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WoX
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[](https://github.com/jjw24/Flow.Launcher/releases/latest)
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[](https://dev.azure.com/Flow.Launcher-Launcher/Flow.Launcher/_build/latest?definitionId=1& branchName=master)
[](https://github.com/jjw24/Flow.Launcher/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 `g search_term`
- Search youtube, google, twitter and many more
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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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**New from this fork:**
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- Upgraded to .Net Core 3.1
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- Portable mode
- Drastically improved search experience
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- Auto-complete text suggestion
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- Search all subfolders and files
- Option to always run CMD or Powershell as administrator
- Run CMD, Powershell and programs as a different user
- Manage what programs should be loaded
- Highlighting of how results are matched during query search
- Open web search result as a tab or a new window
- Automatic update
- Reload/update plugin data
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Installation
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View new features released from this fork since Flow.Launcher v1.3.524: [new releases ](https://github.com/jjw24/Flow.Launcher/releases )
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To install this fork's version of Flow.Launcher, you can **download** it [here ](https://github.com/jjw24/Flow.Launcher/releases/latest ).
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To install the upstream version:
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Download `Flow.Launcher-xxx.exe` from [releases ](https://github.com/Flow.Launcher-launcher/Flow.Launcher/releases ). Latest as of now is [`1.3.524` ](https://github.com/Flow.Launcher-launcher/Flow.Launcher/releases/download/v1.3.524/Flow.Launcher-1.3.524.exe ) ([`1.3.578`](https://github.com/Flow.Launcher-launcher/Flow.Launcher/releases/download/v1.3.578/Flow.Launcher-1.3.578.exe) for preview channel)
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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:
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- If you want to integrate with [everything ](https://www.voidtools.com/ ): `.exe` installer + use x64 if your windows is x64 + everything service is running. Supported version is 1.3.4.686
- If you use python plugins, install [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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- Context Menu: < kbd > Ctrl</ kbd > +< kbd > O</ kbd >
- Cancel/Return: < kbd > Esc</ kbd >
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- Install/Uninstall plugin: type `wpm install/uninstall`
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- Reset: delete `%APPDATA%\Flow.Launcher`
- Log: `%APPDATA%\Flow.Launcher\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/Flow.Launcher-launcher/Flow.Launcher/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/Flow.Launcher-launcher/Flow.Launcher/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Ahelp_needed ) labeled issue
- Don't hesitate to ask questions in the [issues ](https://github.com/Flow.Launcher-launcher/Flow.Launcher/issues )
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Developing/Debugging
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Install Visual Studio 2019
Install [.Net Core 3.1 SDK ](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/thank-you/sdk-3.1.201-windows-x64-installer ) or alternatively via Visual Studio installer.
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Documentation
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- [Wiki ](https://github.com/jjw24/Flow.Launcher/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/jjw24/Flow.Launcher/issues ) for now.
