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Alfred is a, but it also comes with a secondary feature that can turn your iPhone or iPad into a shortcut keyboard of sorts. That feature is named Alfred Remote. Granted, you could use a program like to set up shortcuts and assign them to certain keys on your keyboard. But if you’re already using Alfred anyway, then there’s no point in using an extra utility program when Alfred can pretty much do the same thing, albeit with your iPhone or iPad.

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Here’s how to set it up. RELATED: This guide assumes that you already have Alfred installed and all set up. If you haven’t done that yet, check out our guide on. Then come back here to learn how to set up Alfred Remote.

How attackers break mac tags for xbox 360 games. Download the Alfred Remote App First, you’ll want to to your iPhone or iPad. It’s completely free and it doesn’t cost extra on your Mac’s end either. Once installed, make sure your mobile device and your Mac are connected to the same network. From there, just open the app and it begins to search for Alfred on your Mac automatically.

Start Up Alfred Remote on Your Mac On your Mac, open Alfred’s settings by clicking the Alfred icon on your menu bar, and then selecting the “Preferences” command. Once Alfred is open, click the “Remote” icon at the top of the window. Make sure there’s a checkmark next to the “Enable Alfred Remote Server” option. Connect Your Mac and Mobile Device Together At the bottom right corner of the “Alfred Preferences” screen on your Mac, click the “Add iOS Remote” button.

Paragin ntfs for mac. This begins the search process of locating your mobile device running Alfred Remote. On your iPhone or iPad, your Mac should pop up.

Tap it when it does. Next, type in the passphrase that appears on your mobile device’s screen into the text box on your Mac. Once complete, Alfred Remote will be ready to go! Add and Customize Shortcuts When you first start out using Alfred Remote, you’ll be greeted with a handful of pre-made shortcuts (it’ll look different on yours since I’ve already changed all my shortcuts). Some may be useful for you, others not so much, but you can completely customize all of this.

You’ll do all of your customizing within the Alfred settings on your Mac. In the middle is a view of the shortcuts you currently have set up, and this is how it will look on your iPhone or iPad. To delete a shortcut, right-click it and hit the “Delete” command. To add a shortcut, click any empty box.

Don’t worry about the locations of all your shortcuts while setting them up, since you can click and drag them to move them around later. After you click on an empty box, a menu pops up, giving you all sorts of options for your shortcut like launching an app, executing a system command, running a script, and more. We’ll keep it simple for this guide and create a shortcut that takes us directly to the Notifications settings in System Preferences. So hover over “macOS Preferences” and then select the “Notifications” option.