- =
- keepsOne key to open it, forgiving search, the plugin idea.
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- One tool inside PowerToys, which has to keep running in the background.
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- A launcher on its own. Opens in about 10 ms on my test PC.
- +
- worth paying forcurrency and time zone answers, fast file search from the first run, named web searches like /yt, and someone whose job is keeping it fast.
To open~10msfrom Alt+Space to a box you can type in
Memory~55MBwhile it waits in the background
Tracking0nothing sent about you, nothing to switch off
Paid once$4.99$2.99 early bird
02 · In motionScroll to scrub · the real app, recorded
Fifty small jobs a day, one box.
Alt + Space
One shortcut, anywhere.
From any app or the desktop.
03 · Run log12 queries · all local but one
Type it. This comes back.
Every row is something the app does today. Press Try and the panel on this page runs it, as far as a browser can.
You typeYou getKindRuns onTry
spoSpotify · AppFindIndex on this PC
budgetbudget-2026.xlsx · by name or contentsFindIndex on this PC
12 * 18= 216ComputeThis PC
72 f to c= 22.222222 °CConvertThis PC
12 usd to inr= INR at today’s rateConvertOne rate request
time tokyoTokyo’s time, day and UTC offsetPluginThis PC
kill spotifyEnds Spotify and its helpersActThis PC
lockLocks WindowsActThis PC
win figmaBrings the Figma window forwardWindowsThis PC
clip invoiceinvoice-march.pdf, pasted where you werePasteEncrypted, on this PC
/sp nextNext trackConnectSpotify, on this PC
emoji shrug🤷 copiedPluginThis PC
04 · The honest comparisonBoth free options are good
Why not use what’s already there?
Windows Search is built in. PowerToys Run is free and fast. Both are fine. This is where they stop.
Windows SearchPowerToys RunNudge
MemorySystem process, always residentRuns inside PowerToys, which stays in the background1~55 MB while running2
Time to open0.3-2 s, then a web resultNot measured on the same PC yet1~10 ms, typically2
PrivacySends searches to Bing by defaultStays on your PCStays on your PC. No tracking.
PriceFree, built inFree$4.99 once
- 1 I have not measured PowerToys Run on the same PC as Nudge yet, so it gets no number here. Microsoft’s docs for Run say PowerToys must keep running in the background for it to work.
- 2 Nudge figures are measured on the release build on my own test PC. Tests on everyday mid-range PCs are still to come.
Nudge is not free. That is the trade: $4.99 once for a launcher someone looks after.
05 · Already have oneWhat $4.99 buys
Coming from PowerToys Run or Flow Launcher?
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- keepsThe plugin mindset. The / shortcuts will feel familiar.
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- Good once you pick and add community plugins.
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- Good out of the box, all made by me. Updates come from one place.
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- worth paying forcurrency, time zones and app shortcuts that find the app on their own, with nothing to hunt down or keep updated, and a support email that gets answered.
06 · PrivacyNo account · no tracking
Nothing you type leaves your machine.
This page, right now
- Answers worked out
- 0
- Queries sent anywhere
- 0
- Rate tables fetched
- 0
and type something. Watch the middle number.
Runs on your PC
- Search
- Apps, files and file contents, from an index on this PC.
- Compute
- Math, units and time zones.
- Commands
- kill, lock, sleep, restart and the rest.
- App shortcuts
- Talk to each app on this PC directly, not through a cloud.
- History
- What you ran and how often, in a local file. Window switches are never kept.
The only network calls
- Licence
- Your key and a scrambled install ID, when you activate, then a check every 7 days.
- Updates
- A plain check for a new version. It sends nothing about you.
- Plugins
- The list of plugins, and the ones you choose to install.
- Currency rates
- Today’s rates against USD, fetched when you convert currency, at most once an hour. Nothing about you is sent. One switch in Settings turns it off.
Web searches you start with /online open in your browser. Nudge never falls back to the web on its own.
Read the full app privacy policy, in plain words.
07 · PriceNo subscription
Paid once. Yours to keep.
No subscription. Buy it once, keep it, and every v1 update comes with it.
NUDGE FOR WINDOWS1 LICENCE · 1 PC
- Early bird
- ~$2.99
- After 10,000 copies
- $4.99
- Subscription
- none
- Account
- none
- Tracking
- none
- v1 updates
- included
- Nudge+
- optional, later
- Refund window
- 14 days, less fees
- Tax
- added at checkout
Once, before tax$2.99
Sales tax or VAT is added at checkout where your country charges it. Your licence key and download link come by email. Refund within 14 days, no reason needed, less platform fees. Refund policy.
08 · FAQ6 questions
Questions someone looking for the catch would ask.
Why is it paid?
So someone looks after it. The one-time price pays for fixes, every v1 update and a support email that gets answered. There is no subscription. Later there will be one optional add-on, Nudge+, sold on its own; the launcher never needs it.
Will it slow my PC down?
No. Nudge is a native Windows app, not a web page wrapped in a window like many desktop apps. On our test PC it uses about 55 MB of memory and opens in about 10 ms. It runs on Windows 10 and 11.
What data leaves my PC?
Nothing you type. There is no account and no tracking. Nudge only goes online to activate your licence and check it once a week, to look for updates, to list plugins, and to get the day's exchange rates when you convert currency. The rate request is the same for every user and carries nothing about you, and Settings → Privacy → Network features turns it off. Clipboard history, if you turn it on, stays on your PC, encrypted. The privacy policy lists each one.
What if it is not for me?
Ask for a refund within 14 days, by email or through the store you bought it from. No reason needed. You get back what you paid, less the fees of our payment platform (about US$1.50 on a US$2.99 purchase).
How many PCs can I use it on?
One. A licence covers one PC you own or use.
Can I add my own commands?
No. Every plugin and connector is made by Nudge and comes from the plugin store inside the app. Timezone, Emoji & Symbols, Quick Folders and six app connectors install without a connection. Wishlist members vote on what gets built next.