Launchy
Sign in to saveLaunchy is a free and open-source application launcher for Windows, , FreeBSD and Linux. It indexes shortcuts in the start menu, and files in specific folders, to allow quicker access to programs without opening the start menu or browsing to folders.
Key facts
- Software.name
- Launchy
- Software.discontinued
- yes
- Software.screenshot
- Screenshot of launchy2.png
- Software.screenshot size
- 250px
- Software.author
- Josh Karlin
- Software.latest release version
- 2.5
- Software.programming language
- C++ (Qt)
- Software.platform
- Windows, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and Linux
- Software.license
- GNU General Public License
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Program usage
- Platform
- Included plugins
- Controly
- Weby
- Calcy
- Community plugins
- Plugin development
- Awards
- 2007
- See also
- References
- External links
Launchy is a free and open-source application launcher for Windows, , FreeBSD and Linux. It indexes shortcuts in the start menu, and files in specific folders, to allow quicker access to programs without opening the start menu or browsing to folders.
==Program usage== Launchy automatically loads on boot and waits for the user to call it by pressing Alt + Space or a custom hotkey. The user then starts typing the name of the program or file they wish to launch. Launchy automatically searches its list of programs for the closest match as the user types. When it finds the desired program, the user hits Enter and it is automatically launched.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Launchy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.