Alfred Remote 4+
Running with Crayons Ltd
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- £4.99
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Description
Alfred Remote is your personal command centre for Alfred for Mac. Your iPhone or iPad now becomes the perfect day-long companion to your Mac, giving you instant access to your favourite features, commands and workflows.
Alfred Remote needs to be on the same network as your Mac. Alfred 4 is recommended for the broadest range of features and best experience. Alfred 3.8.6 is the minimum requirement.
Alfred 4 for Mac is available from https://www.alfredapp.com/
WHAT CAN I DO WITH REMOTE?
With a single touch on your iOS device, you can control many Alfred actions on your Mac, including:
- Show Alfred on your Mac
- System Commands: Lock, restart, shut down, log out or sleep your Mac, eject all devices, quit all apps and empty trash
- Launch Applications and System Preferences on your Mac
- Open files and folders you've defined on your Mac
- Open websites and bookmarks, or pop up Alfred with a custom search filled in
- Replace hard to remember hotkey combinations and keywords with icons on iOS
If you're an Alfred 4 or Alfred 3 Powerpack user, you can control Powerpack features, such as:
- Quickly paste user-defined clipboard snippets into text fields and documents on your Mac
- Run user-defined scripts, AppleScripts and terminal commands
- Music.app on your Mac: Play, skip, even start playing random albums
- Connecting Remote to your favourite Alfred workflows gives almost limitless possibilities!
SETTING UP REMOTE
1. Ensure that your Mac and iOS device are on the same network
2. Open Alfred's Remote preferences on Mac and select 'Add iOS Remote'
3. Open Alfred Remote on iOS to the 'Add' screen, "Looking for Alfred"
4. Select your Mac when you see it appear on iOS, then type the passcode on your Mac
Your Mac and iOS device will now be securely connected, and the power of Alfred will be at your fingertips, making you even more productive!
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Alfred Remote is a counterpart app which requires Alfred on Mac, and the ability to connect to it from your iPhone/iPad over Wi-Fi.
- Alfred Remote is available for iPhone & iPad on iOS 12+
- Alfred 4 is recommended for the best experience and new features. Minimum requirement is Alfred 3.8.6 on macOS 10.9+ on your Mac
- You'll need the ability to connect both your Mac and your iOS device to the same network through wired or Wi-Fi connection
- To control Alfred's Powerpack actions, you'll need the Powerpack for Alfred on your Mac
Take a look at https://www.alfredapp.com/ for more details about Alfred for Mac and Alfred Remote.
What’s New
Version 1.5
We've added bigger grids (up to 6x6), better Split View support and refreshed navigation.
- Updated to take advantage of modern iOS device sizes and layouts
- Rewritten framework for improved performance and future-proofing
- Improved navigation layout for faster page switching
- Additional features available when using Alfred 4.3.3 and above
- Button grids can now be up to 6x6 in size
- Button labels can be hidden for a cleaner look
Ratings and Reviews
Meh. Not as good as it could be.
Compared to something like Elgato Streamdeck, this is an app that leaves the user wanting more. Alfred on the Mac is very useful but takes a lot of time setting things up and the iPad version is pretty much the same, it takes a lot of setting up. It would be nice if we could shrink the sidebar, if the Mac app would replicate the chosen grid layout, etc. I do like how it stays awake though - even when the Mac goes to sleep. However, I’m sticking to Streamdeck - which I didn’t discover before buying this app else I wouldn’t have bought it.
Useless
Been waiting for this for a while and it's a big disappointment. Where Alfred for Mac is an essential simple and discreet tool, Alfred Remote is a mess with no purpose. You can launch apps, you can customise a lot of things, you can open Alfred on your Mac with your phone... But then you can't type anything or control the mouse. There is no keyboard or mobile mouse available at all in this app. So you can open Google but you can't search (or you have to open another app with remote mouse/keyboard). This app terribly needs the minimalism and genius of Alfred for Mac, by putting for example a voice command when it opens Alfred or by adding a remote mouse/keyboard.
Superb Addition To Your Workflow
I've only played with Alfred Remote for a short while but it's looking like a fantastic tool. Alfred (the main app) has become a must have for me & all my family. It saves you from so much hassle, searching around etc.
Now with remote, I'm able to do so much more. Common tasks are there at my fingertips & I really look forward to working out new interesting ways it'll enable me to use my Mac when I'm not directly in front of it (e.g. across the room).
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Information
- Provider
- Running with Crayons Ltd
- Size
- 1.5 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2021 Running with Crayons Ltd
- Price
- £4.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.