Comments on: A Launcher Shootout

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:01:06 +0000

Another BIG vote for Overflow- QS was good but Overflow’s ability to drag-drop-and-file was the clencher. It’s the first shareware app I bought before the trial ran out! ;)

By: excitedVulcan

excitedVulcan — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:26:55 +0000

Honza is right on. I think QS is great looking and would like to try it, but i’ve read it’s a memory hog (hey, it does like everything). a good comparison will show the footprints in addition to features.

By: iGreg

iGreg — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:32:32 +0000

QuickSilver is too confusing to me. Don’t understand it. Launchbar I do understand.

By: Galley

Galley — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:10:10 +0000

Overflow, FTW!

By: Honza

Honza — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:31:36 +0000

I would be interested to know what memory footprints and CPU usage each of these applications have.

By: andrew

andrew — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:25:47 +0000

I'm with Lonnie. Overflow is perfect for what I need. Not too much, not too little, I can make it exactly what I want and nothing more. Not to minimize others' preferences though. If Quicksilver is for you, than great.

By: Lonnie

Lonnie — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:59:02 +0000

Overflow! – I used to have Quicksilver installed, then I tried Butler, although both were great they just had too much to incorporate into my day to day workflow. Overflow was exactly what I needed in a launcher and not anything more.

By: Scott H

Scott H — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:42:25 +0000

Both QS and Butler have way more stuff than I need. Some people don’t want or need a smartphone, just a way to make & receive calls.

Namely does everything I need in a launcher–it’s like a perfect version of Spotlight, just for applications. As long as I remember something about the app name, I’m there in 3-4 keystrokes. And it’s Universal.
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/24133

By: Nick Santilli

Nick Santilli — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:40:26 +0000

I’ll agree with you on all of the above Elliot. Just figured some might like to see the comparison in case they’re somehow confused about Quicksilver’s reign.

And ‘QS mafia’, I like that!! Count me in.

By: Elliot

Elliot — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:38:26 +0000

Since when is Quicksilver a launcher? I mean, yeah, I can get to any application on my computer in two keystrokes, but with everything else it does it’s kind of like refering to a leatherman as a pair of pliers.

By the way, quicksilver destroys, and as a member of the QS mafia I’m going to have to ask that this conversation be stopped right now.