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by kanevski 2120 days ago
For folks that use are comfortable with using the keyboard, we recommend installing our desktop application. The desktop application adds a global shortcut (Cmd + J) by default, which you can use to pull up Slapdash.

If you use launchers like Alfred or Spotlight, you can think of it as a drop-in replacement for those tools. The difference is that Slapdash can capture not just your desktop environment, but your cloud apps (and browser) too. The benefit is similar here too, it's a faster way to use your computer.

Side-by-side is a good idea, we really should make some videos like that.

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> you can think of it as a drop-in replacement for those tools

Unless I misunderstood the app while playing around with it and reading every word on your product page, it is not a _ drop-in replacement_ for those tools. Albeit, I didn't try creating my own url/launchers but if anything its functionalities seem like a subset of Alfred's abilities as opposed to a replacement.

..which was one of my primary hesitations considering this tool for adoption while playing with it. I already have Alfred, this doesn't replace Alfred, and I don't want yet another launcher to keep in mind. I could just sync all apps locally (Dropbox/Google Drive) and get the majority of the value proposition of Slapdash with Alfred.

You are right - the “control-your-computer” functionality is currently a subset of Alfred, but we are working on bridging that gap.

Most people use Alfred in limited ways, and we tried to cover those hot paths. However, we are still working on covering the long tail of that feature set.