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Listary

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Dem still dey call am listary pro, bopsoft listary

BopsoftSystem

Launcher and file search wey dey hook File Explorer. The process na Listary.exe. E no be voidtools Everything.

Wetin you need know

Listary na Explorer launcher. Everything na separate filename index.

Bopsoft Listary dey sit on Explorer windows and open/save dialogs so you fit jump go folder without leaving the dialog. E no be voidtools Everything and e no be Start search. Download am from listary.com.

Wetin e be?
Launcher wey dey hook Explorer
Same thing as Everything?
No. Different product
Dem dey pay for am?
Free build dey. Pro dey unlock extra actions
Feex tok say
If you want search box on every Explorer window, na Listary be dat. If na only giant filename list you want, I go open Everything instead.

Wetin be Listary?

Listary na desktop launcher with Explorer integration. Listary.exe dey stay inside tray. Hooks on Explorer na the main point. Dat one no be Everything.exe.

If you never use am before

If you want type folder name while Open dialog already dey open, Listary na Bopsoft launcher. Install am from listary.com. E dey sit inside tray and dey attach to Explorer. E no be Everything, no be PowerToys Run, and no be Windows Search.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Jump inside Explorer

Type inside Listary bar over Explorer window. This na hook, no be separate Everything window.

Open/save dialog shortcuts

The same bar dey work inside many file dialogs. Everything no dey attach to those dialogs like this.

Actions and Pro extras

Pro dey add actions and extra search sources. The free build still be Listary, no be trial of Everything.

Na who e dey for?

  • People wey dey always use Open dialogs and hate to dey click the tree
  • Users wey want launcher wey attach to Explorer
  • Anybody wey dey compare this one to voidtools or PowerToys Run

Current status

Listary (2011) na current launcher and file search from Bopsoft. The vendor still dey point Windows users go https://www.listary.com/.

How old e be?

Listary show face for 2011. E young pass Everything (2008) and older pass PowerToys Run (2019). E no be Windows 95 PowerToy.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Free
Pro

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Windows 10 or Windows 11, per Listary current Windows download
RAM E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand
E low wen e dey idle. Query dey spike small briefly
RAM demand
Resident tray app, plus any index wey e keep

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
Listary.exe Tray and search UI

Startup components

Listary suppose start with Windows make the Explorer hook fit dey ready. Turn dat off inside Listary options if you no want the tray.

File locations

Common Listary locations
Typical install C:\Program Files\Listary\

File formats

Dey launch folders and files. E no be archive tool

Common wahala dem

Explorer dey feel sticky after install

The hook dey inside Explorer. Update Listary or disable the hook inside options before you repair Explorer.

People dey install this one dey expect Everything MFT list

Listary na launcher. Open voidtools if you want the giant filename table.

How to get unstuck

Install from listary.com only

One "Listary crack" exe no be Bopsoft. Everything na the other search tool if na dat one you mean.

If Explorer crash after Listary update, disable the hook first

Listary options dey control the Explorer integration. Dat one no be PowerToys FancyZones.

Rebuild Listary index from im options if old folders dey continue to win

This na Listary catalog, no be the Windows Search index and no be Everything MFT read.

Alternatives

Everything for raw filename speed. PowerToys Run for Alt+Space launcher without Explorer hook.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download www.listary.com/ Official installer or vendor page
Help www.listary.com/docs Vendor support
Official site www.listary.com/ Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

Keyboard and Explorer wey dey work matter pass famous CPU name. The hook na software.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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