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WoX
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[](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/happlebao/wox)
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[](https://github.com/Wox-launcher/Wox/releases)
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[](https://github.com/LunaGao/BlessYourCodeTag)
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**WoX** is a launcher for Windows that simply works. It's an alternative to [Alfred ](https://www.alfredapp.com/ ) and [Launchy ](http://www.launchy.net/ ). You can call it Windows omni-eXecutor if you want a long name.
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Features
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- Search for everything—applications, **uwp** , folders, files and more.
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- Use *pinyin* to search for programs / 支持用 **拼音** 搜索程序
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- wyy / wangyiyun → 网易云音乐
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- Keyword plugin search
- search google with `g search_term`
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- Build custom themes at http://www.wox.one/theme/builder
- Install plugins from http://www.wox.one/plugin
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Installation
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Download `Wox-xxx.exe` from [releases ](https://github.com/Wox-launcher/Wox/releases ). Latest as of now is [`1.3.524` ](https://github.com/Wox-launcher/Wox/releases/download/v1.3.524/Wox-1.3.524.exe )
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Windows may complain about security due to code not being signed. This will be fixed later.
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Versions marked as **pre-release** are unstable pre-release versions.
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- Requirements:
- .net >= 4.5.2
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- [everything ](https://www.voidtools.com/ ): `.exe` installer + use x64 if your windows is x64 + everything service is running
- [python3 ](https://www.python.org/downloads/ ): `.exe` installer + add it to `%PATH%` or set it in WoX settings
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Usage
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- Launch: < kbd > Alt</ kbd > +< kbd > Space</ kbd >
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- Install/Uninstall plugin: type `wpm install/uninstall`
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- Reset: delete `%APPDATA%\Wox`
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- Log: `%APPDATA%\Wox\Logs`
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Contribution
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- First and most importantly, star it!
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- Read [Coding Style ](https://github.com/Wox-launcher/Wox/wiki/Coding-Style )
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- Send PR to **dev** branch
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- I'd appreciate if you could solve [help_needed ](https://github.com/Wox-launcher/Wox/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Ahelp_needed ) labeled issue
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- Don't hesitate to ask questions in the [issues ](https://github.com/Wox-launcher/Wox/issues )
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Build
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1. Install Visual Studio 2015 and tick all Windows 10 sdk options
2. Open powershell with admin permission and `Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser`
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Documentation
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- [Wiki ](https://github.com/Wox-launcher/Wox/wiki )
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- Outdated doc: [WoX doc ](http://doc.wox.one ).
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- Just ask questions in [issues ](https://github.com/Wox-launcher/Wox/issues ) for now.
