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Flashlight for Spotlight
1.1.0

4.5

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Flashlight for Spotlight

1.1.0
07 November 2018

Supercharges OS X's built-in search.

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Overview

Flashlight is an app that supercharges OS X's built-in search. Check the weather, search the web, send an iMessage, find an emoji, all by typing in the search box. With more than 60 plugins, you can do anything on your Mac in just a few keystrokes.

What's new in Flashlight for Spotlight

Version 1.1.0:
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5 Flashlight for Spotlight Reviews

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Leoofborg
Leoofborg
04 January 2015

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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.
Like (7)
Version .95.4
TJLuoma
TJLuoma
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 The GitHub page shows no changes in 2 years and says it's no longer maintained.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
2 answer(s)
STL@MacUpdate
STL@MacUpdate
08 November 2018
Hi,
From here https://github.com/w0lfschild/app_updates/raw/master/Flashlight/appcast.xml
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TJLuoma
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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jtepperm
jtepperm
12 September 2015
amazing but doesn't work on later versions of yosemite
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Version 1.0.1
1 answer(s)
erand144
erand144
23 November 2015
See this 10.10.4 fix:
https://gist.github.com/selaromi/59666a71387d39b5bfac
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Daniel-Stecher
Daniel-Stecher
12 July 2015
very cool and needed on any mac ;-)
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Version 1.0.1
James-Bogdanski
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
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.
Like (7)
Version .95.4
4 answer(s)
timmerk
timmerk
04 January 2015
I wouldn't call this a deal breaker though - Apple has discouraged InputManagers since like 10.4.
Like (1)
iTruth
iTruth
04 January 2015
Great observation Leoofborg. Thanks for pointing that out.
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Leoofborg
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
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.
Like (1)

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