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Fluent Search
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Customizable
Most things can be tweaked, including the interface, the default search engines, the prioritization of search results, the search tags, and more.
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Modern
The developer works for Microsoft and is already developing with an eye toward Windows 11 (while maintaining functionality under Windows 10)
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Powerful filename search
It has a built-in indexer, but can also use others (including Everything)
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Active development
The developer is very responsive to the community, and releases new versions on a regular basis
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Free
There are no ads, and no paid version
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Plugin system
Users can develop their own plugins to extend the functionality
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Find and Run Robot
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Launches apps quickly
Due to an adaptive search that caches users searches, once an item has been launched previously it will be found quicker the next time one want to search and use it.
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Quite old fashioned look and it isn't very customizable
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Extendable through plugins
There are plugins available for the launcher such as a clipboard manager or a calculator, all things that add to the usefulness of the launcher depending on one's needs.
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A bit slower than other launchers
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Powerful alias functionality
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Has a calculator with history tape
The calculator is available as a plugin for Find and Run Robot. Other options, like Executor, lacks this.
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Bayden SlickRun
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Can handle multiple tasks
It doesn't only run apps with the config you want, it also can execute many commands, automate tasks and run batches to execute more tasks.
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Sometimes Bayden SlickRun seems to be off-line
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Can be used portable for a USB drive or cloud share
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Manually have to set up what applications it will be able to launch
It only supports the applications you add (those you use really frequently) with the shortcut of your choice.
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Can be set to be invisible
For those that do not like the looks of the app it can be set to be invisible so users do not have to look at it.
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Windows only
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Option to pass an argument via $W$ parameter
Example: Set the filename or URL to execute to a web browser app, and enter this link in the Parameters text box. When the magic word is executed, a "Dynamic input" dialog is displayed. The text entered in that dialog is passed to $W$.
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Use eyedropper to associate magic word with running windows app
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Use @multi@ to execute multiple magic words and/or multiple apps, open folders, etc.
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Create magic words that launch apps, open folders, open web pages
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Listary
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It's also a launcher
Once you find the file you need, you can launch it or use custom actions.
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Search as you type everywhere
You can start typing on the desktop or any folders and it'll just search for you.
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Supports other explorers
It supports not only Windows Explorer but also XYplorer, Directory Opus, Total Commander and all the other explorer alternatives.
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Launchy
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Small selection of plugins
The official plugin page on Launchy's homepage hosts just 11 plugins.
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.deb files available for Debian based distros
For those using Debian based distros Launchy is very easy to install as their website has 32 and 64bit .deb files available. For all other diistros Launchy will have to be compiled from source.
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Abandoned
Launchy was last updated in 2010.
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Easily themed with many available on the web
Launchy can be easily themedby placing themes into the Launchy theme folder and then selecting that theme from within the apps settings. There are also many user created themes available which is great for those that want their launcher to match the rest of their OS's theme.
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Enso Portable
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Extensible in Python
GChristensen recently upgraded Enso to Python 3.7, a great improvement over the original v2.5. You can write custom Enso commands in Python through its new web interface (or your favorite editor once you know where to put the files.) There's even an install command to pip install any Python package you need from PyPI. The sky's the limit.
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Comes with a reboot command
And a shutdown command too. Installing these is optional, and I recommend that you don't, especially if you use the quasimode. Unless you like losing your work.
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Optional quasimode
Letting go of CapsLock just feels faster than hitting enter (sometimes too fast: be sure to disable the reboot command before turning this on!) Even with quasimode enabled, you can make it modal for that command by tapping Alt.
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No message log
According to Raskin's philosophy which inspired Enso, a pop up "dialog" is a bad design. The OK button is a useless input that interrupts your flow. Enso's pop up messages, therefore, are transparent and quickly fade away on their own (like Android Toast messages). Unfortunately, this also means you can easily miss them if you're not paying attention. Raskin's solution was to keep a message log you can refer back to, but Humanized never got around to implementing that for Enso.
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Easily teach the app to open specific apps and sites
There is a learning function to the app that allows the user to teach the app to open specific items by typing "learn as open" and then clicking on the item one wants it to learn to open.
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Usage tends to be slowed by the caps lock
Function of the app relies on the caps lock key being pressed to enter commands, which can slow some people down by having to hold that key down when they are typing commands.
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Can go to existing open windows
By using the "go" command users can switch to their already open windows making this a bit of a window navigator as well as a launcher.
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Liberkey
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detailed info using liberkey sync
The online catalog will adapt to only show what apps you don't have installed on your LiberKey, and apps on your LiberKey that have an update available. You will be able to access detailed reports on the installations performed on your LiberKey, whether it be installing an application suite, installing applications from the online catalog or updating your applications. You will be able to view information on these recently installed or updated applications, and automatically open your LiberKey menu to these applications. A detailed changelog of your LiberKey's software - you'll be able to see what was improved and what was fixed between the version of the LiberKey software you were on, and the software you just updated to. A summary of your LiberKey's details (last patch applied, version, language, amount of apps installed, etc.) Online options; the ability to change how much your LiberKey interacts with the website.
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no option to remove auto categories
its auto category are created everytime new apps are installed, currently there is no option to disable this features
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grid list toggle
There is toggle to show apps on grid or list view
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add apps outside library need manual configuration
if you add portableapps outside libraries, you need to manually add them using add/remove program feature on liberkey
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high customization
you can customize everything including themes, behaviour, and many more
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incomplete libraries
compared to portableapps, it still got lack of apps provided
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Has file association tool
very useful to associate portableapps to system
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apps library need to open web browser
it doesnt has its own library browser interface
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runs slow
interface has delay around 2-3 seconds on every execution
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