Nobody has mentioned Everything by Void Tools. Find any file in your computer blazingly fast. Make shortcuts to only search certain folder (e.g., search for “notes: python” to find file “python” in your notes folder. Also works for network drives. Some functionality needs admin privileges but most work fine without (hellooo work computer!).
Combine this with Run (Power Toys) or Keypirinha or some other launcher and you can find all files and start all programs with a quick shortcut + short text.
More supercharging by using Fanzy Zones by Power Toys and combining it with AHK for easily controlling virtual desktops and having all windows open where you want them.
Q: what does combining with Powertoys Run give you? I used to use Everything but dropped it this year for Powertoys Run as it seemed good enough at this point and meant one less program (although I’m sure Everything is very efficient.)
Just the ability to search all files and start all programs via shortcut + text. I feel like they complement each other nicely. I feel like Run is more about starting applications, and not about finding a particular file, whereas Everything is for finding stuff.
Ohh interesting! I’ll take a look. Open source is a nice plus, though to be fair so it Power Toys.
Yeah I used Keypirinha for quite a while too (and something else before that but can’t remember), then when I found out about Run (Power Toys) then I started using it as it did everything I needed and I already use Power Toys anyway.
Nobody has mentioned Everything by Void Tools. Find any file in your computer blazingly fast. Make shortcuts to only search certain folder (e.g., search for “notes: python” to find file “python” in your notes folder. Also works for network drives. Some functionality needs admin privileges but most work fine without (hellooo work computer!).
Combine this with Run (Power Toys) or Keypirinha or some other launcher and you can find all files and start all programs with a quick shortcut + short text.
More supercharging by using Fanzy Zones by Power Toys and combining it with AHK for easily controlling virtual desktops and having all windows open where you want them.
It’s the first thing I install. I dont understand how windows search bar can suck that much, while this little software can find anything in a second.
You can enable indexing and it works a lot better, but somehow still is way inferior to Everything.
Q: what does combining with Powertoys Run give you? I used to use Everything but dropped it this year for Powertoys Run as it seemed good enough at this point and meant one less program (although I’m sure Everything is very efficient.)
Just the ability to search all files and start all programs via shortcut + text. I feel like they complement each other nicely. I feel like Run is more about starting applications, and not about finding a particular file, whereas Everything is for finding stuff.
I use it with Flow Launcher, which is open source (MIT License) and actually maintained. I abandoned Keypirinha a couple years ago.
Ohh interesting! I’ll take a look. Open source is a nice plus, though to be fair so it Power Toys.
Yeah I used Keypirinha for quite a while too (and something else before that but can’t remember), then when I found out about Run (Power Toys) then I started using it as it did everything I needed and I already use Power Toys anyway.