RavenFinding things
Type a few letters of what you want. Raven works out the rest, and remembers what you chose.
Matching
Raven matches the way fzf does: letters at the start of words, camelCase humps and letters in a row score higher. So actmon finds Activity Monitor and vsc finds Visual Studio Code. The matched letters are bold in each result, so you can see why it’s there.
- A whole keyword beats a fuzzy match.
lolgives 😂 rather than Lollipop,wifithe Wi-Fi settings rather than Wireless Diagnostics. - Several words can span a name and its keywords:
bluetooth settingsfinds the Bluetooth pane. - Completion: the grey text after what you typed is Raven’s guess. Tab or → accepts it.
Learning
Raven notices what you pick. Things you open often rise, and fade again over a couple of weeks if you stop. And if you pick Terminal for t once, t means Terminal from then on. You can make it forget in Settings.
Keys
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ↑ ↓ | Move through the results (wraps around) |
| Return | Run the selected result |
| ⌘Return | Show the app in Finder |
| ⌘1–⌘9 | Run that result directly |
| Tab → | Accept the completion |
| Escape | Clear the search, then close |
Calculations
Type a sum and the answer is the first result. Return copies it.
- A small parser of its own:
3/2gives1.5,2^3^2gives512. - Units and dates:
12lb to kg,six days from now.