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LaunchBar - 4.0.2

open apps, files, URLs & more via abbreviation

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All Time:	(4.8)
Version 4.0.2:	(4.7)
Selected Version:	4.0.2
Release Date:	2005-05-01
License:	Commercial
Downloads (version 4.0.2):	6,873
Downloads (all versions):	8,256
Price:	$19.95

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Product Description:

LaunchBar is a productivity utility that offers an amazingly intuitive and efficient way to control your computer. It provides instant access to thousands of documents, folders, bookmarks, email addresses and phone numbers, applications and preference panes 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:

Improved Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger compatibility.
RSS feed-URLs are now collected in a separate "RSS Feeds" smart group.
Activating a running application now brings all its windows to front.
The Applications indexing rule provides a new scanner option "Use Mac OS X LaunchServices database", turned off by default to avoid problems introduced by the Mac OS X 10.3.9 update. Turning this option on results in much faster application scans, but in rare cases the scanner hangs due to a bug in 10.3.9. In most cases this hang-up can be fixed by rebuilding the LaunchServices database. If this doesn't help, leave the scanner option turned off.
Renaming of files (Command-Shift-R) has been improved. Hidden filename extensions are now handled properly. By default only the the filename is selected to prevent the extension from being overridden by accident.
New file scanner option: "Exclude Aliases".
The Camino bookmark scanner now supports Camino bookmark folders.
Improved URL input: line breaks are removed from pasted strings.
Opening iTunes items (songs, albums, playlists, etc.) with the Shift or Option key held down activates iTunes (the Option key also hides other applications).
Opening bookmark folders with the Option key held down hides other applications.
Playing a playlist now also selects that playlist in iTunes.
Fixed an issue with periodic index scans.
Opening an alias to an .afploc file no longer causes Finder to crash.
Fixed an issue with unnamed address book entries in the configuration window.
The contents of the "Applications" smart group are now properly sorted by name.
Improved Dock index scanner.
Improved iTunes browsing (the songs are now properly sorted by name).
Opening iTunes playlists now works more reliably.

Operating System Requirements:

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

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 (Tiger compatible)

Feedback Summary:

Version 4.0.2:
Overall Rating:	(4.7)	Features:	(4.7)	Support:	(4.5)
Ease of Use:	(4.5)	Quality / Stability:	(4.8)	Price:	(4.3)

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Must have - Version: 5.0.2, 12/1/2009 01:27PM PST

Pacoloco

Hate being on a computer without it.

Superb product. - Version: 5.0.2, 11/15/2009 11:56AM PST

igamogam

When I use other Macs I am lost without this software.

LaunchBar can do what other launchers do but the other stuff is just amazing. I haven't used spotlight directly in nearly two years (which is a blessing) and the ability to jump between locations, folders, programs and projects easily without having to think cannot be replicated easily using another launcher as far as I know.

Superb!

The MUST have util! - Version: 5.0rc3, 7/7/2009 12:07PM PST

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vanrey

The most useful utility I know!