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I apologise if I'm asking a repetitive question (but I did try to search for similar posts first). I used to love AppleScript, and I'm disappointed that I can't do as much with it as I would like. Alfred looks very good. I'm this close to buying the lifetime powerpack, but I don't completely understand what Alfred is capable of (and what it's not). One repetitive task I have is correcting text generated by dictation software. I would like to use Alfred (and AppleScript?) to systematically replace phrases with my corrections, as the dictation makes the same "errors" and I'm unable to retrain it properly. Is this the sort of thing that Alfred can help with? (just a made-up example: every text file contains "Deer Sir or Madam:" and I want to change it to "Dear Sir or Madam,") I'm paying a subscription for TextExpander, which replaces text but also includes macro-style replacements. Could Alfred make TextExpander unnecessary? I'm a teacher, and a language learner. I do a lot of word processing and dictating. I use macOS tags a lot. I use TextExpander a lot. I'm not entirely sure how Alfred would work for me, so any suggestions are welcome. It's sort of difficult when a new user isn't quite sure how to make the most of a new 'thing' like Alfred. (I'm not quibbling about the price - it seems reasonable. I just want to make an informed decision.) Thanks!

At some point, Alfred started hijacking my command key, so whatever app I'm using, when I double-tap command, it copies to clipboard. This is extremely undesirable to me, as I use a clipboard tracker and it's constantly being filled with random crap. I don't need this feature, however I have no idea, even after scouring through the app settings, where to disable this feature. Anyone has a clue? Please help

Tested with: Alfred_2.7.2_391.zip Alfred_2.7.1_387.zip Issues: - Workflows: - cannot import workflows - cannot create workflows - Features: - On the first time I get access to `Features` tab, I'm faced without any content on it. - The second time i hit `Features` tab, it appears features at sidebar but at this time i get a `default` render view with some placeholder texts such us `feature title`, `feature ...`. The second time i open `Alfred Preferences` it closes itselfs throwing this up: Application Specific Information: *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInternalInconsistencyException', reason: '-[NSNib initWithNibNamed:bundle:] could not load the nibName: AlfredFeatureDefaultSearch in bundle NSBundle </Applications/Alfred 2.app/Contents/Frameworks/Alfred Framework.framework> (loaded).' abort() called terminating with uncaught exception of type NSException Application Specific Backtrace 1: 0 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff909c003c __exceptionPreprocess + 172 1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff8e1ab76e objc_exception_throw + 43 2 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff909bfeed +[NSException raise:format:] + 205 3 AppKit 0x00007fff92c9fd34 -[NSNib initWithNibNamed:bundle:] + 347 4 AppKit 0x00007fff92c9fb86 -[NSViewController _nibWithName:bundle:] + 106 5 AppKit 0x00007fff92c9f7c4 -[NSViewController loadView] + 125 6 AppKit 0x00007fff92c1ee13 -[NSViewController _loadViewIfRequired] + 75 7 AppKit 0x00007fff92c1ed7d -[NSViewController view] + 30 8 Alfred Preferences 0x0000000100008279 Alfred Preferences + 33401 9 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff9097c45c __CFNOTIFICATIONCENTER_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_AN_OBSERVER__ + 12 10 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff9086c634 _CFXNotificationPost + 3140 11 Foundation 0x00007fff8b307aa1 -[NSNotificationCenter postNotificationName:object:userInfo:] + 66 12 AppKit 0x00007fff92c485be -[NSTableView _sendSelectionChangedNotificationForRows:columns:] + 175 13 AppKit 0x00007fff92c1719a -[NSTableView _enableSelectionPostingAndPost] + 409 14 AppKit 0x00007fff92c47d7b -[NSTableView _doSelectIndexes:byExtendingSelection:indexType:funnelThroughSingleIndexVersion:] + 3009 15 Alfred Preferences 0x0000000100007f1b Alfred Preferences + 32539 16 AppKit 0x00007fff92ac6079 -[NSIBObjectData nibInstantiateWithOwner:options:topLevelObjects:] + 1276 17 AppKit 0x00007fff92ca090e -[NSNib _instantiateNibWithExternalNameTable:options:] + 677 18 AppKit 0x00007fff92ca055e -[NSNib _instantiateWithOwner:options:topLevelObjects:] + 143 19 AppKit 0x00007fff92c9f857 -[NSViewController loadView] + 272 20 AppKit 0x00007fff92c1ee13 -[NSViewController _loadViewIfRequired] + 75 21 AppKit 0x00007fff92c1ed7d -[NSViewController view] + 30 22 Alfred Preferences 0x0000000100002c86 Alfred Preferences + 11398 23 Alfred Preferences 0x000000010000276f Alfred Preferences + 10095 24 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff908ccbdf -[NSSet makeObjectsPerformSelector:] + 223 25 AppKit 0x00007fff92ac603d -[NSIBObjectData nibInstantiateWithOwner:options:topLevelObjects:] + 1216 26 AppKit 0x00007fff92aa50e5 loadNib + 384 27 AppKit 0x00007fff92aa460b +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) _loadNibFile:nameTable:options:withZone:ownerBundle:] + 313 28 AppKit 0x00007fff92aa43c7 -[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) loadNibNamed:owner:topLevelObjects:] + 201 29 AppKit 0x00007fff92aa4193 +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) loadNibNamed:owner:] + 344 30 AppKit 0x00007fff92a9cd79 NSApplicationMain + 605 31 Alfred Preferences 0x0000000100001a54 Alfred Preferences + 6740 32 ??? 0x0000000000000001 0x0 + 1 Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8686e286 __pthread_kill + 10 1 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff942dd9b3 abort + 129 2 libc++abi.dylib 0x00007fff94251a21 abort_message + 257 3 libc++abi.dylib 0x00007fff942799d1 default_terminate_handler() + 267 4 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff8e1af7d6 _objc_terminate() + 103 5 libc++abi.dylib 0x00007fff942770a1 std::__terminate(void (*)()) + 8 6 libc++abi.dylib 0x00007fff94276b30 __cxa_throw + 121 7 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff8e1ab898 objc_exception_throw + 341 8 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff909bfeed +[NSException raise:format:] + 205 9 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff92c9fd34 -[NSNib initWithNibNamed:bundle:] + 347 10 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff92c9fb86 -[NSViewController _nibWithName:bundle:] + 106 11 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff92c9f7c4 -[NSViewController loadView] + 125 12 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff92c1ee13 -[NSViewController _loadViewIfRequired] + 75 13 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff92c1ed7d -[NSViewController view] + 30 14 com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-Preferences 0x0000000100008279 0x100000000 + 33401 15 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff9097c45c __CFNOTIFICATIONCENTER_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_AN_OBSERVER__ + 12 16 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff9086c634 _CFXNotificationPost + 3140 17 com.apple.Foundation 0x00007fff8b307aa1 -[NSNotificationCenter postNotificationName:object:userInfo:] + 66 18 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff92c485be -[NSTableView _sendSelectionChangedNotificationForRows:columns:] + 175 19 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff92c1719a -[NSTableView _enableSelectionPostingAndPost] + 409 20 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff92c47d7b -[NSTableView _doSelectIndexes:byExtendingSelection:indexType:funnelThroughSingleIndexVersion:] + 3009 21 com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-Preferences 0x0000000100007f1b 0x100000000 + 32539 22 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff92ac6079 -[NSIBObjectData nibInstantiateWithOwner:options:topLevelObjects:] + 1276 23 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff92ca090e -[NSNib _instantiateNibWithExternalNameTable:options:] + 677 24 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff92ca055e -[NSNib _instantiateWithOwner:options:topLevelObjects:] + 143 25 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff92c9f857 -[NSViewController loadView] + 272 26 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff92c1ee13 -[NSViewController _loadViewIfRequired] + 75 27 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff92c1ed7d -[NSViewController view] + 30 28 com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-Preferences 0x0000000100002c86 0x100000000 + 11398 29 com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-Preferences 0x000000010000276f 0x100000000 + 10095 30 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff908ccbdf -[NSSet makeObjectsPerformSelector:] + 223 31 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff92ac603d -[NSIBObjectData nibInstantiateWithOwner:options:topLevelObjects:] + 1216 32 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff92aa50e5 loadNib + 384 33 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff92aa460b +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) _loadNibFile:nameTable:options:withZone:ownerBundle:] + 313 34 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff92aa43c7 -[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) loadNibNamed:owner:topLevelObjects:] + 201 35 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff92aa4193 +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) loadNibNamed:owner:] + 344 36 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff92a9cd79 NSApplicationMain + 605 37 com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-Preferences 0x0000000100001a54 0x100000000 + 6740 Thread 1:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.libdispatch-manager 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8686f232 kevent64 + 10 1 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff9373fa6a _dispatch_mgr_thread + 52 Thread 2: 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8686e94a __workq_kernreturn + 10 1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff8d3023dd start_wqthread + 13 Thread 3: 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8686e94a __workq_kernreturn + 10 1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff8d3023dd start_wqthread + 13 Thread 4: 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8686e94a __workq_kernreturn + 10 1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff8d3023dd start_wqthread + 13 Thread 5: 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8686e94a __workq_kernreturn + 10 1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff8d3023dd start_wqthread + 13 Thread 6: 0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8686e94a __workq_kernreturn + 10 1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff8d3023dd start_wqthread + 13 Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (64-bit): rax: 0x0000000000000000 rbx: 0x0000000000000006 rcx: 0x00007fff5fbfcd68 rdx: 0x0000000000000000 rdi: 0x000000000000130f rsi: 0x0000000000000006 rbp: 0x00007fff5fbfcd90 rsp: 0x00007fff5fbfcd68 r8: 0x6e6f697470656378 r9: 0x00007fff94307d60 r10: 0x0000000008000000 r11: 0x0000000000000206 r12: 0x00007fff5fbfcef0 r13: 0x000062694e534e55 r14: 0x00007fff765cb300 r15: 0x00007fff5fbfcdd0 rip: 0x00007fff8686e286 rfl: 0x0000000000000206 cr2: 0x00007fff77921fd8 Logical CPU: 0 Error Code: 0x02000148 Trap Number: 133 As so, I've paid powerpack license in order for your team to solve this issues, even without having the advantage of trying before paying. Now I'm hoping for getting an awesome support experience. -- José Moreira

Would anyone be interested in controlling their iOS device from Alfred on their desktop, yes or no? I believe this is the inverse of what's planned for Alfred Remote. I want to build a workflow that would control Spotify/Soundcloud playing on my phone using an Alfred command on my dekstop. I always listen to music on my phone so I can get up, walk around, leave—but I hate getting it out to change the track, etc.