How to Install Rapido on Windows 10

Rapido is an open source application launcher that can be installed on Windows, Linux, and macOS. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Rapido on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before we start, you need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed:

• Git
• Node.js
• Yarn

Step 1: Clone the repository

The first step is to clone the Rapido repository from Framagit using Git. Follow these steps to do so:

1. Open the Command Prompt or PowerShell on your Windows 10.
2. Navigate to the directory where you want to clone the repository.
3. Run the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://framagit.org/InfoLibre/rapido.git

Step 2: Install dependencies

After cloning the repository, navigate to the rapido directory using the Command Prompt or PowerShell and install the dependencies using Yarn. Follow these steps to do so:

1. Navigate to the rapido directory using the following command:

cd rapido

2. Run the following command to install the dependencies:

yarn

Step 3: Build the application

Now that the dependencies are installed, we need to build the application. Follow these steps to do so:

1. Run the following command to build the application:

yarn build

Step 4: Run the application

After building the application, it's now time to run it. Follow these steps to do so:

1. Run the following command to start the application:

yarn start

2. Rapido should now be running on your Windows 10. To use it, press the Ctrl + Alt + Space key combination.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Rapido on your Windows 10 machine. You can now use it to quickly launch your favorite applications.

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