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Launcher Introduction

The Linkly AI Launcher is a global search window, similar to macOS Spotlight or Raycast. You can invoke it at any time with a keyboard shortcut and enter keywords or natural language to search your local documents. Linkly AI’s search capability uses a hybrid retrieval algorithm based on keywords and semantics — it not only matches keywords precisely but also understands your search intent to find semantically related documents.

Keyword search

Enter precise keywords to quickly match document titles and content

Semantic search

Describe what you’re looking for in natural language — AI understands the semantics and returns relevant documents

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How to Use

1

Invoke the Launcher

Press the global shortcut ⌘ + Shift + L (macOS) or Ctrl + Shift + L (Windows/Linux) to instantly bring up the Launcher.
You can customize the shortcut in Settings → General → Search Shortcut.
2

Enter your search

Type keywords or a natural language description in the search box. The system searches automatically as you type — no need to press Enter.Search examples:
  • Exact search: API design document
  • Natural language: notes about team collaboration workflow
  • Multiple keywords: React performance optimization best practices
3

Browse search results

Search results appear in real time. Each result includes:
  • Document icon — Displays the corresponding icon based on file type (PDF, DOCX, MD, etc.)
  • Title — The document filename
  • Content snippet — Matching body text fragment with search terms highlighted
  • File path — The document’s location
  • Relevance — Shown as a percentage
Use ↑ ↓ arrow keys to navigate between results.
4

Preview a document

Select a result and press Enter to open the document preview. The preview provides:
  • Full content — Complete document text with search terms highlighted throughout
  • Auto-positioning — Automatically scrolls to the first match
  • Metadata drawer — Press ⌘ + I to expand the metadata panel, showing file size, word count, creation date, keywords, and other details
5

Open the file

In the search results or preview, press Shift + Enter to open the file with the system default application. You can also press ⌘ + Shift + C to copy the file path.

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Search History

When the search box is empty, the Launcher displays your recent search history (up to 20 entries). Click any history entry to quickly re-run that search. Click the clear button next to the history to clear all history at once.

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Keyboard Shortcuts

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Global Shortcut

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Search View

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Preview View

In the tables above, ⌘ corresponds to Ctrl on Windows and Linux.