Wincast

A simple TUI tool built with rust for windows system wide search. This is similar to spotlight or raycast in MacOS, but for Windows. This uses a local db.sqlite file to store the data, so there is no concern about data theft.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Usage
• Features
• Issues and Suggestions

Installation

To install using cargo:

$ cargo install wincast

To compile from source:

$ git clone https://github.com/Samyc2002/wincast
$ cd wincast
$ cargo build --release

For complied binary, please check the releases page

Usage

Using the tool is simple. Just run the wincast command and you're good to go.

$ wincast

NOTE: Please make sure to syncronize to index the apps before using the tool. To do so, use the wincast command to start the tool and hit <Ctrl>+s to syncronize.

Features

• Indexing
  • Apps (present)
  • Files (in progress)
  • Folders (in progress)
  • Media (in progress)
• Search
  • System wide (present)
  • Google Drive (in progress)
  • Google (present)
  • Youtube (present)
  • YouTube Music (present)
  • Google Maps (in progress)

Issues and Suggestions

If you encounter any issues, please open an issue from here with a bug label.

If you'd like to have a feature request, please open an issue from here with a enhancement label.

If you'd like to contribute, please open a PR to the staging branch and create an issue from here with a feature label and the PR link in the description.

If you'd like to add documentation, please open a PR to the staging branch and create an issue from here with a documentation label and the PR link in the description.