Mac users are spoiled when it comes to searching their computers. Macs have Spotlight search built-in, which they can use to open apps, search for files, perform calculations, and search the web.

Command Palette, once a basic floating launcher, now rivals third-party tools like Flow launcher, with improved search ...

Windows Search is not a good tool. You may know that much, even if you haven't felt compelled to replace it with something better. But I have, and there are actually a few solutions out there that do ...

Microsoft has introduced the successor to PowerToys Run, its quick launcher for power users, called the Command Palette. As The Verge notes, it now functions pretty much like Mac's Spotlight and will ...

Microsoft PowerToys is an open source suite of tools that gives Windows users more ways to interact with their computers, often by invoking keyboard shortcuts. There are tools for quickly launching ...

Microsoft has released version 0.92 of Powertoys. There are no new functions, but there are some detailed improvements and bug fixes. In the release notes for Powertoys 0.92, the developers highlight ...

Microsoft's developers have released version 0.91.0 of the Powertoys tool collection. It contains many bug fixes, especially for the still young “command palette” function. There are also improvements ...

PowerToys 0.98 is out, and this massive update adds a new tool, a big redesign for another module, and plenty of new features. The March 2026 update for PowerToys is here, and it is a big one. Version ...