Editing Quicksilver (software) (section)

{{Short description|Utility application for macOS}}
{{Infobox Software
| name = Quicksilver
| logo = Quicksilver.png
| screenshot =
| caption = Quicksilver's 3-pane interface
| developer = Quicksilver Foundation
| latest_release_version = 2.4.2
| latest_release_date = {{release date|2023|12|28}}
| operating_system = [[macOS]]
| genre = [[Comparison of desktop application launchers|Application Launcher]] ([[utility software]])
| license = [[Apache License]]
| website = {{URL|qsapp.com}}
| repo = {{URL|https://github.com/quicksilver/Quicksilver}}
}}
'''Quicksilver''' is a [[utility software|utility app]] for [[macOS]]. Originally developed as proprietary [[freeware]] by [[Nicholas Jitkoff]] of Blacktree, Inc.,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lifehacker.com/330548/quicksilvers-creator-on-the-future-of-qs |title=Quicksilver's Creator on the Future of QS |website=Lifehacker.com |access-date=2013-06-16}}</ref> it is now an [[Open-source software|open-source]] project hosted on [[GitHub]].

Quicksilver is essentially a graphical [[Shell (computing)|shell]] for the macOS [[operating system]], allowing users to use the keyboard to rapidly perform tasks such as launching other apps, manipulating [[computer file|files]], or sending [[e-mail]]. Since its first release in 2003, many of its features have subsequently been integrated into the modern macOS system feature, [[Spotlight_(Apple)|Spotlight]]. It is similar to the macOS applications [[LaunchBar]] and [[Alfred (software)|Alfred]], but uses a different interaction paradigm. Because of its flexible interface and extensibility, Quicksilver has been called one of the top productivity applications on the Mac.<ref>{{cite web|last=Carpenter |first=Matthew |url=https://thenextweb.com/2009/05/04/quicksilver-mac-greatest-app-time/ |title=Why Quicksilver is still the greatest Mac app of all time. |publisher=The Next Web |date=2009-05-04 |access-date=2013-06-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://lifehacker.com/247129/hack-attack-a-beginners-guide-to-quicksilver |title=Hack Attack: A beginner's guide to Quicksilver |website=Lifehacker.com |access-date=2013-06-16}}</ref>