Katapult

Katapult is a free application launcher for the TDE desktop environment. Original development ceased in 2008, but it's been maintained by the TDE developers ever since.[2]

Not to be confused with Catapult.
For other uses, see Katapult (disambiguation).
Katapult
Katapult in action
Developer(s)TDE Developers
Stable release
R14.0.6[1] / March 5, 2019 (2019-03-05)
Repository
Written inC++
Operating systemLinux
Type
  • Application launcher
  • Linux on the desktop
LicenseGPL (free software)
Website

Katapult allows the user to quickly launch applications or open files by pressing Alt + space and typing the beginning of the file or application name. Katapult doubles as a quick calculator, spell checker, and document viewer. Katapult also evaluates expressions (e.g. "5+1"). The solution appears on the right (e.g. "6"). Katapult also features a spell checker that allows the user to verify the spelling of a typed-in word. Katapult file access supports incremental find. The user does not need to type in the entire name of the file to access it, only the first few letters. This feature may also be used to open applications, play songs via Amarok, and in other contexts as well. The Escape key exits Katapult. The Enter key opens applications that are displayed.

Some of the functionality of Katapult has been integrated in the built-in KRunner that ships with KDE Software Compilation 4.[3][4]

See also
  • Comparison of applications launchers
  • KDE Plasma Workspaces

References
  1. https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/cgit/katapult/tag/?h=r14.0.6
  2. https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/cgit/katapult/
  3. KDE 4.0 released - Packages for Kubuntu available, 1 February 2008, kubuntu-de.org
  4. Andrew Min, KDE4, Full Circle Magazine

General References

  • Mayank Sharma (July 16, 2007), Katapult yourself to keyboard productivity, linux.com
  • Andrew Min (28 May 2007), Launch your programs faster with Katapult, Free Software Magazine column
  • (in German) Benjamin Mako Hill, Das offizielle Ubuntu Buch, Pearson Education, 2007, ISBN 3-8273-2430-0, p. 252


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