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]
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 Katapult in use | |
| Original author(s) | KDE Developers |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | TDE Developers |
| Stable release | R14.1.1
/ October 20, 2023[1] |
| Repository | mirror |
| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Type | Application Launcher |
| License | GPL |
| Website | web |
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
editKatapult 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
edit- ^ "katapult - Katapult – a general purpose launcher". mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Katapult - a general purpose launcher". TDE Gitea Workspace. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Min, Andrew (14 January 2008). "KDE4 by Andrew Min". Full Circle Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ a b Upfold, Peter (18 March 2008). "Katapult - a general purpose launcher for KDE | FOSSwire". fosswire.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Sharma, Mayank (15 July 2007). "Katapult yourself to keyboard productivity". Linux.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Smith, JT (27 October 2008). "Katapult - KDE application launcher in openSUSE Linux". Linux.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.