Hello there This is my first Workflow published here, I hope, that some of you will find it useful. App Install Installs Apps from your Downloads folder This Workflow is inspired by the Alfred v1 Extension from Christian Schlensker, written in Python, and set it up as an Alfred v2 Workflow. As far as I know, nobody else has ported this script over, so here we go:
It searches your Downloads-Folder for any *.app, *.pkg, *.alfredworkflow, *.dmg- and *.zip-Files
shows you a list sorted by most-recently-added
you can search in that list by entering a string after the keyword
installs the apps /Applications or opens the *.pkg
To use it, simply type install and hit Enter. If you use ⌘-↩ it will delete the download after installing.
You can search in the results:
You can also select any appropriate file within Alfred and use the install-File-Action:
Supported Filetypes: Currently, this Workflow will find all zips, dmgs, apps, alfredworkflows and pkgs in your download-folder and install all apps and pkgs inside zips and dmgs. It does not try to find out, if a pkg is an uninstaller or not! Getting the Workflow You can find this Workflow on Github or download the Workflow directly.
Settings
You can customize the list of searched paths (for example, so that the workflow searches both your Download-Folder and your Desktop-Folder) and you can customize the install-location for normal Applications.
Please tell me how you like it, what you would want to change, etc! I am still looking for a new Icon (please contact me if you have one! (: ). Remember that I personally consider this Workflow as being Beta-Software so please help me to find and fix every bug you might encounter.
For more Information about Features and Settings, please read the Documentation at Github.
Changelog
v1.0: [17. March]:Complete rewrite; created individual installation-framework; new Icon
Bugfix: Prevent faulty symlinks when installing from zips by not using python anymore
Feature: Substring Filtering for Searchresults
v0.4: [29. May]:Ability to install Alfred Workflows
Ability to run pkgs
Some bugfixes
v0.3: [28. May]Fix Symlinkproblem in Zipfiles
Add ability to delete Download after install (by pressing ⌘-↩)
v0.2:Add ability to install from `*.zip`-Files
Show all possible matches instead of only one (This is still sorted by most-recent)
v0.1:
Initial Release
Thanks very much for you attention fellas, I hope you'll enjoy this little script. Greetings, Franz