Quicksilver vs Spotlight

Kemik · 20 Jul 2011 at 17:08

It's been a while since Quicksilver stopped being developed and I assume Spotlight has been experiencing improvements by Apple's developers.

Has anyone gone back to Spotlight? I only really use Quicksilver for quickly accessing apps/folders and since upgrading to Lion, Quicksilver seems to have stopped working. There probably is an easy fix but it made me question if I should even be using it any more.

Eatchipz · 20 Jul 2011 at 17:10

I am using Alfred...Its pretty much like Quicksilver but better in my opinion. Works great on Lion!

Check it out...http://www.alfredapp.com/

Skully · 20 Jul 2011 at 17:34

I use quicksilver, but I have found that when using my wife's MacBook Pro I get on fine with Spotlight.

Will try Alfred later tonight I think!

Feek · 20 Jul 2011 at 18:08

Spotlight is what I use for a launcher and very good it is too.

hyper_piper45 · 21 Jul 2011 at 02:24

I just use spotlight, i don't really think there are any other feature I would need an external program for.

Irish_Tom · 21 Jul 2011 at 08:33

I used to use Quicksilver and then I moved to Alfred but there's not a lot in it to be honest.

I think the main difference is that Quicksilver has its own index so you can turn Spotlight off completely.

Alfred uses the Spotlight index so really it's just a nicer GUI for Spotlight but I think it's also nicer than Quicksilver and it's still in development so there will be updates.

I haven't felt the need to buy the 'pro' version...

uniQ · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:03

Panzerbjorn said:
I used to use Quicksilver and then I moved to Alfred but there's not a lot in it to be honest.

I think the main difference is that Quicksilver has its own index so you can turn Spotlight off completely.

Alfred uses the Spotlight index so really it's just a nicer GUI for Spotlight but I think it's also nicer than Quicksilver and it's still in development so there will be updates.

I haven't felt the need to buy the 'pro' version...

Alfred is fantastic once you realise its potential and set it up for your own workflow. I use it for app launching. Terminal/Shell commands. Enable/Disable Airport. URL Shortening. Tons of custom web searches - stocks, movies, games, videos, currency conversions, quick launch MAS or iTunes Store with a custom app search. Calculator etc etc.

I find new uses all the time. Its probably increased my productivity more than any other piece of software on my Mac's

LoveQuicksilver · 24 Jul 2011 at 04:45

Kemik said:
It's been a while since Quicksilver stopped being developed and I assume Spotlight has been experiencing improvements by Apple's developers.

Has anyone gone back to Spotlight? I only really use Quicksilver for quickly accessing apps/folders and since upgrading to Lion, Quicksilver seems to have stopped working. There probably is an easy fix but it made me question if I should even be using it any more.

Quicksilver is being developed and ß60 works well in Lion. Check http://QSApp.com

Make sure The latest Menu Interface is in use: http://QSApp.com/plugins/index.php and untick 'hide' under login items in Accounts System Preferences (if QS is set to start on login).

Contact the Groups http://groups.google.com/group/blacktree-quicksilver/topics?gvc=2 or tweet LoveQuicksilver at https://twitter.com/lovequicksilver if you have any other issues.

allosunshine · 24 Jul 2011 at 08:52

+1 for Alfred as well.