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Launchy

Version: 1.25

Downloads Count: 17,016

License Type: Free

Price: Free

Date Added: Oct 17, 2007

Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista

File Size: 1064 KB

Author: Josh Karlin

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Editor's Review of Launchy

Vista's new Start menu lets you hit the Windows key, type a few letters until a match to your application of choice is discovered, and then press for a quick launch.

If that sounds easier than digging through the Start menus and submenus and you don't want Vista right now (or you have Vista but want the Classic Start menu), check out Launchy, open-source software from Josh Karlin. Launchy stays out of your way (invisible), until you press - (or other hotkey combination you choose). A small, skinnable command-line window appears, and when you type a few letters, Launchy anticipates your target file and displays it (and other alternatives).

As soon as the file you want appears in the window, just press . Launchy lets you customize the directories searched as well as the file types launched (so you can use it to open pictures or music files, for example, not just applications). All this and it's free!

--Scott Dunn

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