Alfred Powerpack

What is Alfred Powerpack?

Alfred Powerpack is the paid add-on for Alfred, a free Mac app launcher and search bar. Do not wait for a sale: we found no Black Friday discount in 2025, and Alfred rarely discounts at all. If you want it, buy it at full price directly from alfredapp.com.

The free Alfred app already replaces Spotlight for launching apps and searching files. The Powerpack is where the value sits for heavy users, with workflows that chain actions together, clipboard history and text snippets. It is priced as a one-time license in British pounds rather than a monthly fee, which makes it cheap over several years of use.

Who should buy it

Mac users who live on the keyboard and want to automate small repeated tasks: opening a set of project folders, searching a specific site, pasting a saved reply. The community has built many workflows you can import.

Who should not

If you only launch apps, the free version is enough. Windows users cannot use it. People who prefer subscription bundles may find Alfred-like launchers inside Setapp, though that is a different product with a monthly bill.

Bottom line: there is no discount to time. Try the free Alfred first for a week, and pay for the Powerpack once you notice yourself wishing for clipboard history or workflows.

Key features

• Free Alfred launcher for macOS
• Powerpack adds workflows
• Clipboard history
• Text snippets
• One-time license priced in GBP