Choose a License | Alfred Workflow

Choose a license from the most commonly used licenses on GitHub directly in Alfred.

Download

• You can download it directly from GitHub here.

Usage

Type your search query in Alfred using your configured keyword (default: lic or your preferred trigger).

• Keyword: [your-keyword] [search query].
• Action: Press Enter to copy the license text to clipboard.
• Paste: Hold ⌘ (Command) and press Enter to paste license into frontmost app.
• Preview: Hold ⌥ (Option/Alt) and press Enter to view the detailed license in the Text Viewer.
• Quick Look: Press ⇧ (Shift) or ⌘Y to preview license on choosealicense.com.

Features

• Fast license search by name.
• Smart caching with yearly refresh. Licenses are fetched once and cached locally for fast offline access.
• License preview in Alfred's Text Viewer with formatted Markdown including permissions, conditions, and limitations.
• Automatic personalization replaces placeholder text with your name from workflow configuration.
• Quick actions to copy license text to clipboard or paste directly into frontmost application.
• Visual previews with Quick Look support to view full license details before selecting.
• Hotkey support to assign custom keyboard shortcuts in Alfred for instant workflow access.