WoX

WoX is a launcher for Windows that simply works. It's an alternative to Alfred and Launchy. You can call it Windows omni-eXecutor if you want a long name.

Features

Search for everything—applications, uwp, folders, files and more.
Use pinyin to search for programs / 支持用拼音搜索程序
- wyy / wangyiyun → 网易云音乐
Keyword plugin search
- search google with g search_term
Build custom themes at http://www.wox.one/theme/builder
Install plugins from http://www.wox.one/plugin

Installation

View new features released from this fork since Wox v1.3.524: new releases

To install this fork's version of Wox, you can download it here.

To install the upstream version:

Download Wox-xxx.exe from releases. Latest as of now is 1.3.524 (1.3.578 for preview channel)

Windows may complain about security due to code not being signed. This will be fixed later.

Versions marked as pre-release are unstable pre-release versions.

Requirements:
- .net >= 4.5.2
- everything: .exe installer + use x64 if your windows is x64 + everything service is running
- python3: .exe installer + add it to %PATH% or set it in WoX settings

Usage

Launch: Alt+Space
Context Menu: Ctrl+O
Cancel/Return: Esc
Install/Uninstall plugin: type wpm install/uninstall
Reset: delete %APPDATA%\Wox
Log: %APPDATA%\Wox\Logs

Contribution

First and most importantly, star it!
Read Coding Style
Send PR to dev branch
I'd appreciate if you could solve help_needed labeled issue
Don't hesitate to ask questions in the issues

Build

Install Visual Studio 2015/2017/2019

This project requires Windows 10 SDK:

VS 2015:

Tick all Windows 10 sdk options

VS 2017/2019 and later:

Last Windows 10 SDK which supported UwpDesktop is version 10.0.14393.795. It is needed to compile "Programs" Plugin (UWP.cs), you will see the "References" of Plugin.Programs as broken if you use a later SDK version.
This SDK cannot be installed via VS 2019 installer.
Download and install Windows 10 SDK version 10.0.14393.795.

Documentation

Wiki
Outdated doc: WoX doc.
Just ask questions in issues for now.

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