Sevak documentation¶

Your desktop. At your service. Sevak is a keyboard-first launcher for Windows, macOS and Linux. Press a shortcut, type what you need, and press Enter: open an app, find a file, calculate, convert units, search the web, paste a snippet or run a command, all without leaving the keyboard.

Sevak's search bar showing app results for "code"

Download Sevak Quick start PDF manual

How it works in one picture¶

flowchart TD
    K["Press the shortcut<br/>(Win+Space or Cmd+Space by default)"] --> W["Search bar appears<br/>where you are working"]
    W --> T["Type a few letters,<br/>a calculation or a keyword"]
    T --> R["Ranked results from apps, files,<br/>calculator, web search and more"]
    R -->|"Enter or Ctrl+1…9"| A["Launch, open, copy,<br/>paste or run"]
    R -->|"Ctrl+K"| P["More actions for<br/>the selected result"]
    A --> H["Sevak hides and<br/>you keep working"]

Where to go next¶

New to Sevak

Install it, then follow the five-minute quick start.
Everyday use

Searching and launching, the keyboard shortcuts and every feature with examples.
Make it yours

The Settings window, themes and the complete configuration file reference.
Add more

Browse the marketplace of workflows, script plugins, native extensions and themes, or publish your own.
When something is off

Troubleshooting, the FAQ and what Sevak does with your data in Privacy.

Everything at a glance¶

You type	What happens	Read more
`fire`	Finds Firefox; `Enter` launches it	Applications
`12*7`, `5 km in mi`	Shows the answer; `Enter` copies it	Calculator and conversions
`g rust traits`	Searches Google in your browser	Web search
`f report`	Finds files in your chosen folders	Files and folders
`ff budget`, `in invoice 2026`	Finds files anywhere, or by the words inside them, through your OS index	Files and folders
`~/Downloads/`, `C:\Users\`	Browses folders as you type	Files and folders
`b recipes`	Opens a browser bookmark	Browser bookmarks
`cb`	Shows recent clipboard entries: text, images and files (once clipboard history is turned on)	Clipboard history
`s sig`	Pastes a saved snippet	Snippets
`:heart`	Picks an emoji from a grid and pastes it	Emoji picker
`lock`, `sleep`	Runs a system command	System commands
`dark mode`, `vol 30`, `kill chrome`	Runs an automation task	Automation tasks
`pause`, `next`, `play`	Presses a media button; shows what is playing	Media controls
`> git status`	Runs a shell command in a terminal	Shell commands
`define word`, `spell word`	Looks up a word or fixes its spelling, offline	Dictionary and spelling
`c ada`, `1p github`	Finds a contact or a 1Password login (both opt-in)	Contacts, 1Password
`ai why is the sky blue`	Asks an AI service you chose; Enter on the answer copies it (opt-in, off by default)	AI assistant
`Shift` (tap)	Previews the selected result	Preview, Text View and Grid View
Your own keyword	Runs a workflow built in Settings → Workflows	Workflows

The exact keywords above are the defaults; most can be changed. The features overview lists every keyword and how to change it.

Prefer a printed manual?

The whole user guide is also available as a single PDF, generated from these pages.