PowerToys/README.md

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Launcher for Windows, an alternative to Alfred and Launchy.

Demo

Features

• Search all applications, folders and files.
• Use pinyin to search programs / 支持用 拼音 搜索程序 e.g. yyy / wangyiyun -> 网易云音乐
• Search Web using keyword (e.g. search google with g search_term)
• Build custom themes in http://www.getwox.com/theme/builder
• Install plugins from http://www.getwox.com/plugin

Installation

download setup.exe. if windows complains about security, just run it. code will be signed in the future

• Requirements:
  • .net >= 4.5.2
  • everything: .exe installer + use x64 if your windows is x64
  • python3: .exe installer
• Stable: releases.
• Beta: try Pre-release labeled release in releases

Usage

• Launch: Alt+Space
• Install/Uninstall plugin: type wpm install/uninstall

Contribute

• First and most importantly, star it!
• Send PR to dev branch
• I'd appreciate if you could solve help_needed labeled issue
• Don't hesitate to ask questions in the issues
• 中文开发直接发我邮件我们聊 qq

Docs

Outdated doc: Wox doc. Just ask questions in the issues

Development / Author Status

• unified directory %APPDATA% for all storage
• bring unitest for wox back
• add autoupdate / installer
• disable plugin properly