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App Directory: The Best Application Launcher For Linux

5:30AM January 7, 2012 | Whitson Gordon

Linux users have a few good application launchers to choose from, but if we had to pick, the feature-filled favourite GNOME Do would have to win the title of best. More »


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App Directory: The Best Application Launcher For Windows

5:30AM January 4, 2012 | Whitson Gordon

After prolonged use of Executor, our original pick for best application launcher, we found one very glaring oversight: it still doesn’t work properly on 64-bit machines, since it can only launch 32-bit applications. With 64-bit now increasingly common, that makes it less helpful, so we’ve updated our choice. The new champion? Feature-filled yet easy-to-use Launchy. More »


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Multibar Is An Interactive Application Dock For Windows

10:30PM October 31, 2011 | Alan Henry

Windows: There are apps that give you a dock in Windows to quickly launch applications, but Multibar does that and more. In addition to quick access to commonly used apps, the tool gives you quick access to recently modified files, smart folders based on what you’ve used recently, news, web search, local weather and other widgets. More »


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Quicksilver For Mac Adds Performance Tweaks, Lion Support

11:30PM October 24, 2011 | Alan Henry

Mac: Quicksilver is our favourite kauncher for the Mac, but it’s always been a little less than stellar when running on Lion. Now the team behind the open-source application launcher have optimised the app for OS X Lion, added official support for Apple’s latest OS, introduced auto-updating plugins, and more. More »


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The Best Application Launcher For Android

3:30AM September 2, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

One of the best things about Android is being able to customise everything about your home screen, which you do with a third-party application launcher. Android has more than one great launcher, but our favourite is LauncherPro, which finds the perfect balance between incredible performance and high customisability. More »


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The Best App Launcher For iPhone

3:30AM September 1, 2011 | Adam Dachis

The iPhone’s home screen is an app launcher, so it kind of seems like a silly thought to look elsewhere for the same functionality, but it’s not as if the home screen is perfect. The best app launcher for iPhone is actually a combination of things: the built-in Spotlight search functionality and a jailbreak tweak called ListLauncher. More »


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The Best Application Launcher For Windows

3:30AM August 31, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

Windows has a bevy of great app launchers available, but when it comes to power, ease of use, and configurability, Executor is our pick for the best. More »


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The Best App Launcher For Mac

3:30AM August 30, 2011 | Adam Dachis

Competition for Mac app launchers has increased over the past year, but Quicksilver still remains our top choice for the Mac thanks to its incredible predictive accuracy, speedy response time, and myriad of amazing features. More »


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Chuck Is A Lightweight, Customisable Application Launcher For Mac

10:30PM July 6, 2011 | Adam Dachis

Mac OS X: Chuck is a very simple, extremely lightweight, and – as a result – super-fast application launcher. It’s not going to please hardcore users, but will win over people who just want to launch apps from the keyboard as fast as possible. More »


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Snap Automatically Assigns Keyboard Shortcuts To Your Dock For Quick App Launching And Switching

10:30PM June 15, 2011 | Adam Dachis

Mac: Snap is a tiny little app that automatically assigns keyboard shortcuts to the first 10 items in your dock, making it easy to launch them and switch between them via your keyboard. Additionally, you can manually assign keyboard shortcuts to any other app beyond the initial 10, whether it’s in your dock or not. More »