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</p> <p align="center"> A quick file search and app launcher for Windows with community-made plugins.</p> <p align="center"> Dedicated to making your workflow more seamless. Search everything from applications, files, bookmarks, YouTube, Twitter and more. Flow will continue to evolve, designed to be open and built with the community at heart.</p> <p align="center"> <sub>Remember to star it, Flow will love you more :)</sub></p> <h4 align="center"> <a href="#-getting-started">Getting Started</a> • <a href="#-features">Features</a> • <a href="#-plugins">Plugins</a> • <a href="#%EF%B8%8F-hotkeys">Hotkeys</a> • <a href="#sponsors">Sponsors</a> • <a href="#-questionssuggestions">Questions/Suggestions</a> • <a href="#development">Development</a> • <a href="https://flowlauncher.com/docs">Docs</a> </h4>Windows 10+ Installer or Portable Version
winget install "Flow Launcher"
scoop install Flow-Launcher
choco install Flow-Launcher
When installing for the first time Windows may raise an issue about security due to code not being signed, if you downloaded from this repo then you are good to continue the set up.
Or download the early access version.
Search for apps, files or file contents.
Supports Everything and Windows Index.
Supports search using environment variable paths.
Window size adjustment, animation, and sound
Color Scheme (aka Dark Mode)
There are various themes and you also can make your own.
flow user data to open your saved user settings folder. They are located at:
%APPDATA%\FlowLauncher%localappdata%\FlowLauncher\app-<VersionOfYourFlowLauncher>\UserDataopen log location to open your logs folder, they are saved along with your user settings folder.Toggle Game Mode......and more!
You can view the full plugin list or quickly install a plugin via the Plugin Store menu inside Settings
or type pm install/uninstall/update + the plugin name in the search window,
| Hotkey | Description |
|---|---|
| <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Space</kbd> | Open search window (default and configurable) |
| <kbd>Enter</kbd> | Execute |
| <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Enter</kbd> | Open containing folder |
| <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>Enter</kbd> | Run as admin |
| <kbd>↑</kbd>/<kbd>↓</kbd>, <kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>Tab</kbd>/<kbd>Tab</kbd> | Previous / Next result |
| <kbd>←</kbd>/<kbd>→</kbd> | Back to result / Open Context Menu |
| <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>O</kbd> , <kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>Enter</kbd> | Open Context Menu |
| <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Tab</kbd> | Autocomplete |
| <kbd>F1</kbd> | Toggle Preview Panel (default and configurable) |
| <kbd>Esc</kbd> | Back to results / hide search window |
| <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>C</kbd> | Copy folder / file |
| <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>C</kbd> | Copy folder / file path |
| <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>I</kbd> | Open Flow's settings |
| <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>R</kbd> | Run the current query again (refresh results) |
| <kbd>F5</kbd> | Reload all plugin data |
| <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>F12</kbd> | Toggle Game Mode when in search window |
| <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>+</kbd>,<kbd>-</kbd> | Adjust maximum results shown |
| <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>[</kbd>,<kbd>]</kbd> | Adjust search window width |
| <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>H</kbd> | Open search history |
| <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Backspace</kbd> | Back to previous directory |
| <kbd>PageUp</kbd>/<kbd>PageDown</kbd> | Previous / Next Page |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| Shutdown | Shutdown computer |
| Restart | Restart computer |
| Restart With Advanced Boot Options | Restart the computer with Advanced Boot option for safe and debugging modes |
| Log Off/Sign Out | Log off |
| Lock | Lock computer |
| Sleep | Put computer to sleep |
| Hibernate | Hibernate computer |
| Empty Recycle Bin | Empty recycle bin |
| Open Recycle Bin | Open recycle bin |
| Exit | Close Flow Launcher |
| Save Settings | Save all Flow Launcher settings |
| Restart Flow Launcher | Restart Flow Launcher |
| Settings | Tweak this app |
| Reload Plugin Data | Refreshes plugin data with new content |
| Check For Update | Check for new Flow Launcher update |
| Open Log Location | Open Flow Launcher's log location |
| Index Option | Open Windows Search Index window |
| Flow Launcher Tips | Visit Flow Launcher's documentation for more help and usage tips |
| Flow Launcher UserData Folder | Open the location where Flow Launcher's settings are stored |
| Toggle Game Mode | Toggle Game Mode |
| Set Flow Launcher Theme | Set the Flow Launcher Theme |
Yes please, let us know in the Q&A section. Join our community on Discord!
Our project localization is based on Crowdin. If you would like to change them, please go to https://crowdin.com/project/flow-launcher.
Our UI library is using iNKORE.UI.WPF.Modern.
<a href="https://docs.inkore.net/ui-wpf-modern/introduction"> </a>All changes to Flow are captured via pull requests. Some new changes may have been merged but are still pending release. This means that while a change may not exist in the current release, it may have been accepted and merged into the dev branch and is available as a pre-release download. It is therefore a good idea to search through the open and closed pull requests before you start to make changes to ensure the change you intend to make is not already done.
Each of the pull requests will be marked with a milestone indicating the planned release version for the change.
Contributions are very welcome, in addition to the main project (C#) there are also documentation (md), website (html/css) and others that can be contributed to. If you are unsure of a change you want to make, let us know in the Discussions, otherwise feel free to submit a pull request.
You will find the main goals of Flow placed under the Projects board, so feel free to contribute on that. If you would like to make small incremental changes, feel free to do so as well.
Get in touch if you would like to join the Flow-Launcher Team and help build this great tool.
Flow Launcher's target framework is .Net 9
Install Visual Studio 2022 (v17.12+)
Install .Net 9 SDK
winget install Microsoft.DotNet.SDK.9