Getting started

From source to a tray-resident launcher. All you need is Rust and Node.js (pnpm).

Get it and build

conduit is currently distributed as a source build.

$ git clone https://github.com/ynaoak/conduit
$ cd conduit
$ pnpm install
$ pnpm tauri build

The build produces src-tauri/target/release/conduit.exe. To just try it out, pnpm tauri dev works too.

Prerequisites: Rust (stable), Node.js, pnpm, Windows 10/11

First launch

On launch the search window opens and an icon appears in the system tray. Esc or losing focus hides the window, but the app stays resident in the tray. Quit via the tray icon's context menu.

Summoning it

Action	Description
`Ctrl` ×2	Tap Ctrl twice quickly (within 350ms by default) from any screen. Pressing another key in between cancels the sequence, so shortcuts like `Ctrl`+`C` never trigger it by accident.
`Alt`+`Space`	The global hotkey (default). If another app owns the same combination, registration can fail — the Ctrl double-tap and the tray keep working regardless.
Tray click	Left-clicking the tray icon also opens the launcher.

Both invocation keys are configurable (hotkey and double-tap changes take effect after a restart).

Your first three minutes

Type nothing — the dashboard shows your most-launched apps (learned from usage), open windows, and recent clipboard entries.
Type a few characters — fuzzy search over app names. Romaji works for Japanese names: memo matches メモ帳 (Notepad).
Hit Enter — runs the selection and the window hides itself.

The 📌 button in the window's top-right corner keeps it always on top and stops it from hiding on focus loss — handy when working alongside another app.