Keylaunch

Macro-based app launcher.
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Keylaunch is a Rainmeter skin that lets you easily launch apps with a hotkey. The application hotkey list is extremely simple to configure, and you can even change the action's name and icon. There are four different types of animation presets to choose from and configure based on your preferences. See the video linked above.

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• 5 Animation Presets
• Vast Customization Options
• Easy to Setup and Configure
• Custom Icon and Action Names
• Unlimited Hotkeys Support

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• Rainmeter v4.5 or newer. Rainmeter can be installed by downloading the .exe file from Rainmeter's official website.
• JaxCore v40005 or newer. JaxCore can be installed by downloading the .rmskin file from JaxCore's official website.

Assuming you successfully downloaded and installed Rainmeter as well as JaxCore, you can now proceed to install Keylaunch by following the steps below.

1. Download and run the .rmskin file for Keylaunch from the official JaxCore site to install Keylaunch.
2. Leave the installation settings at their defaults and click Install.
3. When the installation is finished, a startup pop-up should appear. Follow through the pop-up to finish installing Keylaunch.

• Note: If you find that the JaxCore option is red on the startup pop-up, please press the red button and Core will be installed automatically. Perchance this fails, you can manually install Core by downloading the .rmskin file from JaxCore's official website.

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Now that you've installed Keylaunch, let's configure it! There are two different ways you can configure it as shown below.

1. Open Core and head over to the Modules section.

2. Select Keylaunch from the list and proceed to the Actions tab.

3. Under List of actions, press the edit button to configure the pre-existing blank action.

   • Note: The edit button is indicated by the small green colored pen icon just next to Edit... For reference, see the image below.

     

4. Press the Quick Start button and select the application shortcut for which you're setting the hotkey. Please note the shortcut has to be in .lnk format.

5. Click the Edit.. text to set the hotkey for the action you just created.

   • Note: For reference, see the image below. It's highlighted in grey.

     

6. Enter the hotkey and press confirm.

7. Refresh Keylaunch by deactivating and activating again using the toggle on the bottom left.

Even when manually configuring an action, you have two options. They are, in turn, as follows:

1. Create a shortcut with the custom icon and place it anywhere. Make sure the shortcut has the .lnk extension.

2. Open Core and head over to the Modules section.

3. Select Keylaunch from the list and proceed to the Actions tab.

4. Under List of actions, create a new action using the Add an action button.

5. Press the edit button to configure the action.

   • Note: The edit button is indicated by the small green colored pen icon just next to Edit... For reference, see the image below.

     

6. Click on the Quick Start button and select the custom shortcut you creatd in Step 1.

7. Click the Edit.. text to set the hotkey for the action you just created.

   • Note: For reference, see the image below. It's highlighted in grey.

     

8. Enter the hotkey and press confirm.

9. Refresh Keylaunch by deactivating and activating again using the toggle on the bottom left.

1. Navigate to Documents\Rainmeter\CoreData\Keylaunch\IconCache.

2. Transfer the image file that will be used as your icon to the IconCache folder. Please keep note of the file name as we will be needing it later. Also, make sure the image has the .png extension.

3. Open Core and head over to the Modules section.

4. Select Keylaunch from the list and proceed to the Actions tab.

5. Under List of actions, create a new action using the Add an action button.

6. Press the edit button to configure the action.

   • Note: The edit button is indicated by the small green colored pen icon just next to Edit... For reference, see the image below.

     

7. Click on the Quick Start button and select the application shortcut for which you're setting the hotkey. Please note the shortcut has to be in .lnk format.

8. After you've chosen the shortcut, click on the icon and change the name of the icon to the name of the custom icon image(refer to Step 2 for the file name), then press Enter on your keyboard and Confirm. Make sure you do not include the .png while passing the image name.

9. Click the Edit.. text to set the hotkey for the action you just created.

   • Note: For reference, see the image below. It's highlighted in grey.

     

10. Enter the hotkey and press confirm.

11. Refresh Keylaunch by deactivating and activating again using the toggle on the bottom left.

• Note: To add a new action, simply press the Add an action button and follow either of the methods described above.

1. Once you're done setting up a hotkey, navigate to the Animations tab.
2. Choose one of the five animation presets available. Expand, Enlarge, Traynotif, Skewed, and Spin are the available presets.
3. Refresh Keylaunch by deactivating and activating again using the toggle on the bottom left.

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• Join the Core Community Discord Server for more help.

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