vitor Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 (edited) This workflow is officially deprecated in favour of Alfred’s native feature starting with 4.1. You can find the old source on Github. Call av and a list of your top-level apps at /Applications and /Applications/Utilities will be shown with their version numbers. Action any of them and the version number will be copied to the clipboard. If the app you want to check the version of is located anywhere else, you can find it and use the File Action on it for the same effect. This will also show the version as Large Type. Edited August 31, 2022 by vitor cands 1 Link to comment
nikivi Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 (edited) Running av exposes the harsh reality of how many apps I have on my system. It takes legit 20 seconds to get some results back. Thanks for sharing it though. Edited September 14, 2017 by nikivi Alan He 1 Link to comment
nikivi Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 (edited) I updated the workflow to include the fast fetch of version. It is a simple file filter that filters through apps and on result will put the version number into clipboard. Here is the modified workflow if you want to add it. ? It's one of those things that I didn't know I need. No more wasting time getting the version number of VS Code when submitting a bug on GitHub. Edited September 14, 2017 by nikivi Link to comment
vitor Posted September 14, 2017 Author Share Posted September 14, 2017 31 minutes ago, nikivi said: I updated the workflow to include the fast fetch of version. Not really a “fast fetch”; it’s just a different way. Typing an app name followed by ⇥↩ (App version is already at the top) is faster for me than pressing a keyboard shortcut (or typing a keyword), then an app name and ↩. The File Action already on the Workflow is also more useful, since i’s not constrained to /Applications. You method is faster for you in certain specific situations. I appreciate your desire for speed, but as a Workflow developer that shares his Workflows yourself, you need to be careful with blank statements like that. It’s alright if you say “I’ve built it this way because it’s more convenient for myself”, as that justifies to your users why something isn’t how they’d like it. But when you outright say “this is faster/better”, you’re ignoring your users are different people with different workflows, and that for them your method may actually be slower or more convoluted. Some things really are (almost) always better and faster than the alternatives, but those are usually down to the code level. As soon as changes are UI related, that’s much harder to gauge. Link to comment
franctastic Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 (edited) because APPs are not sorted in alphabetical order? could you include the utilities folder? macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 THX Edited January 14, 2018 by franctastic Link to comment
vitor Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 11 hours ago, franctastic said: could you include the utilities folder? Done in the latest version. 11 hours ago, franctastic said: because APPs are not sorted in alphabetical order? They are. If they’re not for you, it’s a weirdness in your setup. Upgrade to the latest version, open the debugger, set the log output to “All Information”, and post the output. Link to comment
vitor Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 @franctastic Do you have your macOS in a non-english version? That’s likely the issue. I’m not going to take that into account in the Workflow. You can always type to filter by app name. Link to comment
franctastic Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 (edited) are in the same order as the launchpad. in macOS High Sierra do not order with terminal defaults write com.apple.dock ResetLaunchPad -bool true; killall Dock https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/300109/how-to-reset-launchpad-order-in-macos-high-sierra Edited January 14, 2018 by franctastic Link to comment
Tom Hightower Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 @Vitor Mine is set to English, (US) using 10.13.3 beta formatted as APFS w/ FileVault enabled, and no alphabetical order of items. Would you still like the debugger info posted here ? Ah never mind here it is...Just incase you can use it. [2018-01-16 21:18:30][input.scriptfilter] Queuing argument '(null)' [2018-01-16 21:18:35][input.scriptfilter] Script with argument '(null)' finished [2018-01-16 21:18:35][input.scriptfilter] {"items":[{"title":"LanScan Pro","subtitle":"5.0","arg":"5.0","icon":{"type":"fileicon","path":"/Applications/LanScan Pro.app"}},{"title":"DVD Player","subtitle":"5.8","arg":"5.8","icon":{"type":"fileicon","path":"/Applications/DVD Player.app"}},{"title":"PeakHour 4","subtitle":"4.0.7","arg":"4.0.7","icon":{"type":"fileicon","path":"/Applications/PeakHour 4.app"}},{"title":"iNet Network Scanner","subtitle":"2.4.5","arg":"2.4.5","icon":{"type":"fileicon","path":"/Applications/iNet Network Scanner.app"}},{"title":"Siri","subtitle":"1.0","arg":"1.0","icon":{"type":"fileicon","path":"/Applications/Siri.app"}},{"title":"Universal Translator","subtitle":"2.0.1","arg":"2.0.1","icon":{"type":"fileicon","path":"/Applications/Universal Translator.app"}},{"title":"Viscosity","subtitle":"1.7.6","arg":"1.7.6","icon":{"type":"fileicon","path":"/Applications/Viscosity.app"}},{"title":"QuickTime Player","subtitle":"10.4","arg":"10.4","icon":{"type":"fileicon","path":"/Applications/QuickTime Player.app"}},{"title":"Chess","subtitle":"3.15","arg":"3.15","icon":{"type":"fileicon","path":"/Applications/Chess.app"}},{"title":"Remote Desktop","subtitle":"3.9","arg":"3.9","icon":{"type":"fileicon","path":"/Applications/Remote Desktop.app"}},{"title":"Flight Control HD","subtitle":"1.03","arg":"1.03","icon":{"type":"fileicon","path":"/Applications/Flight Control HD.app"}},{"title":"Photo Booth","subtitle":"9.0","arg":"9.0","icon":{"type":"fileicon","path":"/Applications/Photo Booth.app"}},{"title":"Drive Mounter","subtitle":"1.6.1","arg":"1.6.1","icon":{"type":"fileicon","path":"/Applications/Drive Mounter.app"}},{"title":"BetterSnapTool","subtitle":"1.8","arg":"1.8","icon":{"type":"fileicon","path":"/Applications/BetterSnapTool.app"}},{"title":"CapsLocker","subtitle":"1.2.1","arg":"1.2.1","icon": --Snipped the remaining were just continuations of the apps installed. Link to comment
franctastic Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Mine is configured in Spanish, (Spain) using 10.13.3 beta formatted as APFS THX Link to comment
vitor Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 Not sure where the issue lies, but so far it seems to happen on High Sierra. I’m still not on it, so can’t properly debug yet. Link to comment
franctastic Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 are in the same order as the launchpad. in macOS High Sierra do not order with terminal defaults write com.apple.dock ResetLaunchPad -bool true; killall Dock https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/300109/how-to-reset-launchpad-order-in-macos-high-sierra Link to comment
vitor Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Update. Apps should now appear in alphabetical order regardless of file system. To update, download the latest version (same URL) or wait a few days and it’ll prompt you to on next usage, since it uses OneUpdater. Link to comment
franctastic Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 perfect, Would it be possible to show it if it is in the applications folder or in the Utilities folder? THX Link to comment
vitor Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 2 hours ago, franctastic said: Would it be possible to show it if it is in the applications folder or in the Utilities folder? I’d rather not, and maintain the cleanliness of the list. Link to comment
franctastic Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 some applications are inside folders, for example, all Adobe programs. These applications do not appear in Alfred, any Adobe program. Link to comment
vitor Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 39 minutes ago, franctastic said: some applications are inside folders, for example, all Adobe programs. These applications do not appear in Alfred, any Adobe program. That is on purpose. Doing an infinite recursive search would make the results take too long to appear. If you want versions for those apps, use the File Action. Link to comment
franctastic Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) because infinite? with a single level is enough. Microsoft uses the same system in the Office for Mac. Edited January 23, 2018 by franctastic Link to comment
vitor Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) 19 minutes ago, franctastic said: with a single level is enough. Not for every case. Also, a lot of apps that are distributed inside a suite have a lot of accompanying apps that are helpers with arguably no interest. This Workflow was itself started as a favour/request; I don’t even use it. I think it’s already good enough to cover most cases, and as such I have no plans to continue spending my free time on it to add features that benefit a single user. As stated previously, the File Action works just as well. The code is open-source, so you’re free to modify it to your needs. Edited January 23, 2018 by vitor Link to comment
Tom Hightower Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 @vitor et al, Just wanted to point out that the results are now alphabetical on 10.13.4 franctastic 1 Link to comment
vitor Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 53 minutes ago, HuskyHerder said: Just wanted to point out that the results are now alphabetical on 10.13.4 That was introduced on January 22. Link to comment
Tom Hightower Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 (edited) Oh well, just doing some spring cleaning and noticed it now worked. I have been on beta (Apple) for so long maybe something was borked on my end. I did a clean install a couple weeks back and just now getting my Mac back to "just so". Anyway carry on.? Edited April 27, 2018 by HuskyHerder Link to comment
vitor Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 As of now, this Workflow is officially deprecated (it will keep working, I just won’t update it in the extremely unlikely event it ever breaks), because Alfred natively provides the functionality starting with 4.1. Link to comment
Alan He Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Alfred natively provides the functionality starting with 4.1 how to use? Link to comment
deanishe Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Alan He said: how to use? Use Quicklook or File Actions on an application. The version number is in the preview window. Link to comment
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