Skip to content GitHub
Guide contents
English View source

Activation

Activation

CyberLauncher offers multiple ways to summon the launcher: global shortcut, per-app shortcuts, hot corners, multi-monitor support, and the system tray.

Global Shortcut

Default Shortcut

Press Alt+Shift+L to toggle the launcher from any application.

Customizing the Shortcut

  1. Go to Settings → GENERAL → TOGGLE ACTIVATION SHORTCUT
  2. Click the shortcut field (Press shortcut keys combination...)
  3. Press your desired key combination
  4. It saves automatically; use Reset to default shortcut (Alt+Shift+L) to revert

Recommendations

  • Include at least one modifier (Alt, Ctrl, Shift) to avoid clashing with typing
  • Some combinations are reserved by Windows or other apps; pick another if registration fails

Per-App Global Shortcuts

Any shortcut can have its own system-wide hotkey:

  1. Open the Add / Edit drawer for the app
  2. Assign a custom hotkey
  3. CyberLauncher registers it via Electron globalShortcut, so it works from any application at any time

Hot Corners

How Hot Corners Work

Move your cursor into an enabled screen corner to summon the launcher:

  • No keyboard required
  • Detection is restricted to the active monitor (v1.9.x)
  • Stabilized activation with safe re-hide (no accidental toggling)

Configuration (Settings → GENERAL → SCREEN CORNER HOTSPOTS ACTIVATION)

Setting Description
Active Corners Select one or more corners (Select one or more screen corners to activate the launcher when hovering the cursor)
Activation Delay Time Milliseconds before activation (Prevents accidental trigger activations)

Suggested values: 0 ms instant, ~200 ms short delay, ~500 ms forgiving. After launching an app via hotspot, re-entering the corner is allowed again and the right panel collapses (v1.9.x flow).

Multi-Monitor Support

Display Selection (Settings → GENERAL → DISPLAY MONITOR)

Option Description
Specific monitor Pin the launcher to one display
Follow cursor Pin a monitor, or choose Follow cursor to open where you activate (hotkey, hotspot, or tray)

Follow Cursor Mode

The launcher appears on whichever monitor contains your cursor:

  • Summon via hotkey, hotspot, or tray on any monitor
  • Launcher opens on that screen
  • Ideal for multi-monitor workflows

Auto-Hide

Two independent toggles (Settings → GENERAL / Settings → SYSTEM):

Setting Description
Hide on Background Click Clicking the launcher's background area automatically hides it to system tray
Hide on Blur / Focus Loss Hide the launcher instantly when you click outside its window / Clicking outside of the launcher window automatically minimizes it
Reset View State on Launch When opening the launcher, clears search/filter/scroll and sets category to 'ALL' (once per open)

Keep Visible

To keep the launcher visible:

  • Pin it (pin button → Pin window (Keep on top); unpin → Do not keep on top)
  • Or disable both hide toggles; useful for reference or monitoring
  • Modal dialogs (Add / Edit, Settings, tray-pin tip) temporarily block hide-on-blur

Single Instance & System Tray

Behavior

Only one instance of CyberLauncher runs:

  • Second launch focuses the existing window
  • Switching apps hides the launcher to tray (focus-loss hide)
  • Minimize button sends it to the tray (Minimize to system tray)

Tray Menu (v1.9.x)

Right-click the tray icon (native multi-size ICO, sharp on HiDPI):

  • Brand header with app icon
  • Most recent submenu — mirrors the main-panel MOST RECENT list
  • New shortcut / Settings / About actions
  • Help submenu — Documentation & Wiki, FAQ, Changelog, Website
  • Donate, update check, Quit

Keeping the Tray Icon Visible

Windows hides new tray icons behind the overflow (^). CyberLauncher helps:

  • First-run tip: Keep CyberLauncher visible in the tray, Windows hides new tray icons behind the overflow (^) — Drag CyberLauncher onto the taskbar, or pin it in Windows Settings (Got it / Don't show again / Open Windows Settings)
  • Settings → SYSTEM → Pin icon in Windows system tray card (Recommends and opens Windows settings to keep the tray icon always visible next to the system clock) with Open Settings button
  • The button runs the bundled open-taskbar-settings.exe native helper (C# UI Automation, falls back to ms-settings:taskbar) to open the nested Windows taskbar-icon settings directly

Startup Options

Launch with Windows

  • Settings → SYSTEM → LAUNCH AUTO WITH WINDOWS (Launch CyberLauncher automatically when you log into Windows)
  • Alternative: Windows Settings → Apps → Startup

Start Minimized

  • Settings → SYSTEM → START MINIMIZED (When launching with Windows, open to the tray without showing the window)
  • Access via system tray or the global shortcut; reduces startup visual impact
← All documentation