Apropos and Alfred
Alfred is a launcher with file search, and with the Powerpack, workflows, clipboard history and Universal Actions. Menu search needs a third-party workflow. Apropos has the menus of the app in front built in.
Use them together
- Both default to Option-Space. Change one of them: Alfred in its General preferences, Apropos in its Settings.
- Alfred stays your launcher and file search. Apropos never launches apps or searches files.
- An Alfred workflow can open an apropos:// link to run one of your Apropos commands.
Side by side
| Feature | Apropos | Alfred |
|---|---|---|
| Default key | Option-Space, any key you like | Option-Space |
| Menu commands of the app in front | The list itself: every command, its menu path and its shortcut, as soon as it opens | With a third-party workflow, which needs the Powerpack |
| Actions on what you selected | Built in for text, files, the page, the folder and git, plus your own | Universal Actions, in the Powerpack |
| Launch apps and search files | No, on purpose | Yes |
| Clipboard history | No | Yes, in the Powerpack |
| Account | None | A licence key for the Powerpack |
| Price | Not announced yet | Free; Powerpack £34 |
Checked on 20 October 2026. Linked cells open their source. Download Apropos