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Finding where program lives
I installed a program yesterday in a mess of terrible installation instructions and I have no idea where it lives. I have files that default to opening that program, but that doesn't tell me where it ...
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Add keywords to an app file
Some built-in Mac apps have keywords attached to them, to allow for easier searching in Spotlight:
How would I add these keywords to a third-party app? For example, adding the keyword "Chat"...
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How do I make spotlight activate applications based on path instead of Bundle Identifier?
I use multiple copies of the same app on my system. New copies are added and removed on a daily basis. I change the name of the app so they have unique names, which is convenient when using Spotlight, ...
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App synonyms/aliases (perhaps with Raycast)?
Is there a way to create synonyms/custom names/aliases for Mac apps? For example, adding "Task manager" as an alternative to "Activity Monitor".
I use Raycast as a replacement for ...
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What is an effortless way of toggling the Single Application Mode?
I normally toggle the Single Application Mode via the terminal or in the app TinkerTool. However, I wish I could toggle it with just one click and without going through the menus of TinkerTool, for ...
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How to open new instance of applications from spotlight every time on Mac m1 (Big Sur & above)
Instead of directing to the application, how to make spotlight open a new instance/window of the application.
Tried flashlight solution but it won't work for recent Mac OS Versions.
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Why is this application never a top hit on Spotlight?
I've installed the Winbox4Mac application from here. It is a Windows application packaged to run with Wine.
It appears to look for all the world like any other valid (albeit non-codesigned) ...
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Applications show as <Application>.app instead of <Application> in Alfred & Spotlight
I do not know the actual time or date of the change, but I noticed it today.
Example: I use Alfred which now shows "Word.app" instead of "Word".
Same goes for Spotlight.
EDIT: How do I remove the ....
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I made an AppleScript app and Siri won't launch it
I followed iFixit tutorial how to make "AirPods connect" app for Mac. It works perfectly but I cannot run it with Siri. Using Spotlight or clicking on it works, but Siri won't open it and says "I'm ...
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Alfred and Spotlight don't detect VSCode even though I've it on shortcuts
When I installed the VSCode I had added it to dock applications.
I am not able to find it/open it with Alfred or Spotlight. I tried to search for: code, VSCode, visual studio code, and nothing. It ...
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Can't launch JetBrains Toolbox on macOS Mojave 10.14.5
I'm trying to launch the JetBrains Toolbox, but it seems I can't. When I launch via Spotlight search, nothing appears to happen. But when I try to run the launcher manually from the command line, this ...
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Rename application so I can search for it with spotlight
Is there a way to rename an application so I can search for it with Spotlight?
I don't see a rename option there.
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Can’t start applications from Spotlight
I recently noticed that some of the applications cannot be started from Spotlight anymore. They show up correctly in the search results but then hitting return doesn't do anything (other than closing ...
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How do I get Spotlight to find apps in non-standard folders?
My work computer has a handful of personal applications that I store not in /Applications, and not in ~/Applications, but in another folder (/usr/local/data/Applications) for several reasons. However, ...
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Why can't my spotlight open any application?
I can search and find anything on Spotlight, so I think my index works. However, when I try to open an application, even terminal, I just get a spinning beach ball until Spotlight disappears. Why am I ...
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How do you fix an app icon that got associated with a file type in spotlight? [duplicate]
When I try and search for something using spotlight, all application results show the .c file extension icon instead of the actual app icon you would expect to see for FireFox, Safari, Mail etc. Very ...
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Smart "Applications" folder
How to create a "smart" Applications folder that unifies the content of other three folders?
In my machine I have three versions of OS X installed (for testing purposes) in different partitions, each ...
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How to add Spotlight comments to the bundled OS X apps?
I'd like to add a Spotlight comment to TextEdit.app. Is that possible?
What I've done:
Open Finder
Browse to /Applications/
Select TextEdit
Press ⌘ + I (Get Info)
Click the lock icon to unlock the ...
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