9:34PM
The LaunchBar/Quicksilver Shuffle
I noticed today that LaunchBar has released a beta of their new version 5. I've tried LaunchBar a few times in the past but I always seem back with my beloved Quicksilver. Tonight I loaded LaunchBar yet again. I'll be using it for the next month and reporting back. If you are a LaunchBar power user, sound off in the comments or send me a note. I'd love to hear your tips.
Reader Comments (12)
Looks good. I'll be interested to see if it's as good as/better then Quicksliver.
I love it, but Quicksilver has never been stable for me on Leopard. I'm secretly hoping LB5 will be enough to replace it.
Like a lot of people I was a diehard Quicksilver fan, but gave LaunchBar a try after getting fed up with Quicksilver crashing so much for me.
At first I was like "It doesn't do this like Quicksilver. It doesn't do that like Quicksilver", but after a while I was hooked. Some things I still prefer in Quicksilver, but there are lots of things that I like/prefer about LaunchBar as well.
It’s rock solid & doesn’t crash for me. Instant send is good & you can open a file using with a different app to the default in less steps than Quicksilver.
I think to truly get the most out of LaunchBar you have to spend an hour or 2 reading through the manual (& in some cases re-reading through it again), & getting used to all the different little features (same as with Quicksilver I guess). If you read through the manual & spend a month with it I’m sure you’ll come to love it. Whether or not it would replace Quicksilver for you I don’t know?
I was almost conficed after one day really working with it. 99% of what I did with Quicksilver works with Launchbar. It's really thought through. Thats what I like about it.
After beeing able to adapt some applescripts the only thing I miss is the shelf.
It's just hard in the beginning, if you are really used to Quicksilver.
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David,
I'm curious how this experiment has gone for you. Have you stuck with LaunchBar?
Personally I've stuck with it and will register when it comes out of beta for sure.
I too am finding LaunchBar 5 to be a worthy successor to Quicksilver. The program's stability is key and, now I'm used to it, I hardly notice the differences any more. I'll also be registering when it's out of beta.
I will post more on this when I can get time, but I'm still using Launchbar too. What have I become!?
I did a brief install when the LaunchBar beta came out. Seemed nice, but I didn't want to go through the process of figuring out if it cuold do all the things I do with Quicksilver.
I've not had the issues others have had with Qs I guess...it probably crashes onces every week or two, but more than makes up for that time when I'm using it.
I almost feel a twinge of infidelity...but I really like LB 5 "better" then Quicksilver. I didn't at first, but it doesn't take long to become accustomed to it NOT crashing under Leopard and also I think it's just faster. I am nearly ready to drag QS into the trash.
I am just going to this same exercise (attempting to replace beloved Quicksilver with Launchbar 5) ... so far I miss my global triggers very much