<s>
Alfred	B-Operating_System
is	O
an	O
application	O
launcher	O
and	O
productivity	O
application	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alfred	B-Operating_System
is	O
free	O
,	O
though	O
an	O
optional	O
paid	O
upgrade	O
( 	O
 '	O
Powerpack	O
 '	O
)	O
is	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
keyboard	O
shortcut	O
chosen	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
,	O
Alfred	B-Operating_System
provides	O
a	O
quick	O
way	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
launch	O
applications	O
and	O
files	O
on	O
the	O
Mac	O
or	O
to	O
search	O
the	O
web	O
both	O
with	O
predefined	O
keywords	O
for	O
often-used	O
sites	O
such	O
as	O
Amazon.com,	O
IMDb	O
,	O
Wikipedia	O
and	O
many	O
others	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
add	O
users	O
 '	O
custom	O
searches	O
for	O
the	O
sites	O
most	O
applicable	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alfred	B-Operating_System
's	O
capabilities	O
can	O
be	O
extended	O
with	O
the	O
Powerpack	O
which	O
provides	O
additional	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
directly	O
navigate	O
your	O
file	O
system	O
,	O
perform	O
actions	O
on	O
the	O
files	O
and	O
applications	O
you	O
search	O
for	O
,	O
control	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
,	O
open	O
Address	O
Book	O
entries	O
,	O
save	O
text	O
clips	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alfred	B-Operating_System
also	O
allows	O
you	O
to	O
set	O
global	O
hotkeys	O
,	O
access	O
your	O
URL	O
history	O
and	O
create	O
auto-expanding	O
text	O
snippets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
large	O
repository	O
for	O
user-created	O
workflows	O
and	O
themes	O
created	O
for	O
Alfred	B-Operating_System
2	O
and	O
3	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
at	O
Packal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alfred	B-Operating_System
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
macOS	B-Application
launchers	O
such	O
as	O
Quicksilver	B-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
created	O
primarily	O
with	O
ease	B-General_Concept
of	I-General_Concept
use	I-General_Concept
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alfred	B-Operating_System
has	O
garnered	O
praise	O
including	O
2011	O
Macworld	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Award	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
Mac	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
being	O
named	O
TUAW	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
2011	O
Mac	O
utility	O
app	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
The	O
10	O
Best	O
Mac	O
Apps	O
of	O
2011	O
by	O
Mashable	O
.	O
</s>
