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Flashlight

Do anything with a keystroke — control your Mac from Spotlight with over 200 plugins.

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Flashlight is a free, open-source platform for macOS that lets you control your Mac with keystrokes by extending Spotlight with plugins. It provides over 200 actions such as searching the web, setting reminders, checking weather, sending messages, and more, all from the Spotlight search box.

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