Launchy for Windows - Like Finder for Mac
As you know, I’ve recently gotten my first Mac. I’m still learning. One of the features I like the most is Finder. Last night my husband installed an awesome Windows app that gives Finder functionality to his PC - Launchy.
Launchy is a free windows utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager.
Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes!
Using this open source application, Windows users can easily mimic the functionality of Finder without switching to a Mac.
I should mention that my husband is using Windows XP. He says that Vista has a function something like this but for some reason it doesn’t work for games - so if you’re a gamer, like him, then you probably want to give Launchy a go.
[update] Derik pointed me to an awesome app that is actually closer to Launchy - but for Mac. Called Quicksilver. [/update]
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February 17th, 2008 11:11
Finder? Really? Have you tried Quicksilver for launching apps and other such things:
http://www.blacktree.com/
February 17th, 2008 12:57
Um - no - I’m still learning
I’ll give this a whirl.
February 17th, 2008 13:13
Derik - that is so awesome!!!
February 17th, 2008 14:35
Nicole, I’ve been using Launchy on my work machine and QS on my laptop for about two weeks now and just LOVE the ability to so quickly start apps - I find it much more intuitive and efficient. Apparently QS can do tons more, but I’m just loving it for launching stuff - have removed nearly everything from my Dock as a result.
February 17th, 2008 23:10
Glad you like it. You can do tons with QS once you get the hang of it.
February 17th, 2008 23:16
Hello, I’m using a program that sound similar to that called RocketDock. It’s free, and I love it - great customization available. Makes me feel Mac-ish.