Sapiens - «reasonable» launcher programs

"People are tired of the fact that to run programs they have to use the keyboard. Run programs using Spotlight and Quicksilver - it is like back in the 80s when the keyboard was the only tool I "- that is judged from the guys Donelleschi and created a startup program manager - Sapiens.

According to the creators, their program - the next step in the evolution of running applications. The main application window - a circle, in which radially in three to five rays (depending on the program settings) located application icons. This window appears when the mouse (or finger on the trackpad) to draw a circle on the screen.

If you draw another circle, then the window is closed or if the corresponding option is enabled in the settings of already running applications will appear in the program window.

Run programs made traditionally by a single left-click on the program icon, and then Sapiens window closes automatically.

Another interesting feature, Sapiens As for what applications do you see the icons and where they appear in the program window. Lancher has learning system he remembers what applications and how often the user launches. Over time Sapiens begins to display on the main screen is the applications that the user needs at the moment. The process of learning is continuous, so that the program will be responsive to change your preferences. Change the priority of an application can be manually: as soon as the main window click on the icon Sapiens desired program Right-click the shortcut and select my brain, in which the appropriate operation (increase, decrease or forget).

Program icons are located on the screen is also not random. Each application has a rigid binding to a segment of a circle and, accordingly, will always be at the same place, regardless of the computer on which you use Sapiens. These creators are trying to use an additional user kinesthetic memory for easy retrieval and launch the desired application.

Of course the program - it is not a magician, psychic, it is not always true determines what application users need. This is typical for the initial phase of work with Sapiens, when the program is just beginning to "look closely" to master the habits of collecting statistics. Here that's the case, still have to resort to using the keyboard: After opening the main window start typing the letters contained in the name of the application. Administration of a combination of letters will appear in the bottom of the window, and the window itself will display only those applications, the title contains the entered letters (see. first screenshot). And it will show not only the applications for which the entered letters are next, but also those in which the letters are in a random order.

Unfortunately, this search is currently not available to all programs - Sapiens supports work with Snow Leopard is not fully.. The new version of the operating system keyboard input is not possible. However, the creators are already working hard to eliminate this unfortunate misunderstanding.

Sapiens is distributed for free, and only from time to time for a few seconds the main window blocked a proposal to help developers to further improve the program by paying for License $ 19.95.

To summarize I want to say that, in my opinion, the creators have managed to create a very attractive product with a lot of merits, which is bound to have its adherents users. I recommend you try and Sapiens, at least for a week, and self-assess, so if he is a smart, sensible, as it proclaimed its creators.