WinSearcher

A fast, minimal Windows search launcher — triggered by Win+Q, built with C# + WPF + .NET 8.

Features

Win+Q global hotkey — overrides the default Windows Search without leaving the Win key stuck
Recent apps on open — instantly shows recently used programs when launched
Real-time search — finds apps, files, folders, shortcuts as you type (50ms debounce)
In-memory index — background file indexer for near-instant results after first launch
Smart scoring — results ranked by exact match → prefix → contains → word boundary → fuzzy
Shell icons — real per-app icons extracted via Windows Shell API
Keyboard navigation — arrow keys to move, Enter to open, Escape to close
Click outside to close — window hides on focus loss
System tray — runs in background, accessible from tray icon

git clone https://github.com/EnsixD/WinSearcher.git
cd WinSearcher
dotnet run

Or build a self-contained executable:

dotnet publish -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained true -p:PublishSingleFile=true

Name		Name	Last commit message	Last commit date
Latest commit History 2 Commits
Models		Models
Services		Services
bin/Debug/net8.0-windows		bin/Debug/net8.0-windows
obj		obj
App.xaml		App.xaml
App.xaml.cs		App.xaml.cs
MainWindow.xaml		MainWindow.xaml
MainWindow.xaml.cs		MainWindow.xaml.cs
README.md		README.md
WinSearcher.csproj		WinSearcher.csproj