I built a radial menu launcher for Windows in Python

Описание и применение

Приложение Bubbles позволяет быстро открывать программы, файлы и папки, а также конвертировать файлы и записывать GIF‑видео, используя один горячий клавишу.

Задача

The author struggled to remember keyboard shortcuts, find desktop icons, and type search queries to launch apps, files, or folders.

Результат

The launcher provides a fast, muscle‑memory‑based method to open resources, convert files, and record GIFs, all from a single hotkey, reducing typing and improving productivity.

Рабочий процесс

• Hold the hotkey to display bubbles around the cursor
• Hover a bubble to see its label
• Release the hotkey over a bubble to open the target
• Tap the hotkey to keep the menu open and click a bubble
• Hover over a folder bubble to expand into a sub‑ring
• Use a second hotkey to switch profiles (Work, Home, custom)
• When a file is selected in Explorer, press the hotkey to open conversion options
• Select a conversion option to process the file
• Use the screen‑to‑GIF feature by selecting an area, recording, and copying the GIF file to the clipboard

Доказательства

I built Bubbles: hold a hotkey, and a ring of bubbles pops up around the cursor. Aim, release, done.

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The exe installs itself: you pick a folder and shortcuts, and it can update over an old version or uninstall from Windows Settings.

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I used AI coding tools a lot while building this. The idea, design decisions and testing are mine, and I reworked a lot until it felt right.

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