*Chappie (Desktop Search)* is a local search and control input box.

It is optimized for—and excels at—speedily launching apps and opening folders from common folders.

* Chappie owns `⌘+SPACE` when running.

* Quickly launch apps and open folders.

* Press `ENTER` to open, add `⌥` to open in terminal.

* Configure custom shortcuts like `?` to search the web.

* A dozen shortcuts out of the box.

* `/` tab through directories.

* `!` commands (volume, brightness, etc.) and settings.

* `=` to calculate, ENTER to copy the result.

* All at just ~2.3 MB on disk.

* *Chappie (Files)*, a supplement to Finder, is also in the works.

Closed source for now, but planning to open-source at 1.0. I want the code to be well-documented and easy to follow at the time of the 1.0 launch. But in the meantime, I’d sincerely appreciate any help in making this great for us all to enjoy.