


And they’ve also become sort of an automation playground offering plug-ins and scripts for you to accomplish a series of tasks with just a couple of keystrokes. Launchers now give you instant feedback like showtimes, news, and articles. But the word “launcher” has become less of a descriptor of what you are getting and more of a legacy term. While Spotlight wasn’t the first launcher for OS X, today it sits among a variety of good choices for you to pick from. Spotlight has been a part of Mac OS X ever since version 10.4 Tiger, and even though its feature set has evolved since then, its purpose started out simple: To help you find and launch files and apps faster than it would take you to navigate to the location with a mouse. If you are a Mac user, then you have a launcher already installed.
MAC LAUNCHER VERSUS LAUNCHBAR FOR MAC OS
After numerous keystrokes and much reflective deliberation, we think that Alfred is the favorite launcher for Mac OS X. We wouldn’t consider the OS X app launcher space a crowded one, but there are enough options out there that could make oneself think twice about clicking the download button. If my original article hasn’t been updated, I recommend you read it on The Sweet Setup. I am posting it here for preservation purposes.

Note: This article was originally published Maon The Sweet Setup.
