords

 
Alternative and comparison
Fuzzy Folders is another fuzzy search workflow that is more configurable and customizable. Instant Fuzzy File Search doesn’t have any plans to match all the features supported by Fuzzy Folders. Neither does it aim to be as easy to customize. Take a look at the table below for a quick comparison between the two.
 

 

Glad you find it useful!
 
That's a good point! I should change it when I get around to it
 
Nope, that's not possible right now, and unlikely to be implemented. That's because I haven't yet found the need where I frequently search inside multiple folders. Especially given that it is fuzzy search, most of the time, just searching the parent folder should do.

Instant Fuzzy File Search: Download

 
List all the files inside a folder using fd, and instantly fuzzy-search through all of them using fzf, all from inside Alfred with a single keyword: fzf.

Screenshots
Invoke with fzf

Search through tens of thousands of files

Fuzzy search shows most relevant results

There's a folder action too!

Search even inside apps

Manually create folder-specific keywords

 
Alternative and comparison
Fuzzy Folders is another fuzzy search workflow that is more configurable and customizable. Instant Fuzzy File Search doesn’t have any plans to match all the features supported by Fuzzy Folders. Neither does it aim to be as easy to customize. Take a look at the table below for a quick comparison between the two.
 

 

Glad you find it useful!
 
That's a good point! I should change it when I get around to it
 
Nope, that's not possible right now, and unlikely to be implemented. That's because I haven't yet found the need where I frequently search inside multiple folders. Especially given that it is fuzzy search, most of the time, just searching the parent folder should do.

Instant Fuzzy File Search: Download

 
List all the files inside a folder using fd, and instantly fuzzy-search through all of them using fzf, all from inside Alfred with a single keyword: fzf.

Screenshots
Invoke with fzf

Search through tens of thousands of files

Fuzzy search shows most relevant results

There's a folder action too!

Search even inside apps

Manually create folder-specific keywords

 
Alternative and comparison
Fuzzy Folders is another fuzzy search workflow that is more configurable and customizable. Instant Fuzzy File Search doesn’t have any plans to match all the features supported by Fuzzy Folders. Neither does it aim to be as easy to customize. Take a look at the table below for a quick comparison between the two.
 

 

Sorry, it is currently not possible. I'm working on next version where it can be configured 🤞🏼

Instant Fuzzy File Search: Download

 
List all the files inside a folder using fd, and instantly fuzzy-search through all of them using fzf, all from inside Alfred with a single keyword: fzf.

Screenshots
Invoke with fzf

Search through tens of thousands of files

Fuzzy search shows most relevant results

There's a folder action too!

Search even inside apps

Manually create folder-specific keywords

 
Alternative and comparison
Fuzzy Folders is another fuzzy search workflow that is more configurable and customizable. Instant Fuzzy File Search doesn’t have any plans to match all the features supported by Fuzzy Folders. Neither does it aim to be as easy to customize. Take a look at the table below for a quick comparison between the two.
 

 

Instant Fuzzy File Search: Download

 
List all the files inside a folder using fd, and instantly fuzzy-search through all of them using fzf, all from inside Alfred with a single keyword: fzf.

Screenshots
Invoke with fzf

Search through tens of thousands of files

Fuzzy search shows most relevant results

There's a folder action too!

Search even inside apps

Manually create folder-specific keywords

 
Alternative and comparison
Fuzzy Folders is another fuzzy search workflow that is more configurable and customizable. Instant Fuzzy File Search doesn’t have any plans to match all the features supported by Fuzzy Folders. Neither does it aim to be as easy to customize. Take a look at the table below for a quick comparison between the two.
 

 

Alfred (as of 4.3) actually has a new internal URL parser which, on quickly checking, actually handles this specific scenario correctly. This URL parser is used in most places throughout Alfred, but currently not in Custom Searches and the workflow Open URL Action, as I want it to be fully tested and verified before potentially causing a regression for a highly used "working" feature in Alfred.
 
URL parsing is in fact an extremely complex task to do correctly, as there are a number of assumptions which have to be made, which is why Apple's own APIs don't do it automatically. Alfred's parser splits the URL string into the relevant components, then uses Apple's NSURLComponents to construct and encode the URL.
 
Just as a purely "as interest" note, here is a screenshot of the internal testing tool I created to Alfred's [future] URL parser to make it easy to see that URLs were being split and parsed correctly:

Cheers,
Andrew
 
 

Instant Fuzzy File Search: Download

 
List all the files inside a folder using fd, and instantly fuzzy-search through all of them using fzf, all from inside Alfred with a single keyword: fzf.

Screenshots
Invoke with fzf

Search through tens of thousands of files

Fuzzy search shows most relevant results

There's a folder action too!

Search even inside apps

Manually create folder-specific keywords

 
Alternative and comparison
Fuzzy Folders is another fuzzy search workflow that is more configurable and customizable. Instant Fuzzy File Search doesn’t have any plans to match all the features supported by Fuzzy Folders. Neither does it aim to be as easy to customize. Take a look at the table below for a quick comparison between the two.
 

 

Thanks @Alfred0!
 
My most favorite use-case is actually something that I hadn't originally thought about:
"Search Google as You Type"
 
Google has become more and more of a question-answering-machine.
So many times, I just want a quick answer and am not looking at reading articles/blogs etc.
For those cases, the mode of operation is "search google -> look at result -> move on".
 
The extra pane fits so well for them!
And ofc, pressing enter would open the same page in browser if I want to interact with that page further.

@Andrew The above involved writing this script filter:

I would agree that writing such a script filter is a minimal-effort, no-hassle thing.
It does feel like a teeny-tiny duplication-of-function though, given that Alfred already has awesome web-searches.
Is there a way to access the URL the web-searches are building?
Or, would it be possible to expose those URLs through press-secretary?
Or, is that not desirable due to privacy concerns?
 
Also, is there a programmatic way of accessing the web-searches? cc: @deanishe @vitor
(that way, someone could programmatically build a workflow mirroring the web-searches and their keywords if they want)
I scoured through various plists and alfdbs, but couldn't find where they are stored...
Are they stored in some proprietary format / right inside the binary?
Or did I miss something obvious?
 
Having said all this, I must agree I don't really foresee much value in doing this for all web-searches because with the exception of google and wolframalpha, I would assume most of the searches are such that they require further interactions with results (like clicking a link, copying some text etc).
 
Aside:
Here's a different (vertical) configuration I've been toying with:

 

Reading forum posts properly would save me some precious time! 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣

It's not the calling that takes the time, it's the importing.

I am unfortunately a potato... 😕 
 
aha jk okay thank you for the reply and answer

Sure — here you go. LMKWYT.
 
 
I've requested public documentation and the developer seemed willing to provide it!

Yes exactly! It was the Raycast extension that lead me to create my Workflow. 
 
 
Also yes! 
 
I have a Workflow that will extract Asset Catalogs with a hotkey. I use it constantly! Let me know if I should release it.
 
BTW, I'm in touch w/ the Cleanshot developer. If there are features or improvements you'd like to suggest, let me know! 
 

CleanShot X Workflow: Download

 
Requiremens

Alfred 4 CleanShot X (version 3.5.1 or above)


Screenshots




Credits
This workflow is based on, and a slight improvement of, Raycast’s CleanShot X script commands.
 
Icon Credits
Some icons from by srip and freepik from flaticon.

@paulminors I uploaded a "fix" https://github.com/mr-pennyworth/alfred-cleanshot/releases/download/0.0.5/CleanShot.alfredworkflow
 
Can you try it and see if it works?
Because I don't have Big Sur, it was not possible for me to test it.
Let me know in either cases whether it works or doesn't

@Mr Pennyworth To find URL schemes supported by an app, reading the ${app_path}/Contents/Info.plist file and looking for CFBundleURLSchemes tag if often enough. Or doing /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'print :CFBundleURLTypes' "${app_path}/Contents/Info.plist".

But I think you’ll like this more: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -dump URLSchemeBinding. It shows every available URL scheme (on your machine).

As to how to use them, that’s the job of the developer’s documentation.

Reading this, it seems like if the Script Filter quicklookurl param is specifically set to an empty string or null, Alfred should respect that as not wanting quicklook for this result. The absence of quicklookurl will still be treated as it is currently, and falls back to arg.
 
Can anybody think of a reason this would be a bad idea, or cause regressions with their current Script Filters?

@Mr Pennyworth Awesome workflow. Thank you very much for sharing it. 🙏

Ha! I made a much more basic version of this but never released it... nice job! 
 

CleanShot X Workflow: Download

 
Requiremens

Alfred 4 CleanShot X (version 3.5.1 or above)


Screenshots




Credits
This workflow is based on, and a slight improvement of, Raycast’s CleanShot X script commands.
 
Icon Credits
Some icons from by srip and freepik from flaticon.

Hey @deanishe I see your "I missed 'context menu'" and I raise you to "I missed the whole paragraph about not wanting to use another app" 🤣
 
@vitor has a nice and gentle way of asking "have you even read the post fully?"
Thanks! 😇