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Keypirinha

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A lightning fast and flexible keystroke launcher for Windows. No installation required (portable). Extensible with Python3 plugins.

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License model

  • Free • Proprietary

Application types

Platforms

  • Windows  7, 8, 8.1, 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)
customizable interface
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base converter
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Customizable
  3.  Configurable
  4.  Support for Themes

Features

  1.  Portable
  2.  Launcher
  3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
  4.  Application Launchers
  5.  File Search
  6.  Ad-free
  7.  Dark Mode
  8.  Works Offline
  9.  Support for scripting
  10.  No registration required
  11.  Calculus solving

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  • r3v0000 liked Keypirinha
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    •8 days ago
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    K0RR added Keypirinha as alternative to Rofi for Wayland
    •20 days ago
  • K0RR added Keypirinha as alternative to nwg-menu
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    •20 days ago
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    POX added Keypirinha as alternative to Hook
    •3 months ago
  • POX added Keypirinha as alternative to Rocket Launcher
    •4 months ago
  • TBayAreaPat reviewed Keypirinha  
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    •4 months ago

    Old. Annoying to configure and not very intuitive. I'm a Listary fan, but it doesn't find bookmarks. Keypirinha finds bookmarks quickly through a plug-in, https://keypirinha.com/packages/bookmarks.html, but use Flow.Launcher instead.. easier and configurable for multi browsers. There is too much learning curve for Keypirinha, but the program has many plug-ins available. It would be nice to have a button or reminder of how to access the options shown in results (press Tab). If you find a...

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    Maoholguin added Keypirinha as alternative to Walker
    •4 months ago
  • TBayAreaPat replied to a comment / review on Keypirinha
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Keypirinha information

  • Developed by

    Jean-Charles Lefebvre

  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Free product.

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.4 (29 ratings)

  • Alternatives

    155 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 28 comments and reviews about Keypirinha, and it has gotten 209 likes

Keypirinha was added to AlternativeTo by polyvertex on Mar 13, 2016 and this page was last updated Nov 12, 2021.

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Comment summary: Users appreciate Keypirinha for its speed, customization, and plugin support, often comparing it favorably to other Windows launchers like Launchy and Wox. Despite praising its features and stability, some users note the learning curve due to its text-based configuration. While it's generally well-received, a few users express concerns about its development status and lack of updates since 2020, suggesting open-source alternatives for continued support.
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Top positive comment •Sep 14, 2017

Fast, no frills "Alfred" style launcher for Windows. Definitely recommended!

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Top negative comment •May 6, 2022

Hasn't been updated since 2020, also little to no activity from the original creator and its source code it's still closed.

I'd recommend to try other launchers and switch if you were using this one. There are other (better) open source alternatives.

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dryn07

And would you mind to tell us those better alternatives please?

Reply written Jul 4, 2022

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this_n0t_me

This is for Windows only, but there's Cerebro, Flow Launcher (my fav; both cross-platform) and you can check more in this website.

Reply written Jul 17, 2022

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Shaz Shah

Thanks for pointing out the lack of updates. I've not had any issues with Keypirinha just yet, but will check out your suggestion of Flow Launcher.

Reply written Jun 5, 2024

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Review •Jun 5, 2024

A brilliant launcher, but is it abandoned. This was my go to productivity tool, up until I tried Flow Launcher.

What I liked:

  • There are many plugins available to increase functionality, which I did use straight away, like the currency converter.
  • Very configurable.
  • Fast and light on resources.

What I didn't like:

  • Very limited theming.
  • Have to be willing to work with INI files to configure the app or the plugins.
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TBayAreaPat

The latest version of Keypirinha is 2.26, released on 11/09/2021, but you are right.. Flow Launcher is the way to go.

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Positive comment •Dec 17, 2022

Just one problem that I've loved in Launchy is memory feature. Wre you can search past inputs and even calculations. It is my must in every machine :)

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Negative comment •Jul 6, 2022
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Old. Annoying to configure and not very intuitive. I'm a Listary fan, but it doesn't find bookmarks. Keypirinha finds bookmarks quickly through a plug-in, https://keypirinha.com/packages/bookmarks.html, but use Flow.Launcher instead.. easier and configurable for multi browsers. There is too much learning curve for Keypirinha, but the program has many plug-ins available. It would be nice to have a button or reminder of how to access the options shown in results (press Tab). If you find a reason to prefer Keypirinha (maybe a special plug-in) over Flow.Launcher, let us know.

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Positive comment •May 2, 2022

Super fast. Highly configurable. May take some time to get used to its vast amount of features. But once setup - a blast!

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Blaeki Rodskjegg
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Positive comment •Dec 24, 2021

Doesn't crash when I do anything at all like Wox does.

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What is Keypirinha?

Keypirinha is a fast launcher for keyboard ninjas on Windows.

Features:

  • Quickly find and launch plethora of items like applications, files, bookmarks, URLs, sessions (PuTTY, WinSCP, FileZilla), registry keys, ...
  • Launch a search on any configured website or online dictionary
  • Language translations on-the-fly
  • Evaluate mathematical expressions
  • Convert numbers
  • Base conversion of numbers
  • Launch a copied URL directly (http, mailto, skype, ...)
  • Split a URL and convert its arguments to JSON
  • Switch to a running application by name
  • Hash a string (CRC32, MD5, SHA, ...)
  • Generate random UUIDs, passwords, bytes sequences
  • Naturally associate a keyword to a specific item
  • Machine-specific and/or user-specific configuration
  • ...

Properties:

  • Freeware, no nag screen, no time limit, no ads
  • Customizable GUI (colors, fonts, toggling and positioning of elements)
  • Lightning fast
  • Fairly small memory footprint
  • Battery friendly
  • File-driven configuration
  • Steep but rewarding learning curve
  • Written in C++, exposes a Python3 API for its plugins

You can think of |project| as an alternative to Launchy and a cousin of Alfred

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