New built-in “Dark Mode On/Off” action.Fixed an issue causing the shadows in a few custom icons to be headed in the wrong direction.Fixed a crash when allowing Calendar/Reminders access after adding or enabling the corresponding indexing rule.Fixed a bug causing a file path copied from LaunchBar into a Terminal window to be pasted twice.On macOS Monterey it’s still possible to send multiple files or folders. As a consequence it’s currently only possible to send a single file or folder to a shortcut via LaunchBar on Ventura. This was caused by a bug in the Shortcuts API on Ventura, which no longer accepts multiple files or folders to be sent to a shortcut. Fixed: Sending files to a shortcut (those created in the macOS Shortcuts app) didn’t work on macOS Ventura.Improved ranking of system applications when searching via abbreviation search.Improved caching of applications index for better startup performance.Improved appearance of sidebar in index window.Added dark variants of built-in themes (except for the “Vintage” theme).Select a theme (either by browsing the Themes indexing rule or by selecting it directly via abbreviation search), then press Right Arrow (or Space) and choose either Automatic, Light or Dark. The desired appearance can also be chosen in the LaunchBar window.In addition to automatic switching it’s still possible to choose a fixed dark or light appearance.The desired theme appearance can be chosen in LaunchBar Settings > Appearance.Added automatic switching between a theme’s dark and light appearance based on the current system appearance.Features seem to fit together naturally, packing a lot of power into a simple interface.Ĭopyright © 2005 Michael Reviewing in ATPM is open to anyone. The preferences and options are presented more clearly. The main widget is compact and unobtrusive. It’s not that LaunchBar has a killer feature that the others lack, but that to me it seems more refined. There are other utilities that can do a lot of what LaunchBar does, but I think LaunchBar is the best. The new Configurations window provides more options, but it seems less complex. For example, in version 3 the Configurations window, which lets you manage the indexing rules, was somewhat confusing. Aside from the new feature mentioned above, it feels much more polished. LaunchBar 3 was already one of my favorite utilities, and version 4 is a huge improvement. Unfortunately, LaunchBar requires that the text files have a suitable file extension it doesn’t honor HFS type codes. This is like having a lightweight database at your fingertips. LaunchBar will then let you browse the lines of the file that contain your search string, grep-style. With a text file selected, press the spacebar and type a search string. In fact, when browsing you can even search within individual files. If an individual works for a company, you can drill into the company to browse the other people in your address book who work there, a feature not present in Apple’s Address Book application. Selecting a phone number displays it in large type. You can browse the address book, drilling down through groups and individuals to find addresses or phone numbers. You can browse the iPhoto library by album. ![]() ![]() For example, browsing the iTunes library lets you explore songs grouped by artist or album, as with the iPod. You can browse the contents of any indexing rule, and LaunchBar synthesizes a hierarchy for browsing purposes. Of course, you aren’t limited to browsing the file system.
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