A Better Finder Launcher

Name: A Better Finder Launcher
Rating: 2.5 (5 reviews)

2.2.1

15 September 2007

Open applications by typing their names.

Overview

A Better Finder Launcher allows you to simply press the Control-Command-L keyboard combination and start typing the name of the application. After only the first few letters A Better Finder Launcher will have narrowed down the matching application names to asingle one; then simply hit the return key to launch the application.

What's new in A Better Finder Launcher

Version 2.2.1:

Fixes a minor preferences bug.

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Took forever to "index" my computer's applications. Similar apps did this in a couple of seconds and were done. I hate to image how slow the rest of this app was. I didn't wait for it to finish indexing.

Version 1.0b5

can someone explain to me how this is any different than using spotlight? if you're going to name this app "A Better Finder..." something, it should at least be better than the finder's own method of doing it. clearly, this isn't.

Version 2.2.1

One word: QUICKSILVER

Version 2.1.1

1 answer(s)

mac-34

02 July 2007

even a better word: spotlight

Like (1)

Version 2.2

Why reinvent the wheel? This has been done at least three times by extremely full-featured apps, two of which are free. I just don't see the point when you've got the likes of Quicksilver, Butler and Launchbar to compete with.

Version 1.9

Start applications by typing their name????? Terminal beats this app by a mile and a half.

Version 1.8

1 answer(s)

Anonymous

19 January 2005

Seems you didn't ever try LaunchBar, QuickSilver or Butler...

Version 1.9

LaunchBar was the first launcher for Mac OS X I have heard about (even before QuickSilver and others), and am very happy with its performance. With all due respect to all the rest of launchers, I'll keep supporting LB.

Version 1.7

1 answer(s)

Dogma00

30 September 2006

I second the previous comment. Launchbar is the most reliable and it has the best latency.

Version 2.1.1

I agree. Quicksilver is a clear winner in this contest. And it's FREE!

Version 1.1

4 answer(s)

Anonymous

12 May 2004

Don't you mean Quicksilver is a clear winner in this contest BECAUSE it's free?

Version 1.3.5

Anonymous

08 July 2004

QuickSilver apparently doesn't learn which shortcuts I want to use for certain apps, whereas Launchbar does that. When I type "PS" and it comes up with something different, I choose to launch Photoshop. Next time I type "PS", Launchbar will come up with Photoshop. Quicksilver requires the user to adjust to the software, this is bad software design. THe only thing that makes it a contender is that it's free.

Version 1.5

Anonymous

17 November 2004

" QuickSilver apparently doesn't learn which shortcuts I want to use for certain apps, whereas Launchbar does that." Really? It not only learns by itself, you can teach it, too. Everytime you select an app after typing the desired abbreviation, its score is increased. Do this a few times, and it'll be the first app to appear with that certain abbreviation. Or go ahead and assign your own abbreviation right away. There's so much attention to detail in QS that it is mind-boggling. Butler is very good, LaunchBar was the original, but QS is head and shoulders above those two. Use it more than five minutes, and see for yourself.

Version 1.8

Anonymous

19 January 2005

Quicksilver.. hands down.

Version 1.9

i definitely prefer launchbar, but for a 1.0 release and a fourth of the cost, this app has its merits. at the least, it is visually interesting and features will likely be expanded in the future. one annoyance is the frequency of the shareware reminder which doesn't allow one to get a usability feel for any length of time.

Version 1.0

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