1. Project Overview

ZeroLaunch-rs

✨ An ultra-fast, highly accurate, lightweight Windows application launcher! ✨

ZeroLaunch is an application launcher meticulously designed for the Windows platform. It aims to deliver an exceptionally efficient and fast search experience, allowing you to instantly find and launch the applications you need.

This project was developed to meet personal needs, so it will continue to be maintained and optimized to ensure long-term stability and comprehensive functionality.

2. Open Source License

Licensed under GPL-3.0

3. Screenshots

️Software Interface

Main interface

Exact Matching

Fuzzy Matching

Pinyin Matching

Pinyin matching also supports fuzzy matching.

Suppose you want to typewyand your fingers accidentally pressyanduat the same time, resulting inwyu.

Custom Background

Image Source: @satori_aiart

Settings Interface

Appearance Settings

Application Search

Other Searches (Add file, web page, and command searches)

Remote Management (Used to change the save location of remote configuration files)

All Applications

About

Debugging Page (Debug mode must be enabled manually)

4. Feature Overview

✨ Core Features

 Privacy First

Runs completely offline without requiring an internet connection. Your data always stays on your device. We adhere to a zero-data-collection policy and strictly process everything locally to keep your information secure.

⚡ Smart Search

Uses four matching techniques (full name/fuzzy/pinyin/initials), supports mixed Chinese and English queries, and combines real-time dynamic sorting with multithreaded concurrent processing to deliver millisecond-level response times, even on low-spec computers.

 Lightweight and Pure

Focused on application search functionality, simple yet powerful, providing you with accurate and fast results.

 Software Features

Main Functions

• Application Search
  : Quickly searches for and launches traditional applications and UWP apps, providing a smooth application access experience.
• Application Activation
  : Intelligently detects already-open windows and brings them to the foreground, making multitasking convenient.
• Customizable Appearance
  : Supports custom background images, option colors, search font colors and sizes, display font colors and sizes, and the number of displayed suggestions.

Secondary Features

• Custom Search Algorithm: Supports fine-tuning the search algorithm to meet personalized configuration needs.
• Custom Application Management: Supports adding exclusion keywords to prevent certain applications from loading, as well as adding applications installed in custom directories.
• Custom File Search: Supports adding custom file searches to accommodate searches for a small number of frequently used files.
• Custom Web Search: Supports adding custom web searches to accommodate searches for a small number of frequently visited websites.
• Custom Command Search: Supports adding custom commands to accommodate searches for a small number of frequently used commands.
• Custom Configuration File Location: Allows configuration files to be stored in a synchronized cloud drive to keep configuration information in sync.

5. Tech Stack

An ultra-fast, accurate, lightweight, and minimalist Windows application launcher! Fuzzy pinyin matching + lightning-fast responses, built with Rust + Tauri + Vue.js!

️ Developer Guide

Environment Requirements

• Rust v1.82.0
• Node.js v22.11.0
• Bun v1.2.3

Build Steps

# Clone the repository
git

clone ZeroLaunch
# Install dependencies
bun

install
# Development Mode
bun

run tauri dev
# Production Build
bun

run tauri build

Build Output Directory: ./src-tauri/target/release/

 Data Directory Structure

%APPDATA%\ZeroLaunch-rs\
├── logs/
# Runtime Logs
└── ZeroLaunch_local_config.json
# Remote configuration files are stored here by default

Known Limitations

Short Keyword Searches

⚠️ When the input length is < 3 characters, search results may be less accurate.

 Open Source Acknowledgments

This project is built on the following excellent open-source projects:

• chinese-xinhua - Core dictionary for converting Chinese to pinyin
• LaunchyQt - UWP application indexing solution
• bootstrap - Provides some application icons
• icon-icons - Provides some application icons