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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 · 10 unlabelled

Operator · 2 hobby · 11 open source · 1 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 14 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 21stools-bin0★7 daysliveopen sourceMinimal application launcher with pinyin search, allowing fast access to installed programs.
  2. 22look-bin0★19 daysliveopen sourceKeyboard-first local launcher that launches apps, opens files, and manages clipboard history with quick commands.
  3. 23wox-beta-bin0★1 moliveopen sourceKeyboard launcher that opens applications and searches local files quickly.
  4. 24AppLauncher1★1 mo—hobbyWindows app launcher that finds and starts local applications via keyboard or mouse, with no account required.
  5. 25wzzbl-toolbox0★23 days—Desktop tool launcher that organizes local programs and web bookmarks into searchable, groupable card wall for quick access.
  6. 26albert-bin0★2 moliveopen sourceKeyboard launcher that allows users to quickly search and launch applications and files on their desktop.
  7. 27albert0★2 moliveopen sourceKeyboard launcher that allows users to quickly search and launch applications and files on their desktop.
  8. 28search2★4 mo—ai-builthobbyDesktop launcher for Windows that launches apps, searches files, runs calculations and executes system commands from the keyboard.
  9. 29ueli0★3 moliveopen sourceCross-platform keystroke launcher that allows launching applications using keyboard shortcuts.
  10. 30ueli-bin0★3 moliveopen sourcePrebuilt cross-platform keystroke launcher for launching applications via keyboard shortcuts.
  11. 31Kando0★19 daysliveopen sourceDesktop pie menu that launches applications, simulates keyboard shortcuts, and opens files using mouse, stylus, touch, or controller input.
  12. 32ninekey0★10 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceDesktop hotkey launcher that lets users assign hotkeys to open applications quickly.
  13. 33ksuperkey0★8 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceUtility that enables pressing the Super key to open the application launcher in KDE Plasma Desktop.
  14. 34Cerebro App - Open Source productivity booster with a brain0★unknownlivehand-codedopen sourceDesktop launcher that lets users find and open applications, files, and web results from one search box.

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.