Show HN: Library to make your own Windows program launcher (like dmenu)

Category: library

Tags: windows, launcher, rust-library

Score: 5.8/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 6, Documentation: 7, Utility: 5)

Wintheon is a Rust library for discovering, ranking, and inspecting launchable Windows file entries from sources like the Desktop, Start Menu, and WindowsApps folder. It provides typed entries with resolved paths, icons, and version metadata, making it useful for building custom application launchers. Its modular design and ranking features offer a solid foundation for Windows launcher projects.

Target audience: backend devs

Repository: https://github.com/cristeigabriela/wintheon · Rust · Apache-2.0 · 1 stars

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