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Keypirinha

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

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Proprietary

Application type

Alerts

  • Discontinued

Platforms

  • Windows  7, 8, 8.1, 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)
customizable interface
math expressions evaluator
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base converter
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Discontinued

The latest version (2.26) was released in November 2020.

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Features

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.  Support for scripting
  9.  Works Offline
  10.  No registration required
  11.  Calculus solving

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Comments and Reviews

   
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.
Top Positive Comment
captain_gorilla
10

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

Top Negative Comment
this_n0t_me
4

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.

dryn07

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

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.

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.

Shaz Shah
1

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.
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.

AlennGK
0

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 :)

TBayAreaPat
0

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.

kenwood
0

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

Blaeki Rodskjegg
1

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

Keypirinha information

Our users have written 28 comments and reviews about Keypirinha, and it has gotten 216 likes

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