Find And Run Robot

Older, but very good. Donate request in 2 weeks. I received my key after 3 weeks. May take tailoring.. odd file types show at first, adding other drives is not clear (go under Search Folder, right click, Add, in Directory Path type ex. D:\ , Ok), going to folder doesn't go directly to the file itself (and the option disappeared on me). *Most Notable feature: FaRR does not index but performs real-time searches vs indexing. A big plus if you refer to newly made files a lot. A few launchers will do this. File right-click gets shell context menu.. My context menu has HoneyView image thumbnail viewing, which integrates nicely, but FARR doesn't preview like some launchers. One suggestion for improvement.. a settings export option. Another program , FlowLauncher, has very good preview features. While waiting for my free license, I found another launcher, UltraSearch, that also does real-time searches, but program defaults may have issues. FARR is one of my go-to Search Programs that I run and use every day. Thank you to the author.

The perfect replacement for the now defunct Launchy. Can't sing enough praises about it: low memory footprint, no file indexing, regular expression support, easy setting export, extendable with plugins, and USB portable. What else do you need from a launcher, really?

It requires you to visit their website every couple of months to get a new license. Never ever again.

Hi,

I installed FARR as Launchy became a real memory hog for an old, but decent and dependable, XP machine.

Getting used to it but I was impressed too for the same reasons as CaseyTech points below.

I love FARR. I have been a die hard Launchy user for years, but with the horrible memory that came out after version 2, I decide to find an alternative. I tried every keystroke launcher listed as an alternative to Launchy and none of them had the quick simple setup and learning/re-ranking system that Launchy does. Then I found FARR and was very impressed! It has all of the great features of Launchy and more! It uses very little memory (<15mb) and has no index, but searches super fast. It also learns/ re-ranks files and programs as you select them.

It also has a ton of settings and ways to extend its features and capabilities. I literally would have a hard time working without this program.

I cannot imagine to work without FARR: "Find And Run Robot" (FARR) is very useful, if you have installed very many programs, to preserve the overview, where is what application installed, or where is the setup-file for an installed application. Additionally, FARR finds very quick internet links to applications or folders, which stand in context with a searched expression or application. You can individually define, which especially weights some folders or file-extensions should have. So files or folders, you individually search very often, can get more weight in the search-and-find-process. My summary: Since I know, that this application exists, I cannot imagine to work without it each day. If you try it, you will like it!