PowerToys/README.md

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, folders, files and more.
• Use pinyin to search for programs / 支持用 拼音 搜索程序
  • yyy / wangyiyun → 网易云音乐
• Keyword plugin search
  • search google with g search_term
• Build custom themes at http://www.getwox.com/theme/builder
• Install plugins from http://www.getwox.com/plugin

Installation

Download Wox-xxx.exe from releases. Just ignore Windows' complaints about security, we will sign the code in the future.

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
• Install/Uninstall plugin: type wpm install/uninstall

Contribution

• First and most importantly, star it!
• 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
• 中文开发直接发我邮件我们聊 QQ

Documentation

• Outdated doc: WoX doc.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