Name: Flashlight for Spotlight
Rating: 4.5 (1 reviews)

08 November 2018

There is no version 1.1.0. The latest version is Version 1.0.1 and it was released in 2015. The GitHub page shows no changes in 2 years and says it's no longer maintained. No idea where MacUpdate got this "update" from.

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Version 1.1.0

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STL@MacUpdate

08 November 2018

Hi,
From here https://github.com/w0lfschild/app_updates/raw/master/Flashlight/appcast.xml

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TJLuoma

08 November 2018

Ah. Ok. Of course there's almost no way to know that, since the app links to http://flashlight.nateparrott.com/

And there's still no release notes… for an app that still uses SIMBL. Yikes. Will be staying away from this one.

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amazing but doesn't work on later versions of yosemite

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Version 1.0.1

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erand144

23 November 2015

See this 10.10.4 fix:
https://gist.github.com/selaromi/59666a71387d39b5bfac

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very cool and needed on any mac ;-)

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Version 1.0.1

James-Bogdanski

20 May 2015

has anyone here noticed the Messages plugin not working? I try sending it through Spotlight but it does nothing

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Version 1.0.1

Leoofborg

04 January 2015

This looks REALLY interesting, unfortunately the Dev does not disclose that it uses a fork of SIMBL to work its magic (injecting code into Spotlight). Details here: https://github.com/nate-parrott/Flashlight So.. if you're running in, or worried about a secure environment, you MIGHT want to steer clear. Remember, Apple discourages code injection & InputManagers in Yosemite.

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Version .95.4

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timmerk

04 January 2015

I wouldn't call this a deal breaker though - Apple has discouraged InputManagers since like 10.4.

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iTruth

04 January 2015

Great observation Leoofborg. Thanks for pointing that out.

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Leoofborg

04 January 2015

I tried to be guarded in what I said, because I don't "want to ruin it" for others who may find this useful. The Dev also seems to be quite well-intentioned as he didn't relabel SIMBL. Showing my "work", Alfred (the launcher) can be quite handy for flagging Apps that use "hidden" agents or daemons:

https://twitter.com/z31r4m/status/551728468304883712

YMMV. I wish Apple would have more of a public API to where we could make plugins like this in Yosemite "sooner."

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Big Johnson

19 August 2015

Apple doesn't endorse the installation of ANY third-party apps!

That's what AppleCare Support told me when I had an issue and they wanted to know what software I'd installed.

I have SIMBLE installed now on 10.10.5 and never considered it to be a security threat, and still don't.

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