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LaunchBar

LaunchBar is an application launcher for macOS. It provides access to user's applications and files, by entering short abbreviations of the searched item's name. It uses an adaptive algorithm that 'learns' a user's preferred abbreviations for a particular application. For example, after training, Adobe Photoshop may be launched by simply typing 'pho' and…

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Available in
English, German
Developer
Objective Development Software GmbH
License
Proprietary
Operating system
macOS
Release
1996
Stable release
6.23 (March 20, 2026; 5 months ago (2026-03-20)) [±]

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LaunchBar

Nodes19
Edges18
Triples29
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.105263
Components1

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LaunchBar

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related to history · 8
LaunchBar → Apple, In, It, LaunchBar's, Mac OS, NeXTSTEP, OPENSTEP, Spotlight
related to External links · 3
LaunchBar → LaunchBar's, Norbert Heger, Official
Available in · 1
LaunchBar → English, German
Developer · 1
LaunchBar → Objective Development Software GmbH
License · 1
LaunchBar → Proprietary
Operating system · 1
LaunchBar → macOS
Release · 1
LaunchBar → 1996
Stable release · 1
LaunchBar → 6.23 (March 20, 2026; 5 months ago (2026-03-20)) [±]
Type · 1
LaunchBar → Application launcher
Website · 1
LaunchBar → https://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html

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application abbreviations macos provides user's name may also launcher built-in usage interface developer piping clipboard crippleware shareware launchbar's screen actions

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
LaunchBarAvailable inEnglish, German1.00infobox
LaunchBarDeveloperObjective Development Software GmbH1.00infobox
LaunchBarLicenseProprietary1.00infobox
LaunchBarOperating systemmacOS1.00infobox
LaunchBarRelease19961.00infobox
LaunchBarStable release6.23 (March 20, 2026; 5 months ago (2026-03-20)) [±]1.00infobox
LaunchBarTypeApplication launcher1.00infobox
LaunchBarWebsitehttps://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html1.00infobox
LaunchBarWritten inObjective-C1.00infobox
LaunchBaris aapplication launcher for macOS0.90text
Dark Mode supportinstance ofLaunchBar has continued to evolve with improvements0.80text
enhanced Finder tag handlinginstance ofLaunchBar has continued to evolve with improvements0.80text

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