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LaunchBar - 4.3.7

open apps, files, URLs & more via abbreviation

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All Time:	(4.8)
This Version:	(5.0)
Current Version:	4.3.7
Release Date:	2008-04-07
License:	Shareware
Downloads (this version):	4,083
Downloads (all versions):	197,346
Price:	$19.95

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Product Description:

LaunchBar is an award winning productivity utility that offers an amazingly intuitive and efficient way to search and access any kind of information stored on your computer or on the web. It provides instant access to your applications, documents, contacts and bookmarks, to your music library, to search engines and more, just by entering short abbreviations of the searched item's name.

You just hit Command-Space to bring LaunchBar's input window to front, enter an arbitrary abbreviation, and as soon as you start typing LaunchBar displays the best matching choices, ready to be opened immediately.

Start applications, open documents, invoke system services, compose emails or navigate the web - LaunchBar will be your essential servant.

What's new in this version:

Fixed an issue with Firefox bookmark indexing.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Mac OS X 10.3.9
Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.2 or higher

Feedback Summary:

This Version:
Overall Rating:	(5.0)	Features:	(5.0)	Support:	(5.0)
Ease of Use:	(5.0)	Quality / Stability:	(5.0)	Price:	(5.0)

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Can't live without it. - Version: 4.3.7, 6/6/2008 08:23PM PST

brettmb1

I am so used to LaunchBar that I try to type application names on other computers that don't have it installed, and can't figure out why it's not working. This is a great application that just keeps getting faster. I don't need most of the fancy functions, but it's nice to know that they are there. As some have pointed out, Spotlight functions in a similar manner. However, it is not as quick, not as accurate, and does not allow for custom items or pruning of items. I can't use my Mac without LaunchBar.

Stupid install process, great app... - Version: 4.3.7, 4/8/2008 04:02PM PST

(3 of 4 users found this comment useful)

stam

Great app, have been using for years.

However, in recent versions there is a really stoopid/annoying bug:
Double clicking on the download (LaunchBar-4.3.7.dmg.bz2.bz) creates a file (LaunchBar-4.3.7.dmg.bz2).
Double clicking on this creates another file (LaunchBar-4.3.7.dmg.bz2.cpgz) which when double clicked creates a copy of the previous file (LaunchBar-4.3.7.dmg 2.bz2), which leads to an endless loop of creating these files.

REALLY ANNOYING

Of course, the solution is to remove the ".bz2" extension after double-clicking the initial file, to change it to a .dmg file that mounts properly.

THIS SHOULD REALLY BE FIXED, IT STUPID AND UNNECESSARY.
Otherwise great app :D

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Stupid install process, great app...

Great product but... - Version: 4.3.7, 4/8/2008 01:47PM PST

(1 of 1 users found this comment useful)

igamogam

Is it just me but has anyone else found that you have to rename/remove the ".bz" suffix from the end of the download file to be able to uncompress the ".bz2" file and get at the disk image.

If I try to uncompress the download as-is no disk image appears, just a folder containing a file called "Content"

Otherwise a fantastic product!