Flow.Launcher

:mag: Quick file search & app launcher for Windows with community-made plugins

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<a href="https://flowlauncher.com"> <img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6903107/207167068-2196d2a3-2caa-4856-958b-a780fbda95c6.gif" width="500"> </a> <img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6903107/207168016-85d0dd16-1f3b-4d42-9d37-0e0d5a596ead.png" width="400"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/maintenance/yes/3000"> <a href="https://crowdin.com/project/flow-launcher"><img src="https://badges.crowdin.net/flow-launcher/localized.svg"></a> <a href="https://ci.appveyor.com/project/JohnTheGr8/flow-launcher/branch/dev"><img src="https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/32r7s2skrgm9ubva?svg=true&retina=true"></a> <a href="https://github.com/Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher/releases"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher/total.svg"></a> <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/release-date/Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher"> <a href="https://github.com/Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher/releases/latest"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher"></a> <a href="https://flowlauncher.com/docs"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Documentation-7389D8"></a> <a href="https://discord.gg/AvgAQgh"><img src="https://img.shields.io/discord/727828229250875472?color=7389D8&labelColor=6A7EC2&label=Community&logo=discord&logoColor=white"></a> A quick file search and app launcher for Windows with community-made plugins. Dedicated to making your workflow more seamless. Search everything from applications, files, bookmarks, YouTube, Twitter and more. Flow will continue to evolve, designed to be open and built with the community at heart. Remember to star it, Flow will love you more :) <img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6903107/144858082-8b654daf-60fb-4ee6-89b2-6183b73510d1.png" width="100%"> <h4 align="center"> <a href="#-getting-started">Getting Started</a> • <a href="#-features">Features</a> • <a href="#-plugins">Plugins</a> • <a href="#%EF%B8%8F-hotkeys">Hotkeys</a> • <a href="#sponsors">Sponsors</a> • <a href="#-questionssuggestions">Questions/Suggestions</a> • <a href="#development">Development</a> • <a href="https://flowlauncher.com/docs">Docs</a> </h4> <img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6903107/144858082-8b654daf-60fb-4ee6-89b2-6183b73510d1.png" width="100%">

🚗 Getting Started

Installation

Windows 10+ Installer or Portable Version

Winget

winget install "Flow Launcher"

Scoop

scoop install Flow-Launcher

Chocolatey

choco install Flow-Launcher

When installing for the first time Windows may raise an issue about security due to code not being signed, if you downloaded from this repo then you are good to continue the set up.

Or download the early access version.

🎁 Features

Applications & Files

Search for apps, files or file contents.
Supports Everything and Windows Index.

Supports search using environment variable paths.

Web Searches & URLs

Browser Bookmarks

System Commands

Provides system related commands. shutdown, lock, settings, etc.
System command list

Calculator

Do mathematical calculations and copy the result to clipboard.

Shell Command

Run batch and PowerShell commands as Administrator or a different user.
<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>Enter</kbd> to Run as Administrator.

Explorer

Save file or folder locations for quick access.

Windows & Control Panel Settings

Search for Windows & Control Panel settings.

Dialog Jump

Search for a file/folder and quickly jump to its path in the Open/Save As dialog window.
Use <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>G</kbd> to quickly jump the Open/Save As dialog window path to the path of the active file manager.

Drag & Drop

Drag a file/folder to File Explorer, or even Discord.
Copy/move behavior can be changed via <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> or <kbd>Shift</kbd>, and the operation is displayed on the mouse cursor.

Priority

Prioritize the order of each plugin's results.

Preview Panel

Use <kbd>F1</kbd> to toggle the preview panel.
Media files will be displayed as large images, otherwise a large icon and full path will be displayed.
Turn on preview permanently via Settings (Always Preview).
Use <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>+</kbd>/<kbd>-</kbd> and <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>[</kbd>/<kbd>]</kbd> to adjust search window width and height quickly if the preview area is too narrow.

Customizations

Window size adjustment, animation, and sound
Color Scheme (aka Dark Mode)

There are various themes and you also can make your own.

Date & Time Display In Search Window

Display date and time in search window.

💬 Languages

Supports languages from Chinese to Italian and more.
Supports Pinyin (拼音) search.
Crowdin support for language translations.

<details> <summary>Supported languages</summary> <ul> <li>English</li> <li>中文</li> <li>中文（繁体）</li> <li>Українська</li> <li>Русский</li> <li>Français</li> <li>日本語</li> <li>Dutch</li> <li>Polski</li> <li>Dansk</li> <li>de, Deutsch</li> <li>ko, 한국어</li> <li>Srpski</li> <li>Српски</li> <li>Português</li> <li>Português (Brasil)</li> <li>Spanish</li> <li>es-419, Spanish (Latin America)</li> <li>Italiano</li> <li>Norsk Bokmål</li> <li>Slovenčina</li> <li>Türkçe</li> <li>čeština</li> <li>اللغة العربية</li> <li>Tiếng Việt</li> <li>עברית</li> </ul> </details>

Portable

Fully portable.
Type flow user data to open your saved user settings folder. They are located at:
- If using roaming: %APPDATA%\FlowLauncher
- If using portable, by default: %localappdata%\FlowLauncher\app-<VersionOfYourFlowLauncher>\UserData
- Type open log location to open your logs folder, they are saved along with your user settings folder.

🎮 Game Mode

Pause hotkey activation when you are playing games.
When in search window use <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>F12</kbd> to toggle on/off.
Type Toggle Game Mode

📦 Plugins

Support wide range of plugins. Visit here for our plugin portfolio.
Publish your own plugin to Flow! Create plugins in:

<a href="https://flowlauncher.com/docs/#/develop-dotnet-plugins"><img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6903107/147870065-4096f233-147c-434e-a3ac-69519582605f.png" width="64"></a> <a href="https://github.com/Flow-Launcher/plugin-samples/tree/master/HelloWorldFSharp"><img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/26427004/156536959-dfdc7be8-4b59-4587-9c6a-a297903e4ce1.png" width="64"></a> <a href="https://www.flowlauncher.com/docs/#/py-develop-plugins"><img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6903107/147870066-7599eb15-0333-468e-82e8-4d432ceb5a45.png" width="64"></a> <a href="https://flowlauncher.com/docs/#/nodejs-develop-plugins"

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