Qx is a quick and quiet productivity launcher for macOS and Windows. Inspired by Raycast, it stays in your menu bar (or system tray) and appears instantly when you press the global hotkey (default ⌥ Space on macOS).
Features
- Launcher — Search apps, files, commands, and aliases with fuzzy search
- Clipboard History — Text, image, and file history with pinning and paste-at-cursor
- Capture — Screenshot and region screen recording (MP4/MOV) with annotation and GIF export
- RSS Reader — Feeds, folders, OPML import, and inline reading
- QxAI — Streaming chat with OpenRouter, DeepSeek, or custom BYOK
- Plugins — Sandboxed runtime with a marketplace, zip import, and Workbench UI
- Built-in Tools — Weather, V2EX, macros, OCR, text tools, Home Dashboard, floating island, themes, and shortcuts
Tech Stack
Built with Tauri 2, React, and Rust.
Installation
- macOS:
brew tap mcxen/qx && brew install --cask qx - Releases: Prebuilt packages on GitHub Releases
