Launchbar mac archive#

When an item is selected in LaunchBar, pressing Return opens it-or, in the case of an application, launches it or switches to it.Ī number of LaunchBar tasks involve grabbing selected content-for example, text on a webpage, or a file in the Finder. For me, this shortcut is Command-Spacebar, but it may be different for you. You activate LaunchBar-which means to bring it forward so it accepts input-using a keyboard shortcut. “Base” shortcuts A few shortcuts appear frequently enough in these tips that I’m going to point them out right at the start. I’m going to show you some of the basics in this video, and some more-advanced tasks in my next video. But people ask us why they shouldn’t just use Spotlight? I’m going show you a bunch of useful things you can do in LaunchBar, my personal favorite, that you can’t do in Spotlight. Launchers are great if you prefer using the keyboard to a mouse or trackpad. These are similar to OS Ten’s Spotlight, in that you can press a keyboard shortcut, type a few letters of the name of an app or document to find it, and then press Return to open it. Or just point your favorite podcast-savvy RSS reader to: Show transcript I’m Macworld senior editor Dan Frakes.Īt Macworld, we’re huge fans of what we call launcher utilities, such as Alfred, Butler, LaunchBar, and Quicksilver. Subscribe to that channels and you will be notified whenever we post a new video.

Launchbar mac archive#

You can also see a complete archive of all our videos on. To subscribe to the Macworld Video stream via iTunes. Although I'm partial to LaunchBar, and each have fans among Macworld staff and contributors, and each can perform tasks similar to the ones I show in the video-albeit each utility in its own way. Length: 5 minutes, 55 seconds Show Notes There are a number of great launcher utilities for OS X.

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