Quick open files of a certain type
I’m not spending £19 an Alfred for just this one purpose, but for its seemingly endless uses that improve productivity. In this example, I’ll create a shortcut to open Xcode projects and workspaces.
Requirements
A utility application called Alfred
Purchasing the Powerpack for £19
Setup
Open Alfred Preferences
Click on Workflows
Click on the button at the bottom of the sidebar
Choose Templates > Files and Apps > File filter from keyword and open
Give it a name like “Open Xcode Project” and click OK
Double-click on File Filter
Enter “x” in the keyword field and uncheck “with space” (unchecked, this means the space is optional)
In the File Types field, click the button and navigate to an xcodeproj file
Optionally, do the same with an xcworkspace file
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