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Spotlight on the Mac has been far from perfect, especially in recent years. If you want a great, drop-in replacement that offers speedy app launches, file searches, a clipboard manager, and much, much more – you should check out Vector.
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Vector puts speed, privacy, and seamless integration first and foremost – ensuring that when you type in an app name and hit enter, you’ll always get exactly what you’re looking for. For whatever reason, Spotlight regularly struggles with this.
Fast (and accurate) app opening aside, Vector offers a number of awesome features that make it even more powerful than Spotlight:
Semantic search for Messages and Files
Clipboard manager
Emoji picker
Weather and calendar widgets
Wikipedia search
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