Pinpoint
Pinpoint is an extensible keystroke launcher and productivity tool written in C# (.NET Core).
Table of Contents
Installation
- Download the latest pre-compiled release here (pick the standalone version if you do not have .NET 5 installed)
- Extract the
Pinpoint-X.X.X.zipfile - Launch
Pinpoint.exe
Plugins
| Name | What / Why | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| App Search | Search for applications on your computer |  |
| Bangs | Search on websites directly with the 10.000+ DuckDuckGo !Bang operators |  |
| Bookmarks | Search in bookmarks from your default browser (Brave, Chrome, Firefox) |  |
| Calculator | Calculate mathematical expressions instantly |  |
| Clipboard | Easy-to-use clipboard history manager | |
| Clipboard Share | Share your clipboard via a pastebin | |
| Color Converter | Convert hex colors to RGB and vice versa |  |
| Command Line | Execute CLI queries without breaking your workflow |  |
| Control Panel | Search for control panel items |  |
| Currency Converter | Convert between currencies (including cryptocurrencies) |  |
| Dictionary | Look up definitions on the fly |  |
| Encode/Decode | Encode and decode hex, binary, and base64. | |
| Everything | Snappy search across all your files using Everything |  |
| Finance | Look up real-time ticker prices via Yahoo Finance |  |
| Hacker News | Browse recently popular submissions from Hacker News |  |
| Metric Converter | Convert between imperial and metric units |  |
| Notes | Quickly create and save notes |  |
| Operating System | Shut down, restart/reboot, and sleep your computer |  |
| Password Generator | Generate variable length passwords on the fly |  |
| Process Manager | Find and kill processes by name | |
| Quick browse reddit posts with standard sorting options |  |
|
| Spotify | Control Spotify on any device directly from Pinpoint |  |
| Text | Easily perform various transformative text actions. |  |
| Time Zone | Convert from/to different time zones | |
| Translation | Translate text between any two languages | |
| URL Launcher | Launch URLs in your favorite browser |  |
| Weather Forecast | Look up weather forecasts (weekly + daily) |  |
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Key Combination | Action |
|---|---|
| ALT+SPACE | Open/close query box |
| ESC | Close query box if empty |
| Enter | Execute selected query result |
| ALT+ENTER | Open primary option of selected query result |
| ↑,↓ | Select item above or below |
| CTRL+, | Open settings panel |
| CTRL+L | Focus query box and its contents |
| CTRL+[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9] | Quick open result n |
| ALT+[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9] | Quick open options of result n |
| ALT/ESC | View result options / go back |
| TAB | Auto-complete query according to results |
| CTRL+ALT+V | Paste an entry from your clipboard history |
Contributing
All contributions are valued and welcome. You may add new features but naturally also improve existing ones. Feel free to browse current open issues if you need inspiration.
Please create one branch + PR per major change you make.
Thanks