10 Windows Application Launchers compared and reviewed 10个Windows应用程序相比，发射器和审查

In this article you’ll find brief reviews, screenshots and download locations for 10 different Windows application launchers.在本文中，您可以找到简短的评语，截图和下载地点的10个不同的Windows应用程序发射器。 If you can’t find one you like in this list, I’ve also included links to 5 6 (thanks Vince!) more at the very bottom.如果你不能找到一个你想在这个清单上，我也包括链接到5月6日 （感谢文！ ）更多的最底部。

Dash Command短跑司令部

Dash Command短跑司令部 was probably the worst of the keystroke based application launchers that I’ve used.也许是最严重的按键发射器为基础的应用，我曾经使用过。 Here are my two biggest complaints - 1) It’s on “sale” for $19.95, which is the price for the “pre-release” version.这里是我的两个最大的控诉-1 ）这是对“买卖”为1 9.95美元，这是价格的“预发行”版本。 It’s going to cost $50.00 after it leaves the pre-release stage.这将成本$ 50.00后，离开前释放的阶段。 2) It was very, very unstable in Vista (see the last screenshot below). 2 ）这是非常，非常不稳定的Vista中（见最后画面下文） 。 Dash Command works on Win 2000, XP or Vista, and didn’t use too many resources (about 14MB, until it crashed - then it sky-rocketed to 200MB before I killed it).短跑工程指挥部温2000 ， XP或Vista ，并没有使用太多的资源（约14MB ，直到它坠毁-那么它的天空，冲至2 00之前，我打死它） 。 There is a trial version but it’s feature-limited to: only 5 user custom commands, limited web commands, no zip or email commands and you can only use the built in scanners.有一个试用版，但它的功能不限于：只有5个用户自定义命令，有限的网络命令，没有拉链或电子邮件的命令，你只能使用内置的扫描仪。 I couldn’t get the Music feature to work at all, but that may have been a limitation of the trial version (?).我无法让音乐功能，在所有的工作，但可能是一个限制的试用版（ ？ ） 。 For the full list of features, see为全面功能清单，请参阅 this page此页 . 。 My suggestion?我的建议吗？ Skip it.跳过它。 There are too many better application launchers with the same (or more) features, for much less money (free).有太多的更好地实施发射器具有相同（或更多）的功能，少得多的钱（免费） 。

Launch the Command Prompt启动命令提示符	Launch CCleaner启动CCleaner
Docs and Files Scanning Setup文件和档案扫描安装	Crash, crash, crash.崩溃，崩溃，崩溃。

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Find and Run Robot查找和运行机器人

Find And Run Robot (FARR)查找和运行机器人（法尔） may not have the slick look (by default) of some of the other keystroke based application launchers, but it certainly doesn’t lack in features.可能没有带期待（默认情况下）的一些其他按键的应用发射器，但它肯定不会缺少的功能。 And if there’sa feature not included by default, you can probably find an如果有功能不包括默认情况下，你也许可以找到一个 addon插件 to include the missing functionality.包括失踪的功能。 FARR had a very small memory footprint in Vista - about 7MB.法尔有一个非常小的内存占用在Vista -大约7 MB。 It indexes your files, bookmarks, folders, pictures and of course, applications.该指标的文件，书签，文件夹，图片，当然，应用。 If you’re still using an older version of Windows you’re in luck - FARR works on Windows 9x, 2000, XP and Vista.如果您仍使用的是旧版的Windows ，您是在运气-法尔的作品在W indows9 x， 2 000， X P和V ista。 A detailed (and always up to date) feature list for FARR can be found详细（和始终保持最新）功能清单法尔可以找到 here这里 . 。 Like most of the最喜欢的 DonationCoder.com software, FARR actually includes a list of its “competitors” in the help file, which isn’t something you see a lot of software packages include.软件，法尔实际上包括了名单中的“竞争对手”的帮助文件，这是不是你看到很多软件包包括。

Default View默认视图	Launching an app发起一个应用程序
Advanced Visual Preferences先进的视觉偏好	Search Behavior Preferences搜索行为偏好

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Launchy

Launchy is an open source keystroke based application launcher.是一个开源的应用按键发射。 It was designed to work on Windows XP, but there’sa .dll file available to get it to work (probably) in Windows 2000.它的目的是工作在Windows XP ，但有。 dll文件可以得到的工作（也许）在Windows 2000 。 It also worked perfectly in Vista (from my experience).这也完全在Vista中（从我的经验） 。 Launchy is probably the most popular of the Windows keystroke based application launchers, and for good reason. Launchy可能是最流行的Windows按键的应用发射器，和良好的原因。 It’s stable, uses minimal system resources (about 10MB in Vista) and has an extensive list of features (for the full list see the这是稳定的，使用最小的系统资源（约10MB的Vista的）和具有广泛的功能（为完整名单见 Launchy Readme file Launchy自述文件 ). ） 。 There are also a number of very useful还有一些非常有用的 Launchy plugins Launchy插件 for extra features, and为额外的功能，并 skins兽皮 if you don’t love the default look.如果你不喜欢默认的外观。

Launching an app发起一个应用程序	Search Google搜索谷歌
General Preferences一般偏好	Default Plugins默认插件

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nDroid

nDroid is another keyboard based application launcher.是另一个键盘的应用发射。 To be perfectly honest, it wasn’t my favorite.是完全诚实的，这不是我最喜欢的。 There are a bunch of有一群 plugins插件 that extend basic functionality, but several caused frequent crashes.扩展基本功能，但是有几个造成频繁崩溃。 Actually it crashed a number of times with the default installation too.其实它坠毁了若干倍的默认安装太多。 Unlike some of the other application launchers, it also indexes your desktop, documents and favorite websites (though most do index bookmarks/favorite websites).不像其他一些应用发射器，它也索引您的桌面，文件和喜爱的网站（尽管大多数人指数书签/最喜爱的网站） 。 One rather unique feature is that it can replace your Start Menu ‘Run’ option, though if you’re using Vista, you might be better off with Start++ to enhance the Run menu.一个颇为独特的功能，它可以取代您的开始菜单'运行'的选择，但如果你使用Vista ，您可能是更好的开始+ +以提高运行菜单上。 One big positive is that it uses very little memory, and can even be set to “Not-Always-Running” mode, which means it’s launched by the hotkey combo, and exits right after launching an app.一大积极的是，它使用很少的内存，甚至可以被设置为“不总是运行”模式，这意味着它的发起的热键组合，并出口权后，发起一个应用程序。

Launching an app发起一个应用程序	Search Google搜索谷歌
General Preferences一般偏好	Default Plugins默认插件

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SlickRun

SlickRun is a keystroke based application launcher.是一个按键的应用发射。 It resides just above the clock in your system tray (by default) and since it display the time and date when not being used, you can remove the time from your system tray to recover some space.它位于上方的时钟在系统托盘中（默认）和因为它显示的时间和日期时，没有使用，您可以删除的时间从您的系统托盘回收一些空间。 Type help into SlickRun and you’re taken to the键入帮助到SlickRun和你带到 online help files在线帮助文件 , which are actually quite helpful. ，这实际上是非常有用的。 One of the neat features included in SlickRun is SlickJot - a place to store brief notes.一个整洁的功能包括在SlickRun是SlickJot -一个地方来存储简要说明。 You can add text to SlickJot by highlighting it and dragging it to the SlickRun window.您可以添加文字SlickJot突出，并拖动它的SlickRun窗口。 You can also search through the clips using the built in find tool.您也可以搜索通过剪辑使用内置在寻找的工具。 Notes are automatically saved.注会自动保存。

SlickRun has a very small memory footprint - only about 5MB at any given time. SlickRun了一个非常小的内存占用-只有大约为5 Mb在任何特定时间。 To add additional functionality to SlickRun you can install MagicWord Packs (found on the要添加额外的功能，以SlickRun您可以安装MagicWord包（上找到 homepage首页 in the MagicWord Packs section).在MagicWord包一节） 。

Default view and location默认视图和地点	Search with Google搜索与谷歌
SlickJot feature SlickJot功能	Right-click Menu右键单击菜单
SlickRun Library SlickRun图书馆	SlickRun Options SlickRun选项

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Speed Launch高速启动

Speed Launch高速启动 is Microsoft Office Labs recent entry into the application launcher uh contest.是微软Office实验室最近进入发射嗯应用竞赛。 Rather than index all of your apps, it requires that you drag the app (or a shortcut to it) to a small circle that floats on your desktop.指数，而不是所有的应用程序，它需要你拖动应用（或它的快捷方式） ，以一个小圆圈浮现在您的桌面上。 From there, you give it a name, and from then on you can launch it using that name.从那里，你给它一个名称，并从那时起，您可以发射使用的名称。 It requires the .Net Framework 3.0 (surprise surprise), but it’s not a half-bad app launcher.它要求的。 NET Framework 3.0 （意外惊喜） ，但它不是一个半坏应用发射。 The MegaSearch feature actually includes search results from 3 search engines - not just Microsofts (Yahoo and Google are included by default).该MegaSearch功能实际上包括搜寻结果，从3搜索引擎-不仅仅是微软（雅虎和谷歌包括默认情况下） 。

Default view默认查看	Auto-complete自动完成
Weather lookup天气查询	Speed Launch options高速启动选项
Speed Launch Target高速发射的目标

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Start++开始+ +

Start++开始+ + is a Start menu addon for Vista.是一个开始菜单插件的Vista 。 It extends the Run box and the command-line with customizable commands.它扩展了运行框中命令行与定制的命令。 Some of its features include: viewing Wikipedia entries, launching/playing music files, and running programs with elevated (administrative) privileges.它的一些功能包括：观看百科条目，发射/播放音乐文件，并正在运行的程序与高架（行政）的特权。 There are a number of有一些 plugins插件 available for Start++, though I was unable to get the Twitter plugin to work (uses PocketTweets).可用于启动+ + ，但我无法让开源插件的工作（使用PocketTweets ） 。 All in all, this is a pretty neat addon for the Vista start menu.总之，这是一个漂亮整洁插件的Vista的开始菜单。 If you use the如果您使用 Vista Start Menu Vista开始菜单上 as your application launcher, you may want to take a look at Start++.作为您的应用程序发射器，您可能想看看启动+ + 。

Weather feature天气预报功能	Wikipedia feature维基功能
Google feature谷歌功能	Play Menu播放菜单
Command Startlets指挥部Startlets	Start++ Gadgets开始+ +工具

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ToolBox工具箱

ToolBox工具箱 is an application launcher that started as a 16-bit Windows 3.1 application.是一种应用程序发射器开始作为一个16位Windows 3.1应用程序。 No, I’m not kidding.不，我不是在开玩笑。 It has of course evolved a lot over the years to include many additional features, including: multiple application launching windows, shortcuts to almost everything (files, urls, folders, drives), support for any icon size, a fully customizable user interface, and it can它已演变当然很多多年来包括许多额外的功能，其中包括：多种应用发射窗口，快捷方式几乎所有的（档案，网址，文件夹，驱动器） ，支持任何图标大小，一个完全定制的用户界面，并它可以
monitor drive sizes and operating system up-time.显示器驱动器大小和作业系统上的时间。 You can create multiple boxes and customize each one to your liking.您可以创建多个箱子和定制每一个您喜欢的。 It can also be used on它还可以用于 portable USB drives便携式USB驱动器 and even on read-only media such as CD-ROMs.甚至在只读媒体，如光盘。

Custom ToolBox自订工具箱	Default Folders ToolBox默认文件夹工具箱
ToolBox Application Settings工具箱应用程序设置	ToolBox Window properties工具箱窗口属性

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True Launch Bar真正的启动栏

True Launch Bar真正的启动栏 isn’ta keystroke based application launcher, rather, it’sa replacement for the Windows Quick Launch Toolbar.没有按键的应用发射，而这是替换的Windows快速启动工具栏。 Think of it as the Quick Launch Toolbar on steroids.认为这是快速启动工具栏的类固醇。 Though it isn’t free, there is a 30 day fully functional demo (though it has some annoying nag messages).虽然它不是免费的，有一个30天的全功能演示（尽管它有一些烦人的唠叨邮件） 。 Setting it up takes a bit of work - there are a lot of options and settings, and if you try to use the settings page to create new menus, it can be a bit confusing.设置它需要多一点的工作-有很多选项和设置，如果您尝试使用设定网页创建新的菜单，它可以是一个有点困惑。 There’sa great还有很大 Flash demo Flash演示 that explains how to use the “wizard” (and provides a good overview of the app).这说明如何使用“向导” （并提供了一个很好的概述了应用程序） 。 True Launch Bar works with Windows 9x/ME/2000/NT4/XP/Vista.真正的启动栏与Windows 9x/ME/2000/NT4/XP/Vista 。

QuickLaunch Replacement QuickLaunch置换	Custom Launch Toolbar自定义发射工具栏
Access TBL Settings访问表的设置	Right-click Menu右键单击菜单
General Options一般选项	Menu Appearance w/ Preview菜单外观瓦特/预览

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Vista Start Menu Vista开始菜单上

Not really much to say about the Vista Start Menu.没有真正有很多话要说的Vista开始菜单上。 Since the introduction of Instant Search, not only does it index the vast majority of files on your PC (depending on your specific setup) - it’s an application launcher in and of itself.自推出即时搜索，不仅没有索引的绝大多数文件在您的PC （取决于您的具体设置） -这是一个发射装置的应用本身。 As usual,像往常一样， the How-To Geek该怎样极客 has you covered with excellent tips on有你覆盖着极好的秘诀 speeding up or disabling Windows Search indexing in Vista加快或停用Windows搜索索引在Vista and和 speeding up the Vista Start Menu Search by limiting results加快Vista的开始菜单搜索结果限制 . 。

Vista Search Vista的搜索

Partial Filename Matching部分文件名匹配

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Some other Windows application launchers that I didn’t include above are:其他一些Windows应用程序发射器，我并没有包括上述是： keybreeze , ， Key Launch关键启动 , ， Executor执行人 , ， Skylight云天 , ， ObjectDock and和 RocketDock