LockSearch

A fast, sleek Windows program launcher built with Rust and iced. LockSearch indexes your installed programs and provides instant fuzzy search. It's like Spotlight for Windows, but lightweight and customizable.

Features

• Instant fuzzy search — find any installed program by name with smart matching
• Modern dark UI — refined dark theme with glowing accents, rounded panels, and smooth styling
• Index caching — programs appear instantly on subsequent launches
• Custom frameless window — draggable title bar with minimize/maximize/close, resizable from edges
• Auto-generated icons — letter placeholders for programs without icons
• Configurable — YAML config for window size, colors, sort order, caching, and more

Screenshot

Installation

Prerequisites

• Rust (1.70+)
• Windows 10/11
• Git

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/netizen-snoopy/locksearch.git
cd locksearch
cargo build --release

The binary will be at target/release/locksearch.exe.

Run

cargo run --release

Configuration

LockSearch uses a config.yaml file in the project directory. It is created with sensible defaults on first run.

# Window settings
window_width: 500.0
window_height: 500.0

# Icon sizes (in pixels)
search_icon_size: 18
program_icon_size: 42

# Maximum search results to display
max_results: 10

# Theme colors (hex format)
theme:
  background: "#1B1F28"
  panel: "#222733"
  accent: "#7A5CCB"
  selected: "#2E3546"

# Additional directories to index (besides Start Menu and Program Files)
extra_index_paths: []

# Directories to exclude from indexing
exclude_paths: []

# Initial sort order for program list: "alphabetical" or "random"
initial_sort: "alphabetical"

# Cache the program index for instant startup (true/false)
enable_cache: true

How It Works

1. Indexing — On startup, LockSearch scans the Start Menu and Program Files directories for .lnk shortcuts and .exe files. Results are cached to disk for instant loading on the next launch.
2. Search — As you type, fuzzy matching scores each program by name. Start Menu items and prefix matches get a boost.
3. Launch — Press Enter to open the selected program, or use ↑/↓ to navigate results.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Key	Action
↑ / ↓	Navigate results
Enter	Launch selected program
Escape	Clear search / show all programs

Architecture

src/
├── main.rs       # Entry point, window configuration
├── ui.rs         # UI layout, styling, message handling (iced)
├── indexer.rs    # Program discovery, icon extraction, caching
├── search.rs     # Fuzzy search engine
├── config.rs     # YAML configuration loading
└── platform.rs   # Windows API integration (frameless resize)

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

See LICENSE for details.