Built-in Features

Volt comes with 10 built-in plugins on the frontend and 3 backend plugins for system-level operations. All are enabled by default and can be toggled in Settings.

Calculator

A full-featured calculator that handles math, unit conversions, date calculations, and timezone conversions.

2 + 2           → 4
sqrt(16)        → 4
10^3            → 1,000
(50 + 25) / 3   → 25
sin(45)         → 0.7071067812
100 * 1.15      → 115

10km to miles       → 6.21 miles
50F to C            → 10°C
100lbs to kg        → 45.36 kg
5 gallons to liters → 18.93 liters

days until christmas    → 253 days
date + 30 days          → May 16, 2026
days between 01/01 and 12/31  → 364 days

time in Tokyo       → 2:30 AM JST
3pm EST to PST      → 12:00 PM PST
time in London      → 6:30 PM GMT

Emoji Picker

Search and insert emojis with the : prefix.

:wave       → 👋
:fire       → 🔥
:thumbsup   → 👍
:rocket     → 🚀

• Browse by category with a visual grid
• Recent emojis appear first for quick access
• Skin tone variations supported
• Press Enter to copy the emoji to clipboard

Web Search

Search the web with the ? prefix. Supports multiple engines.

?best coffee maker     → Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo results
search weather paris   → Search all engines
google react docs      → Google search

Triggers: ?, search , web , google , bing , ddg

Press Enter to open the selected search engine in your default browser.

Timer

Create countdown timers with natural syntax.

timer 5m        → 5 minute timer
timer 30s       → 30 second timer
timer 1h        → 1 hour timer
timer 90m       → 1h 30m timer

• Desktop notification when the timer completes
• Pomodoro support for productivity sessions
• Multiple concurrent timers

Clipboard History

Access and search your clipboard history.

clipboard       → Show clipboard history
clip search     → Search clipboard entries

• Full-text search across all clipboard entries
• Pin important items to keep them at the top
• Delete individual entries
• Persistent storage — history survives restarts
• Clipboard monitoring can be toggled in Settings

Snippets

Text expansion with dynamic variables. Create reusable text templates.

snippets        → Browse all snippets
snippet new     → Create a new snippet

Variables

Snippets support dynamic variables that expand on execution:

Example snippet: Meeting notes - {date} {time} expands to Meeting notes - 2026-04-16 14:30.

Manage snippets via Settings or the snippets command.

Game Scanner

Automatically detects installed games from multiple platforms.

Supported platforms:

• Games appear in search results alongside apps
• Shows a Game badge for easy identification
• Launch directly from Volt

System Commands

Quick system actions accessible by typing their name:

System Monitor

Monitor system resources in real-time.

system          → Show CPU, RAM, disk usage

• CPU usage percentage
• RAM used / total
• Disk space per drive
• Powered by the native sysinfo Rust crate for accurate metrics

Quicklinks

Create custom shortcuts to frequently used apps, files, URLs, or folders.

• Add via Settings → Quicklinks
• Appear alongside app results with high priority
• Custom icons and descriptions

Backend Plugins (Rust)

These plugins run natively for maximum performance:

Backend plugins handle operations that require native OS access — clipboard monitoring, registry reading, file system scanning — and expose results to the frontend via Tauri IPC commands.

Frecency Ranking

Volt learns from your usage patterns using a frecency algorithm (frequency + recency):

• Apps you launch often rank higher
• Recently used items get a temporary boost
• The boost decays over time, so stale results fade
• Pin items to lock them at the top regardless of frecency

This means Volt gets faster and more personalized the more you use it.

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