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Launcher
Open anything from one search box
Press ⌥Space and type. Launcher opens apps, answers sums, unit and currency conversions and the time in other cities as you type, and finds your notes, bookmarks and Pandabar’s own tools.
Free, with every tool and no account. macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon or Intel.
What it does
- Type a few letters of an app and press ↩. ⌘1 to ⌘9 open the first nine results.
- Math, units, currencies and world time appear as you type; ↩ copies the answer.
- It finds your Quick Notes, your bookmarks and Pandabar’s tools too, and ⌘K shows more actions.
- Show All Apps lays out every app in pages: type to filter, ⌘← and ⌘→ to turn pages.
Shortcuts
- ⌥Space
- Open Launcher
Every shortcut can be changed or turned off in Settings.
Often used instead of
- Spotlight
- Raycast
- Alfred
Questions
Does it replace Spotlight?
It opens with ⌥Space, so Spotlight keeps ⌘Space and you can use both. Change the shortcut in Settings if you’d rather Launcher had ⌘Space.
Does it go online?
Only to fetch the day’s currency rates when you convert a currency. Apps, notes and bookmarks are searched on your Mac.
Plus 30 more tools in the same app
Launcher is one of the tools in Pandabar, one small native Mac app. Every tool is free, and each one can be switched off.
All 31 tools in two minutes.
Free, every tool. No account, no card.