Launchy: Free App Launcher for Netbooks

Launchy is a free open source app launcher for Netbooks. To launch an application using Launchy, just use the Launchy Hotkey (Alt + Space), and start typing the name of program that you want to launch. As you type, Launchy will start showing the applications that match your text, and you can quickly launch any of them. Apart from launching applications, you can also use Launchy to open folders and documents.

Launchy indexes all the programs, documents, and folders on hard drive of your netbook, and includes them in your search results. Launchy even indexes bookmarks of your browser, so you can even launch your favorite sites quickly with Launchy.

I find Launchy especially useful for netbooks. We tend to keep the most frequently used shortcuts and documents on our netbook’s desktop. As netbooks have smaller screens, this can really make desktop of netbook cluttered (unless you are using virtual desktop like Dexpot).

However, if you have Launchy, you do not need to clutter your desktop with your shortcuts and documents. Instead, you can quickly launch them with Launchy.

Launchy sits in the system tray, but has a very less memory footprint. So, Launchy will not slow down your netbook.

Launchy is one of the most popular app launchers, because of its simplicity, and usefulness. If you are looking for a good app launcher for your Netbook, Launchy is a good choice.