A few days ago, I got a new computer. I took the chance to evaluate which software I still wanted to use and move over in an effort to reduce my dependencies. One of those programs was Alfred. I used it for many years, mainly to launch apps, open files, do some basic calculations, manage my clipboard, and quickly open Jira tickets. Apple’s Spotlight could do all of those things except for the tiny Jira script.
Since Spotlight has received several updates since I last used it, I decided to give it a try. Guess what? With the Shortcuts integration, it works just as well as Alfred did! Now, I can just type j issue-123, hit enter, and the ticket opens in Safari. Yay!
Configuration in Shortcuts.
Another program was iTerm. Same situation: Terminal is just sufficient for me.