Top Tools: Quicksilver

Posted on 13 August 2011 by Jane Hart — No Comments ↓

Quicksilver is a unified, extensible interface for working with applications, contacts, music, and other data – for the Mac.

Comments from those who selected Quicksilver as one of their Top 10 Tools in 2008

“If I’m sat in front of someone else’s computer, be it Mac or PC, this is the application I miss the most. At first glance it appears to be just a program launcher, but that barely scratches the surface. This is what Google Desktop search should have been!” Barry Sampson
“a Mac only onboard tool which makes it a snap to find open and work on anything on the computer. Keyboard driven. Free” Kate Foy
“The Swiss Army knife of Mac applications, Quicksilver locates files ala Spotlight, launches applications, performs simple manipulations on files, controls iTunes, and much much more. There’s a rumor going around that Blacktree is going to stop development of Quicksilver, and the most recent release seems very buggy when running under Leopard. But it’s still a sine qua non among Mac apps.” Robert Talbert

Comments from those who selected Quicksilver as one of their Top 10 Tools in 2007

“I’m still trying to get my head around how it works and how to best incorporate it into my workflow but it has potential to really be a big help” Audrey J Williams
“I use this application for everything (really everything—sending quick emails, running search queries of sites like amazon, wikipedia, or google, cropping photos, manipulating files, launching applications . . .). In fact when I sit down at a Mac without Quicksilver I feel like I am working with only half a computer” David Parry
“An amazingly powerful app for doing stuff with other stuff. There’s no way to describe it, or how wonderful it is. Just download it and start using it.” Robert Talbert