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Install trickster with Homebrew Cask
Quickly access recently changed or modified files with a keyboard shortcut. Version 4.0.1 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Quickly access recently changed or modified files with a keyboard shortcut
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Project history and usage
Trickster is a commercial macOS menu-bar utility that monitors selected folders and presents recently created, opened, edited, or downloaded files for quick access.
Project history
Apparent Software developed Trickster around continuous monitoring of user-selected folders. The application evolved beyond a simple recent-files list to include favorites, configurable filters, active-application filtering, drag-and-drop actions, AppleScript, URL schemes, and integrations with other Mac productivity applications.
The official support history shows ongoing adaptation to macOS changes. The 2023 release notes document improved Hookmark and DEVONthink integration, while the 2024 notes describe adjustments for changes to application-use metadata in macOS Sequoia.
Adoption history
Trickster occupies a specialized macOS productivity niche: it complements Finder and application-specific recent-item lists with a system-wide, menu-bar view. Official documentation also supplies workflows for Hookmark, DEVONthink, Alfred, and LaunchBar, indicating adoption among users of keyboard-driven Mac productivity tools.
How it is used
Users select watched folders, then open Trickster from the menu bar to filter, preview, reveal, open, rename, move, or drag recent files into other applications. Favorites, custom filters, keyboard shortcuts, AppleScript, and URL schemes support more elaborate workflows.
Why package nerds care
For package users, Trickster is notable as a polished example of a narrowly focused macOS menu-bar utility. Its continued maintenance must track behavioral changes in macOS file metadata, permissions, and cloud-backed storage rather than merely add new commands or formats.
Timeline
- 2021: Apparent Software published the current online user-manual series.
- 2023: Trickster improved its Hookmark and DEVONthink integrations.
- 2024: Trickster adapted its recent-application handling to macOS Sequoia metadata behavior.
Related projects
- Official workflows connect Trickster with Hookmark for linked files, DEVONthink for reopening database items, and LaunchBar for keyboard-driven access to Trickster's recent-file lists.
Sources
- https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/1-start-here-welcome-to-trickster/32
- https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/applescript-and-url-schemes-for-trickster-automation/42
- https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/impoved-hookmark-devonthink-integrations-and-favorites-in-trickster-3-9-1/329
- https://discourse.apparentsoft.com/t/trickster-3-9-4-release-notes/506
- https://tricksterapp.com/
- https://tricksterapp.com/getting-started/
security posture
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No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for trickster. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version4.0.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.apparentsoft.com/trickster
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.apparentsoft.com/tricksternone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:trickster |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/trickster |
| Homepage | https://www.apparentsoft.com/trickster |
| Upstream docs | https://www.apparentsoft.com/trickster |
| Source archive | https://dl.apparentsoft.com/TricksterUpdates/Trickster_4.0.1.zip |
| SHA-256 | a01095f3d8e0ae95c2604454beaedb63d06c9683ec8a2431dcc2a6b42456fc0d |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | trickster |
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| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
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