LaunchBar 4 Lifts Off -- Objective Development has released LaunchBar 4, a major improvement on its highly regarded utility that opens files, bookmarks, and more using adaptively generated keyboard shortcuts (see "Tools We Use: LaunchBar" in TidBITS-671) The new version adds more index scanners (such as the capability to search iTunes and iPhoto libraries, Sherlock channels, etc.), search templates that let you search Web sites like Google and the Wikipedia directly from LaunchBar, the capability to browse database records (iTunes playlists and Address Book, for example) without leaving the LaunchBar interface, and a new multi-threaded indexing engine. LaunchBar 4.0.1 costs $40 for a one-seat Business License, or $20 for a Home User License; a $30 Family License covers up to five computers within the same household; and upgrades from LaunchBar 3 cost $20 (business) or $10 (home). LaunchBar 4 is a 500K download, and includes a free evaluation license that works for up to seven items per session. [JLC]

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