Getting Things Set Upĭownload and install Launchbar. If you have a file selected in Launchbar, pressing tab lets you select an application to open it in, attach it to an email, move it to a new location, compress it to a zip file, or countless other options. While Launchbar can be used purely as an application launcher, its real power is in what it does on top of launching applications. The image below shows Launchbar's interface. When I press PA, however, Launchbar assumes I want 1Password, even though PA is not the first "letter" in 1Password. For example, when I trigger Launchbar and press P, Launchbar assumes I want to open Photoshop. An important point is that Launchbar works with abbreviations the keys you enter need not be the first letters in the application of file you're looking for, nor even be sequential.
If you frequently open Google Chrome, it will soon learn that. As you type, Launchbar suggests applications and files based on the letters you've entered, and what items you use most frequently. When you trigger Launchbar with a keyboard shortcut, a search box pops up at the top of your screen. Launchbar is, at it's root, a system wide search. Launchbar is one of the most powerful applications available. I've also got to do some research, and once I've the article written, submit it to the Editor.Īn Introduction to Launchbar How It Works As part of the article, I want to convert an image of my own to black and white. For the purposes of this tutorial, I'm going to imagine I've been commissioned to write an article on the history of black and white photography. Rather than give a boring overview of the more than 1000 features, I'm going to show you a few of the ways I use it on a daily basis. Objective Development's Launchbar is an extremely powerful application launcher that I use countless times per day.