It provides access to user's applications and files, by entering short abbreviations of the searched item's name.
[2] LaunchBar began as a series of shell scripts for the NeXTSTEP platform, then migrated to OPENSTEP where it was developed into a full-fledged application.
In 2005, Apple introduced Spotlight, which took over LaunchBar's default position at the top-right corner of the screen.
In response, LaunchBar was changed to display its window at the center of the screen, below the menu bar.
[3] In 2014, LaunchBar 6 was released with a redesigned interface, additional indexing rules and built-in actions, live web searches and usage statistics.