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Katapult

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Not to be confused with Catapult.
For other uses, see Katapult (disambiguation).
Katapult
Original author(s)KDE Developers
Developer(s)TDE Developers
Stable release
R14.1.1 / October 20, 2023; 13 months ago (2023-10-20)[1]
Repositorymirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/cgit/katapult/
Written inC
Operating systemLinux
TypeApplication Launcher
LicenseGPL
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20090214151146/http://katapult.kde.org/wiki/KatapultHandbook

Katapult is a free and open source application launcher developed originally for KDE 3 and now used on the Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE). It is licensed under the GPL. It was inspired by another application launcher, Quicksilver for Mac OS X.[2] Original development ceased in 2008 and it was removed in KDE 4, but it has been maintained by the TDE developers ever since.[3]

Some of the functionality of Katapult has been integrated into the built-in KRunner program that ships with KDE Software Compilation 4.[4][5]

Features

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Katapult allows the user to quickly launch applications and open files by pressing the Alt Space keys and then typing the beginning of the file or application name. Users do not have to type out the entire name, only the first parts of it.[6] It could started by pressing Alt F2 or finding it in the application menu. It can only find programs in the K Menu[2] and it can only find files in the top level home directory.[7] Configuration settings can be accessed by pressing Ctrl C after opening the program.[6]

Katapult has integration with other KDE applications. It will open up songs searched through it in the Amarok music player. The program allows for bookmark importing from Konqueror or Mozilla-based browsers such as Firefox. The user could then search for bookmarks through Katapult and it would open them in Konqueror.[2]

Katapult also features a calculator, a spell checker, plug-in support, and the ability to use different themes.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "katapult - Katapult – a general purpose launcher". mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  2. ^ a b c Min, Andrew (28 May 2007). "Launch your programs faster with Katapult". Free Software Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Katapult - a general purpose launcher". TDE Gitea Workspace. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ^ Goscinski, Emanuel (11 February 2008). "KDE 4.0 released - Packages for Kubuntu available". kubuntu-de.org. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ^ Min, Andrew (14 January 2008). "KDE4 by Andrew Min". Full Circle Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b Upfold, Peter (18 March 2008). "Katapult - a general purpose launcher for KDE | FOSSwire". fosswire.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  7. ^ Sharma, Mayank (15 July 2007). "Katapult yourself to keyboard productivity". Linux.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  8. ^ Smith, JT (27 October 2008). "Katapult - KDE application launcher in openSUSE Linux". Linux.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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