Search IMDb directly from Alfred and open results in your browser.
- Trigger search with
im <query>orimdb <query>. - Shows live IMDb suggestion rows while typing.
- Press
Enteron a suggestion to open the matched IMDb detail page. - Keeps one fallback row (
Search IMDb: <query>) to open full IMDb find results. - Short query guard:
<2characters showsKeep typing (2+ chars). - Empty query guard: shows
Enter a title keywordinstead of opening empty results. - Script Filter queue policy: 1 second delay with initial immediate run disabled.
Set these via Alfred's "Configure Workflow..." UI:
| Variable | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
IMDB_SEARCH_SECTION |
No | tt |
IMDb find category. Allowed values: tt (titles), nm (names), co (companies), ev (events), ep (episodes), kw (keywords). Invalid values fall back to tt. |
IMDB_MAX_RESULTS |
No | 8 |
Maximum number of suggestion rows. Parsed as integer and clamped to 1..20. |
| Keyword | Behavior |
|---|---|
im <query> |
Build IMDb find URL and open result page on Enter. |
imdb <query> |
Same behavior as im. |
See TROUBLESHOOTING.md.
