🔲 AHK Launcher _v1.2

A sleek, keyboard-driven app launcher & file finder & web search — powered by AutoHotkey v2 + Windows Terminal.

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✨ Features

🚀 App Launcher	Fuzzy search & launch apps	📁 File Finder	Fuzzy search & open files
🌐 Web Search	Quick search with configurable engine	🎨 20 Themes	Nord, Dracula, Catppuccin, etc.
🖼️ Decorated Border	GDI region-based rounded border	⚙️ INI Config	Auto-generated, hot-reload
🖱️ System Tray	Quick theme switch & reload	⌨️ Hotkeys	Fully configurable keybindings

Built as a lightweight launcher that doesn't need Electron or a browser — just AHK + Windows Terminal.

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📦 Installation

Prerequisites

• AutoHotkey v2 → https://www.autohotkey.com/
• Windows Terminal → https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
• PowerShell 7 (pwsh.exe) for launcher scripts

Quick Start

1. Clone or download launcher_V1.2.ahk
2. Copy PowerShell scripts to C:\Tools\launcher\ (or edit config.json paths)
3. Import config.json into Windows Terminal settings
4. Run launcher_V1.2.ahk

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🚀 Hotkeys

Action	Default Hotkey
🚀 App Launcher	Alt + Space
📁 File Finder	Alt + Shift + Space
🌐 Web Search	Alt + W

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🎨 Themes

20 built-in themes, switchable from system tray menu:

nord · tokyonight · dracula · gruvbox · monokai
solarized-dark · solarized-light · catppuccin-mocha · catppuccin-latte
onedark · ayu-dark · github-dark · rose-pine · everforest
kanagawa · material-deep · nightfox · palenight · horizon · oxocarbon

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⚙️ Configuration

Config file auto-created at:

%USERPROFILE%\.config\AHK_Launcher\launcher.ini

Section	Purpose
[General]	Active theme
[Colors]	Custom colors (used when theme = custom)
[Window]	Launcher window size & position
[Border]	Decorative border settings
[Paths]	Windows Terminal path
[Hotkeys]	Custom keybindings

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🛠️ Changelog

v1.2 (2026-06-06)

• 🆕 20 themes — added 10+ new theme presets
• 🆕 Border frame — GDI region-based rounded border with configurable thickness/radius/opacity
• 🆕 Config auto-init — auto-generates config on first run
• 🔧 Hotkey normalization — human-readable hotkey format in INI (e.g. Alt+Space)

v1.1 (2026-06-05)

• PowerShell scripts updated with fuzzy matching
• Windows Terminal config integration

v1.0 (2026-05-28)

• Initial release: App Launcher, File Finder, Web Search

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📄 License

MIT © 2026 EngineeringMechanicsB