Little Launcher 1.41.1

• Drag shortcuts into a group or place them after it with clearer group highlighting, inset markers and destination hints.
• Move items and whole groups more reliably, with compact drag previews and improved edit controls. Group pencils open rename, and tray editing restores normal click-away dismissal after switching apps.
• Confirming a web launcher's page icon now saves the exact preview you selected, including smaller images.

AI disclosure: this release and the related code were written with the assistance of AI.

Little Launcher 1.41.0

Little Launcher 1.41.0 makes launcher editing and icon selection easier.

• Edit launcher items in a dedicated window with labeled actions, scrolling and a preview of the launcher.
• Find icon and emoji choices faster, see the current selection, and preview or retry automatic page icons.
• Use clearer settings sections and matching shortcuts from a web launcher's menu.
• See full names for hidden or truncated labels, with clearer click and drag cues while editing.
• Improve taskbar pinning reliability and show more useful cloud sign-in errors.

AI disclosure: this release and the related code were written with the assistance of AI.

v1.40.3

• Stop unnecessary background loading animations while web launchers are closed.

AI disclosure: this release and the related code were written with the assistance of AI.

v1.40.2

What's changed

• Fixed web launchers getting stuck in fullscreen after opening another tab or navigating away.
• Improved compatibility with custom video players by using their own fullscreen controls.
• Updated SSH/SFTP sync with security fixes from SSH.NET 2026.0.0.

AI disclosure: this release and the related code were written with the assistance of AI.

v1.40.1

What's new

• Add messaging launcher presets for WhatsApp, Google Messages, Messenger, Discord, and Teams.
• Keep fullscreen video inside a resizable launcher, optionally fitted to the video's proportions.
• Reveal fullscreen controls by hovering at the top, with separate fullscreen exit and window maximize actions.
• Offer a fullscreen button when a visible video is detected.
• Open launchers beside their tray icons when notifications are clicked.
• Preserve the selected application when editing its arguments.
• Place the address-bar toggle beside the new-tab button.

Download the ARM64 or x64 portable ZIP below. Microsoft Store updates are delivered separately.

AI disclosure: this release and the related code were written with the assistance of AI.

v1.39.0

What's Changed

• Size a list column to the longest label it holds
• Maximize and restore a web launcher by double-clicking its caption

Full Changelog: v1.38.0...v1.39.0

v1.38.0

What's Changed

• Keep a web launcher's window icon current, and give it one from birth
• Drop a position picker out of the maximize button
• Put the bar-wide icons-only switch on the bookmark bar

Full Changelog: v1.37.3...v1.38.0

v1.37.3

What's Changed

• Put a notification permission back when its prompt goes unanswered
• Withdraw the toast a new one replaces, so Windows draws a banner for it
• Only read a launcher's notification state from its own top-level page
• Stop rebuilding a bridge from clearing the launcher's notification permission

Full Changelog: v1.37.2...v1.37.3

v1.37.2

What's Changed

• Document the notification-state log line and Turn on notifications
• Log each launcher's notification permission, and let a silent site be asked
• Drop the stale-wrap prompt, keep the finding in the log
• Hold the rebuild offer back until a permission answer has settled
• Stop the bulk rebuild and the stale-wrap offer resetting notification permission
• Restore the 627 lines of the web-launcher guide a bad edit removed
• Offer a rebuild when a launcher's worker is not the current wrap
• Bring the service worker docs in line with what the bridge now does
• Mark the page's worker-script fetch through the DevTools protocol
• Inline a worker's own script instead of importing it, and drop Trust This Site
• Stop the worker wrap being served to its own importScripts from cache
• Stop the service worker wrap importing itself into a stack overflow
• Correct the note on why Messenger is silent

Full Changelog: v1.37.1...v1.37.2

v1.37.1

What's Changed

• Record which notification silences are the site's, not ours
• Keep a hidden KeepRunning launcher awake, and add an Advanced menu

Full Changelog: v1.37.0...v1.37.1