Topic: Dext is a JavaScript powered smart launcher - like Alfred - for Mac OS X

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Dext is a JavaScript powered smart launcher - like Alfred - for Mac OS X

See also: Alfred is a productivity application for Mac OS X

Overview

Dext is a JavaScript powered smart launcher. Built with JavaScript behind the influences of Alfred.

Made compatible with Alfred workflows that is powered by node (see: alfy).

Note: Currently available only for Mac OS X platform. Please help contribute for Windows and Linux users.


Install

Download the latest zip file here and unzip the archive. Open Dext.app and follow the instructions below for usage.

Usage


Toggle Dext Bar
Simply toggle and start typing with:
alt + space

Actions
Each item may have it's own action. You can execute an item by double-clicking on the item or selecting it and pressing:
enter

Help/About
Type ?


Goals

    To provide a free/open-source alternative to Spotlight, and Alfred.
    Preserve compatibility with existing Alfred workflows.
    Allow customization and extending via plugins and themes.




Core Plugins

    Bookmarks - Search your Chrome bookmarks.
    Browser - Quick open your browser to a given URL.
    Calculator - Quickly calculate something.
    Screen Saver - Starts the screen saver.

Community Plugins

    dext-darwin-applications-plugin - Dext plugin to search for applications (Darwin only).
    dext-docker-registry-plugin - Search the Docker Registry for images.
    dext-emoji-plugin - Search for emojis.
    dext-giphy-plugin - Search for giphy images.
    dext-github-plugin - Search for repositories by name on GitHub.
    dext-hackernews-plugin - Search for best, top, or newest stories on Hacker News.
    dext-npms-plugin - Search for npm packages on npms.io.
    dext-omdb-plugin - Search for imdb movies through the omdb-api.
    dext-base64-encode-plugin - Dext plugin that allows to encode and decode any text into base64.
    dext-rubygems-plugin - Search for ruby gems on rubygems.org.
    dext-search-plugin - Search Google and open results in web browser.
    dext-plugin-list-plugin - Display list of all active plugins.
    dext-system-plugin - Display system and battery information.

Community Themes

    dext-predawn-theme - Predawn theme for Dext
    dext-nova-theme - Nova theme for Dext

https://github.com/DextApp/dext

https://www.electronjs.org/apps/dext