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89 lines
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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)
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[](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`
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- Search youtube, google, twitter and many more
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- Build custom themes at http://www.wox.one/theme/builder
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- 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
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- Drastically improved search experience
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- Auto-complete text suggestion
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- Search all subfolders and files
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- Option to always run CMD or Powershell as administrator
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- Run CMD, Powershell and programs as a different user
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- Manage what programs should be loaded
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- Highlighting of how results are matched during query search
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- Open web search result as a tab or a new window
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- Automatic update
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- 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
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- 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>
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- 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`
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- 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
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- 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
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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.
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