Keypirinha¶
A fast launcher for keyboard ninjas on Windows
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Read the First steps chapter
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What is Keypirinha¶
Keypirinha is a fast launcher for keyboard ninjas on Windows.
Features:
Quickly find and launch plethora of items like applications, files, bookmarks, URLs, sessions (PuTTY, WinSCP, FileZilla), registry keys, …
Launch a search on any configured website or online dictionary
Language translations on-the-fly
Evaluate mathematical expressions
Base conversion of numbers
Search your environment variables
Launch a copied URL directly (
http
,mailto
,skype
, …)Split a URL and convert its arguments to JSON
Switch to a running application by name
Hash a string (CRC32, MD5, SHA, …)
Generate random UUIDs, passwords, bytes sequences
Naturally associate a keyword to a specific item
Machine-specific and/or user-specific configuration in separate config files
… and more, see Shipped Packages and Third-Party Packages
Properties:
Plugin-oriented architecture (C++ at its core, Python3 for its plugins)
File-driven configuration
Lightning fast
Fairly small memory footprint
Battery friendly
Customizable GUI (colors, fonts, toggling and positioning of elements)
Steep but rewarding learning curve
Freeware, no nag screen, no time limit, no ads
You can think of Keypirinha as an alternative to Launchy and a cousin of Alfred.
See the First steps chapter for more information.
Contents¶
- 1. Download
- 2. Installation
- 3. Update Procedure
- 4. First steps
- 4.1. Start Keypirinha
- 4.2. Open the LaunchBox
- 4.3. First Search
- 4.4. Second Search
- 4.5. Associate a Keyword to an Item
- 4.6. Specify arguments
- 4.7. Actions
- 4.8. Maximize the LaunchBox
- 4.9. Leave a Search
- 4.10. Drag and Drop
- 4.11. Clear the history
- 4.12. Configuration
- 4.13. GUI Theming
- 4.14. Plugins
- 4.15. Customize your Catalog
- 4.16. Extending Keypirinha
- 5. Shipped Packages
- 5.1. Internal Package
- 5.2. Apps Package
- 5.3. Bookmarks Package
- 5.4. Calc Package
- 5.5. ControlPanel Package
- 5.6. Env Package
- 5.7. Everything Package
- 5.8. FileBrowser Package
- 5.9. FilesCatalog Package
- 5.10. FileZilla Package
- 5.11. GoogleTranslate Package
- 5.12. PuTTY Package
- 5.13. RegBrowser Package
- 5.14. String Package
- 5.15. TaskSwitcher Package
- 5.16. URL Package
- 5.17. WebSearch Package
- 5.18. WebSuggest Package
- 5.19. Winamp Package
- 5.20. WinSCP Package
- 6. Third-Party Packages
- 7. Configuration
- 8. Theming
- 9. Keyboard Shortcuts
- 10. Customize your Catalog
- 11. Architecture
- 12. Packages Structure
- 13. Extending Keypirinha (API)
- 14. Contribute
- 15. Glossary
- 16. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- 17. Credits
Indices and tables¶
Module Index (API)