A collection of Alfred workflows for scientific research, including reference management, LaTeX tools, and NumPy documentation search.
Alfred Workflows Scientific is a collection of Alfred workflows tailored for researchers and scientists. It provides tools to manage academic references, search NumPy documentation, and work with LaTeX files efficiently, all accessible through Alfred's quick-launch interface. The project solves the problem of context-switching between multiple applications during research tasks.
Academic researchers, scientists, and students on macOS who use Alfred and need streamlined workflows for reference management, LaTeX editing, and Python scientific computing.
Developers choose this collection for its deep integration with Alfred, focus on scientific use cases, and automation of tedious tasks like BibTeX import and LaTeX diffing, saving time in research workflows.
A collection of Alfred workflows targeting scientific applications
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Deeply leverages Alfred's workflow system with keyboard shortcuts and file actions, as seen in Go To Current File for quick navigation to active documents in Finder or Terminal.
Automates BibTeX import from multiple sources like CrossRef and Google Scholar, with PDF linking for BibDesk, reducing manual citation entry—highlighted in the Reference Importer workflow.
Includes word counts and diff PDF generation for LaTeX using texcount.pl and latexdiff.pl, aiding academic writing and revision tracking per the LaTeX Tools section.
Provides instant search and browser documentation access for NumPy methods directly from Alfred, bypassing manual web searches, as described in NumPy Search.
Automatic PDF download only works for specific journals like Wind Energy; for others, users must manually visit landing pages, a limitation admitted in the README.
Depends on CrossRef and Google Scholar APIs, which can block searches or have availability issues—Google Scholar searches are rate-limited to prevent bot detection.
Requires Alfred PowerPack, Python dependencies, and separate versions for MS Office compatibility, plus macOS Accessibility permissions, adding configuration overhead.
NumPy search excludes submodules, and LaTeX tools depend on Perl scripts and MacTeX, limiting utility for broader or updated scientific computing needs.