Hain For Mac

Using an app launcher is the best way to find and launch both applications and documents quickly on your Mac, without having to scour your hard drive for them using the Finder application.

Hain is a free and multi-platform application launched designed as an open source alternative to Alfred and built using Electron and JavaScript.

Once started on your Mac, you can summon it at any time using the ⌥ + SPACE global keyboard shortcut, and its window will appear in the middle of your desktop, ready to accept input.

Hain runs in the background and, besides its main screen, the status bar item it adds is the only other visible user interface element. Moreover, with the help of Hain's status bar menu, you can set it to start on login automatically.

The Hain application enables you to find your files, applications, and documents in a snap as it uses a high-speed fuzzy matching search algorithm for lightning speed file pinpointing.

Via the Preferences window, you can also set Hain to clear the query automatically after you close its window and to open its main window on the currently active screen.

Hain also comes with a built-in package manager designed to help you install new plugins effortlessly, as well as update and uninstall the plugins you already installed with extreme ease and speed.

Consequently, depending on the plugins you install with the help of the inbuilt package manager, you can considerably increase Hain's capabilities.

As a downside, there is no way to move Hain's main screen from the middle of the screen, and it will also not allow you to resize its main window if you want it to fill a little less space on your desktop.

Taking all of the above into consideration, Hain is a good alternative to macOS' Spotlight and other well-known app launchers such as Alfred and Quicksilver.

Besides, given the fact that it supports custom plugins, Hain's adaptability and flexibility might surprise you as it will most definitely be a great boost to your productivity.