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Jeremy Wu 0f2ebfbe00
Remove UwpDesktop library dependency and upgrade to framework 4.6.2 (#159)
* Remove UwpDesktop dependency of lower sdk and add Win SDK Contracts

* Upgrade from .Net Framework 4.5.2 to 4.6.2

This upgrade is needed to use Microsoft Windows SDK Contracts library from previous commit

* Remove Windows SDK references as no longer required
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Plugins Remove UwpDesktop library dependency and upgrade to framework 4.6.2 (#159) 2020-03-10 09:35:31 +02:00
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Wox.Infrastructure Remove UwpDesktop library dependency and upgrade to framework 4.6.2 (#159) 2020-03-10 09:35:31 +02:00
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Wox.sln Add BrowserBooks plugin as default plugin 2019-08-06 20:36:28 +10:00
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WoX

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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.

demo

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 g search_term
  • Search youtube, google, twitter and many more
  • Build custom themes at http://www.wox.one/theme/builder
  • Install plugins from http://www.wox.one/plugin

New from this fork:

  • Portable mode
  • Drastically improved search experience
  • 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

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
    • If you want to integrate with everything: .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: .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 2017/2019

Documentation