Google quietly dropped an official, experimental Windows app that behaves like a Spotlight- or PowerToys-style launcher — press Alt + Space and you can search local files, installed apps, Google Drive, the web, and even select on-screen content with Google Lens — a direct play into the launcher...
ai mode
alt space
alt space hotkey
closed-source
command palette
cross surface search
desktop search
enterprise
enterprise privacy
gemini ai
google app windows labs
google drive
google drive integration
google lens desktop
google search labs
keyboard shortcuts
labs experiment
launcher overlay
lensintegration
local search
local search windows
multimodal search
open-source
powertoys run
privacy
productivity tools windows
screen capture lens
security
spotlight style search
spotlight-like
unified search results
visual search
web search
web search integration
windows launcher