App launcher

a UI for the user to easily launch apps.

can be used to assist the user

• environment management
• set startup arguments
• distribute a curated list of apps to the user (to install)

The app launcher is not always a separate app

• android launcher
• your desktop

Launchers can have extensions or plugins

icon launchers¶

a collection of icons you can click that launch apps.
e.g. windows desktop, android & iphone desktop

Windows launchers

• https://github.com/Apollo199999999/LauncherX
  • seems the same as a normal folder with app & url shortcuts, but with a nice UI, might as well use Windows folders instead
  • edit and launch view are the same (always displays add app button)

Often work supplies a web launcher to employees. E.g. okta
Or a software installer like Software Center

Backlinks¶

• Unity Hub
  • project manager
    app launcher
    Unity
• Deckboard
  • click a thumbnail on your mobile phone to launch a macro or action on your device, similar to an app launcher
• blender launcher
  • Blender
    environment management
• Blender tool launcher
  • TODO create an app launcher for Blender
  • app launcher
• TODO create local test env
  • we might be able to use a app launcher to handle the environment management
• PRISM pipeline
  • the Prism Hub (docs) is an app launcher
• Projectivy launcher
  • 3rd party app launcher for smart tvs, similar to ATV Launcher
    video
• ShotGrid launcher
  • toolkit app launcher and project launcher
• Steam as app launcher
  • Valve’s Steam is an app launcher for Steam apps (mostly games)
• Vortex mod manager
  • 
    *features
• allzpark
  • app launcher
• hab
  • environment management
• rocketblend
  • a app launcher for your blender files.