macOS
macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon.
Nanolight · for the Mac, Windows and Linux
Apps, math, Google. One keystroke away.
Nanolight is a launcher that finds your apps as you type, does math and currency, and searches Google, Grok and X. Native Zig, no Electron, about 2 MB.
What it does
Type a few letters. Get the thing.
Apps, math, Google, Grok, X and Raycast extensions, in one panel that opens on a key.
Finds apps as you type
Whole names, the starts of words, initials, even typos. On the Mac it also lists System Settings panes: try “login items”, “wifi” or “dark mode”.
Completes inline
The rest of the top match waits after the caret. Tab or → takes it; Return never does.
Math and currency
2^10 * 3 answers 3,072. 100 USD to EUR converts with Frankfurter’s ECB daily rates.
Google suggestions
Up to four Google suggestions under the apps. On the Mac, Return on a search shows Google’s page in the panel.
Grok, X and Claude
A row to ask Grok and a row to search X, and one to ask Claude once you turn it on in Settings.
Raycast extensions
Runs Raycast extensions and script commands in the panel. Extensions need Node.js 20 or later.
Codegraff account
Sync is optional. Here is what it sends.
Sync is off until you turn it on. Choose Sign In with Codegraff in Nanolight’s Settings and your browser opens codegraff.com to approve it. Every computer signed in to the same account then shares the settings below.
What sync sends
- The key that opens Nanolight
- Whether Google suggestions are on
- How often you open each app, with the app’s name and where it is installed on your computer
- When you last changed the key or the Google suggestions setting
Nothing else about how you use Nanolight is sent: no queries, no history, no files.
- Queries
- History
- Files
Sync goes through your Codegraff account, so Codegraff’s terms and privacy policy apply to it.
New accounts made by signing in from Nanolight get free Codegraff credit. Credit terms →
Windows
Windows 10 or later, x86_64. Unzip it anywhere and run nanolight.exe.
Linux
x86_64 and aarch64. Needs GTK 3 or 4 and an X11 session for its key; on Wayland, bind nanolight --toggle to a key.
Free and open source
Try Nanolight.
Native Zig, no Electron, about 2 MB, MIT licensed. Download it and start typing.
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