Wox

• Fix a regression issue that some settings can't be changed on beta.4 @yougg

• Add

  • Quick Select to choose results via digits
    
  • MRU for query mode. User can now display MRU results when opening Wox by default
    
    
  • Custom Python and Node.js path configuration (#4220)
  • Edge bookmarks loading across platforms
  • Calculator plugin: add power operator (^) support

• Improve

  • Migrate settings from JSON to a unified, type-safe SQLite store
  • Reduce clipboard memory usage
  • Windows UX: app display details, Unicode handling, and UWP icon retrieval

• Fix

  • Key conflict when holding Ctrl and repeatedly pressing other keys
  • "Last display position" not restored after restart
  • Windows app extension checks (case-insensitive,

• Fix issue where Windows sometimes cannot gain focus #4198
• [Chat plugin], support multiple tool calls executed simultaneously in a single request
• [Chat plugin], support custom agents
• Support ScriptPlugin

• Added Chat plugin, you can now chat with AI directly through this plugin, supporting MCP.
  
• The settings interface now follows the theme color.
  
• Added double modifiers hotkey as a shortcut, E.g. double-click ctrl key.
• [Windows only] Added support for everything (file plugin).
• [Windows only] Resolved the issue of focus not returning on Windows #4144 #4166
• [Windows only] Optimized transparent display effect on Windows.

Overview

We're excited to announce the beta release of Wox v2.0.0! This major update represents a complete rewrite of Wox as a cross-platform launcher, now supporting macOS, Windows, and Linux. Wox v2 is designed to be a powerful alternative to Alfred and Launchy, with a focus on simplicity, extensibility, and performance.

Key Features

Cross-Platform Support

• Now available on macOS, Windows, and Linux
• Consistent experience across all platforms
• Single executable file, no installation required

Enhanced UI/UX

• Modern and clean interface
• New preview panel
• AI-ready commands

Plugin System

• Support for JavaScript and Python plugins
• Improved plugin managemen

This is Wox v2 nightly release, it's not feature complete and may has bugs. If you use windows, you should use v1.x.x instead.

System Requirement

1. Macos requires 10.15 Catalina or above
2. Windows requires windows 10 or above

This is Wox v2 alpha release, it's not feature complete and may has bugs. If you use windows, you should use v1.x.x instead.

Currently, we only provide macos version, windows and linux version will be provided soon, stay tuned!