Quicksilver

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This article is about the OS X utility. For the PowerMac model, see Category:PowerMac_series.

An evolving framework for accessing and manipulating many forms of personal data. Quicksilver is almost constantly in beta. It is similar to LaunchBar.


Quicksilver
Image:Quicksilver_Icon.png
Min/Max OS Support 10.3/ 10.4
License Free
Category Interface Enhancements
Installer No
PowerPC Traitor {{{universal}}}
Website Blacktree Software

Contents

General

Built-in Abilities

  • Finder integration (for application launching, etc.)
  • Mail.app integration
  • iTunes integration
  • Plug-in system
  • Trigger system
  • Background catalog building

Quicksilver Plug-ins

Some available plug-ins are:

  • Clipboard module
  • Safari module
  • Calculator module
  • iChat module
  • Adium module

Screenshots

Here's a shot of Quicksilver having found TextWrangler after only hitting CTRL+Space, typing TEXTW. Now just press Enter to launch the application! You can also click the arrow next to n actions to do other things with the found item. Image:Quicksilver TextWrangler.png

External Resources

Personal tools