If you’ve used macOS, you’d be familiar with Spotlight Search. It’s that tiny search window that appears on the screen with the press of a keyboard shortcut that lets you quickly perform various ...

I’m a big fan of keyboard-based app launchers such as Launchy for Windows or Quicksilver for OS X. If you have a large number of apps installed on your computer, it’s often easier to pull up the ...

Like the look and feel of Microsoft’s new Kin phones, but don’t feel like buying a phone that won’t actually let you run third party apps? No problem. KinLauncher is an app that provides a Kin-like ...

macOS has some popular apps that are exclusive to the ecosystem. Raycast, a popular quick launcher, is one such app, but it's now available for Windows as well. I currently use Listary as my main file ...

Microsoft Launcher is rolling out a big set of new features for beta testers to check out, including support for "Hey Cortana," along with To-Do and Sticky Notes integration. Microsoft's popular Arrow ...

If Windows is your preferred operating system, consider these open-source apps. There are numerous open-source apps available for almost any task. These are all free to install and use on Windows.

For all Windows users out there that are jealous of the unique user interface offered by OS X’s dock, this one is for you. A brilliant little Windows application called RK Launcher is now in beta, and ...

After releasing a bunch of new features for Command Palette in PowerToys 0.96, Microsoft is working on even more improvements for this fantastic app launcher for Windows 10 and 11. The next update, ...