Scope v1.1.0

Fixes the Win key conflict with Windows Search, so the hotkey opens Scope every time. Scope now starts automatically when you sign in, with the dashboard hidden. Run it as administrator once to create the sign-in task. To turn the sign-in start off, set startupDisabled to true in settings.json.

Scope v1.0.0

First release of Scope, a native Windows search box.

Features

• Press Ctrl + Space (changeable) from any window to open the search box
• Results appear as you type; Up/Down to move, Enter to open, Esc to close
• Applications are listed first, with their real icons
• Files, folders and images show their own icons and previews
• Windows Store apps and Windows Settings pages are found too
• Reads the NTFS change journal, so new files appear within about a second
• Dashboard for the hotkey, light/dark theme and colours
• Optional "~" questions answered from Wikipedia, Google (Serper) or an AI model

Requirements

• Windows 10 or 11
• Run as administrator for fast indexing (without it, drives are scanned more slowly)

Download scope.exe below and run it. Settings and the log are kept in %AppData%\scope and %LocalAppData%\scope.