Another Launcher - The ultimate power tool?

Dec 01, '03 11:12:00AM

Contributed by: robg

Another Launcher imageThe macosxhints Rating:
7 of 10
[Score: 7 out of 10]

Another Launcher was mentioned on the site last week (see this hint), and at first, I ignored it (other than testing it for the hint) as I thought I had the only web search tools I needed (Huevos being my current favorite). However, I decided to download Another Launcher and take a look at it ... and I'm glad I did. It's hard to describe everything that Another Launcher (AL from here on out) does, as it's a very wide-reaching program, but for me, it's managed to combine my need for four or five little apps into one program. Due to its depth and some design decisions, the user interface is a bit daunting and confusing, but for me, it's been worth the learning curve to discover everything AL can do for me. Here's what I have it doing as of now:This only scratches the surface of what Another Launcher can do; for those who like LaunchBar (I personally don't like that type of launcher), that functionality is also included - just hit Command-Space and type a few letters to launch any app. Suffice it to say there are tons of things you can do with Another Launcher, though you will probably find the interface quite confusing at first. If it had a better interface, I would've given it a much higher score; as it is, it scores well almost in spite of itself.

Read the rest of the hint for a few workarounds for things that got me as I was initially setting this up ...

Here are a few things that may make working with AL a bit easier for you:

The interface is quite intimidating, but there's a lot of power to be had with a bit of work...

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