Pick Alfred if
mac users who will stay on the Free app at £0 while they launch Pixelmator Pro, then Powerpack at £34 when they need Clipboard History and Workflows — not Mega £59 first unless they want lifetime upgrades.
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Our take
Pick Alfred if mac users who will stay on the Free app at £0 while they launch Pixelmator Pro, then Powerpack at £34 when they need Clipboard History and Workflows — not Mega £59 first unless they want lifetime upgrades. Pick Hammerspoon if mac users who will stay on Free while they tick Show menu icon, grant Accessibility, and reload a first init.lua hotkey — then keep it at $0, not Keyboard Maestro US$36 first
Best for
Alfred A launcher you start at a public £
Hammerspoon A script you start at a public $
Free plan
Alfred $0 · £0. Launcher, default results, web search
Hammerspoon No free plan
Lowest paid
Alfred Powerpack Single License £34
Hammerspoon Not published by the vendor
Next step up
Alfred Mega Supporter £59
Hammerspoon
Watch out
Alfred Workflows and Clipboard History are Powerpack
Hammerspoon Lua required
Last checked
Alfred 2026-10-23 · alfredapp.com/shop
Hammerspoon 2026-10-23 · hammerspoon.org
Which one, then?
Pick Hammerspoon if
mac users who will stay on Free while they tick Show menu icon, grant Accessibility, and reload a first init.lua hotkey — then keep it at $0, not Keyboard Maestro US$36 first unless they want a GUI action list, and not if they refuse to write Lua.
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