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CLUSTER APPLICATIONS-FILES-KEYBOARD · 34 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2021-03-08

Windows keyboard launchers

This cluster comprises keyboard-driven launchers for Windows that open apps, files, and web results, often with fuzzy matching, custom commands, and system operations. Entry dates are sporadic from June 2015 to June 2026, with only occasional single entries per month and no discernible trend. WoxPackage leads on traction with 85 stars, followed by Wisp (18) and blindspot (0).

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

JUN 2015: 1NOV 2016: 1MAR 2021: 1JUN 2024: 1SEP 2024: 1NOV 2025: 1JAN 2026: 1MAY 2026: 1JUN 2026: 3AUG 2026: 1SEP 2026: 17OCT 2026: 5
JUN 2015OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 ai-built · 3 hand-coded · 16 unlabelled

Operator · 17 hobby · 1 open source · 2 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01WoxPackage85★19 days—Desktop launcher for Windows that searches and opens applications, files, and web results from a keyboard-driven interface.
  2. 02Wilfred14★14 days—ai-builthobbyDesktop search engine and application launcher that quickly finds files, folders, and apps with fuzzy matching and calculator macros.
  3. 03Wisp18★26 daysliveWindows application that launches other apps instantly, similar to a keyboard-driven launcher.
  4. 04Bloom5★2 days—hobbyWindows launcher that opens apps and files, performs math, searches the web, chats with AI, and translates on-screen text from a single search line.
  5. 05marubako2★5 days—hobbyWindows launcher that opens folders, websites, and apps from a floating bubble and copies saved accounts and commands with one click.
  6. 06Dash0★14 dayslivehand-codedhobbyA keyboard-first launcher for Windows that opens applications, files, folders, and websites from a search box with custom commands and aliases.
  7. 07ReadytoWork2★9 days—hobbyWindows tray launcher that opens the user's usual programs, folders, documents, and URLs with one click to start the workday faster.
  8. 08ELE-TRON1★11 days—hobbyWindows launcher that opens saved workspaces at login and includes a local music player, notes, and quick links.
  9. 09blindspot1★23 dayslivehobbyKeyboard launcher for Mac that opens apps, finds files by content, retrieves clipboard history, and answers questions from local documents offline.
  10. 10islet1★21 days—hobbyWindows desktop launcher that searches applications and files across all drives from an edge-of-screen island and provides quick-launch buttons.
  11. 11win11-launchpad0★1 molivehand-codedhobbyWindows 11 desktop launcher that brings macOS-style Launchpad and Spotlight search to users with Fluent Design.
  12. 12meow-app-launcher1★19 days—hobbyLauncher app for Windows that opens with a hotkey and offers fuzzy app search, calculator, web search, and system commands.
  13. 13halley-lift0★5 daysliveopen sourceDesktop utility that provides search and action launching for a Linux compositor environment.
  14. 14Windows-Software-Organizer0★25 dayslivehobbyDesktop launcher that organizes software, files, folders, and web links into searchable categories for quick launching on Windows.
  15. 15velo-launcher0★21 days—hand-codedhobbyDesktop application for Windows that launches installed programs from a searchable launcher with keyboard shortcuts and fuzzy matching.
  16. 16Kiosky0★7 days—hobbyWindows utility that adds a searchable launcher, text expansion, color picker, and shortcuts to favorite folders from the notification area.
  17. 17Sevak0★7 dayslivehobbyCross-platform desktop launcher that opens apps and files, calculates, searches the web, and manages clipboard history and snippets from one keyboard-driven search bar.
  18. 18Junction0★20 days—hobbyDesktop launcher for Windows that collects project folders, web links, apps, terminal commands, and notes in one place for quick launching.
  19. 19WindowsDesktopWorkflow0★21 days—hobbyWindows desktop app that launches apps and restores saved window layouts with global hotkeys for faster workflows.
  20. 20zer0-waymarks0★16 days—hobbyDesktop bookmark launcher that keeps a local, user-owned collection and opens bookmarks in chosen browsers and profiles with keyboard search.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.