Do you think it looks like a toy just because of how it looks, or because of how it works?
Spotlight got a major update in macOS 26 where it can now perform actions. I can open spotlight and type "run <enter> <some terminal command or script>" and get the output right there, selecting it will put the resulting text into my current window.
16:16 up 23:27, 1 user, load averages: 1.72 1.78 1.90
There is my uptime posted in HN with only Spotlight and my hands never leaving the keyboard.
Spotlight is also context aware... Say I run across some text in another language:
Spiegami come funziona questo coso.
I can highlight, invoke spotlight, type translate, it will recognize I want to translate the selected text, translate it inside of Spotlight, and if arrow down and press enter, it will paste the translated text over the original text, if editable, or copy it to the clipboard. There is also a built-in clipboard history.
I'm not a fan of all the UI choices that have been made, but those will get ironed out over time. Meanwhile, I get some more powerful out of the box features without needing to resort to 3rd party apps.
Spotlight got a major update in macOS 26 where it can now perform actions. I can open spotlight and type "run <enter> <some terminal command or script>" and get the output right there, selecting it will put the resulting text into my current window.
There is my uptime posted in HN with only Spotlight and my hands never leaving the keyboard.Spotlight is also context aware... Say I run across some text in another language:
I can highlight, invoke spotlight, type translate, it will recognize I want to translate the selected text, translate it inside of Spotlight, and if arrow down and press enter, it will paste the translated text over the original text, if editable, or copy it to the clipboard. There is also a built-in clipboard history.I'm not a fan of all the UI choices that have been made, but those will get ironed out over time. Meanwhile, I get some more powerful out of the box features without needing to resort to 3rd party apps.