# User Manual **URL:** https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/c/trickster/user-manual/11.md [Latest](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/tags.md) --- ## [1 - Start here - Welcome to Trickster](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/1-start-here-welcome-to-trickster/32)
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Welcome to Trickster The purpose of Trickster is to save you time spent on searching your files. It keeps track of the files, folders and applications you recently created, edited and downloaded on your Mac and lets you … --- ## [About the User Manual category](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/about-the-user-manual-category/31)
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This is the User Manual for Trickster. Updated to latest release. --- ## [AppleScript and URL schemes for Trickster automation](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/applescript-and-url-schemes-for-trickster-automation/42)
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Adding files to Trickster’s list With a System Service “Add to Trickster”. Either select files in Finder or similar apps or select text that contain paths to files and use “Add to Trickster” service. With custom URL sch… --- ## [Using Trickster with LaunchBar](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/using-trickster-with-launchbar/45)
**Author:** [@Jacob](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/u/Jacob)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/using-trickster-with-launchbar/45 "2025-02-21T14:21:06Z")
Trickster’s AppleScript and URL schemes for Trickster automation support allowed building an integration with the fantastic Mac application LaunchBar. Installing the Action Click on one of the icons below to download th… --- ## [Support for the application Hookmark](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/support-for-the-application-hookmark/44)
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Hookmark is a Mac application by CogSci Apps which also helps with fast access to resources on the Mac or on the web enabling you to quickly link and access resources. Check it out. If you have Hookmark installed and ru… --- ## [2 - Configure File Tracking](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/2-configure-file-tracking/33)
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In order to keep your list free of distractions, Trickster only tracks changes based on a set of predefined rules. On a first launch, it asks to define the list of folders to be tracked. All files in folders listed in th… --- ## [Alfred workflows for Trickster](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/alfred-workflows-for-trickster/56)
**Author:** [@Jacob](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/u/Jacob)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/alfred-workflows-for-trickster/56 "2021-07-06T16:58:27Z")
We have created two workflows that integrate Trickster‘s latest files list with the fabulous productivity tool for the Mac –Alfred: Displaying up to 30 recent files from Trickster in Alfred Adding a file from Alfred to… --- ## [4 - Favorites sidebar](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/4-favorites-sidebar/35)
**Author:** [@Jacob](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/u/Jacob)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 5:04am UTC](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/4-favorites-sidebar/35 "2021-05-23T05:04:47Z")
The bar on the right of the recent files list is the Favorites Sidebar. It lets you save your most frequently used files, locations and apps. :arrow\_right: Tip: You can drop files on folders in the Favorites sidebar to … --- ## [DEVONthink and Trickster integration](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/devonthink-and-trickster-integration/47)
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Starting with version 3.8, Trickster added support for integration with DEVONthink, a popular and powerful personal information manager for Mac, from DEVONtechnologies. A special Smart Rule for DEVONthink (download belo… --- ## [Trickster keyboard shortcuts](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/trickster-keyboard-shortcuts/30)
**Author:** [@Jacob](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/u/Jacob)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 2:03am UTC](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/trickster-keyboard-shortcuts/30 "2021-05-23T02:03:33Z")
Global hotkey Control-Z - open and close the window. Can be modified in Preferences. Main window ⌘1 — Filters ⌘2 — Items ⌘3 — Favorites Left, Right — move between sections Esc — close window ⌘, — Preferences ⌘T — Globa… --- ## [9 - Opening Trickster window at mouse cursor](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/9-opening-trickster-window-at-mouse-cursor/41)
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An option in Preferences allows opening Trickster’s window right where the mouse is, when invoked using the keyboard shortcut. This only applies if the window is not attached to the menubar. Next → Trickster keyboard… --- ## [8 - File pop-up menu](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/8-file-pop-up-menu/39)
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Each item (or set of selected items) in the Trickster recent files list has a pop-up menu, accessible by either right-clicking on it or by clicking on a gear-wheel icon located on the right of that item, or hitting ⌘M: … --- ## [7 - Selecting multiple files or folders in Trickster](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/7-selecting-multiple-files-or-folders-in-trickster/38)
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You can select multiple files in the Trickster recent files list and then perform actions on that group of files: move them to a folder, flag them, open with a particular application and so on. Select several files one … --- ## [6 - Active Application Filter](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/6-active-application-filter/37)
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Clicking on the the Active App icon (or pressing ⌘P on the keyboard) will toggle Active Application filtering mode. When enabled, the name of the current application will display at the title of Trickster’s window. … --- ## [5 - Flagging files and folders](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/5-flagging-files-and-folders/36)
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Trickster lets you to add a flag to any file by clicking a small flag icon to the right of it: Flagged files are marked with little flags, so you can easily spot them in the list. Click the flag again to remove it. Y… --- ## [3 - Filters in Trickster](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/3-filters-in-trickster/34)
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Icons on the left of the recent files list represent filters that can help you view only relevant items, like images, folders, downloaded files and so on. The filter on top shows all files tracked by Trickster, so in fa… --- ## [Adjusting folder name font size](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/adjusting-folder-name-font-size/43)
**Author:** [@Jacob](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/u/Jacob)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 5:23am UTC](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/adjusting-folder-name-font-size/43 "2021-05-23T05:23:05Z")
Since version 3.1 Trickster allows choosing font size for the file name and folder names. Trickster has several settings and both names will be affected. But there’s a hidden setting that gives more control over the fold… --- ## [Pausing and resuming monitoring in Trickster](https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/pausing-and-resuming-monitoring-in-trickster/40)
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Trickster can be paused to save CPU cycles or to skip something that will create a larger number of unwanted files. You can pause Trickster with Pause Monitoring in Trickster’s main menu (click the bottom-right button in…