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by elxr 108 days ago
> Why will it so often not display any results at all, even for system apps like Safari or Terminal?

I've experienced this too, even after giving spotlight multiple shots months apart. For your sanity, I say just stop using spotlight. Don't let Apple steal your valuable waking hours with their crap QA.
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throwaway290 108 days ago
what to use instead to launch apps and find stuff?
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elxr 108 days ago
Tuna (https://tunaformac.com), like I mentioned earlier. Made by a really creative solo dev, minimal, and not as complex as raycast.

It's a night and day difference compared to the pile of garbage Spotlight.

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throwaway290 101 days ago
Tuna looks super cool

But I'm sure there is some explanation but when I launched an app using tuna I got a standard macOS security notification "Tuna.app was prevented from modifying apps on your Mac"

Why a simple launcher needs "App Management" permission ?

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