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The apps that come with WolOS, how to open, switch, quit and remove apps, and which apps open by themselves when you log in.

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What it is

An A program you use, such as the browser, Mail or a game. is a program you use: the browser, Mail, Music, a game. WolOS comes with the apps most people need on the first day, all in the The row of app icons at the bottom of the screen. Click an icon to open the app; a dot under it means the app is running.:

AppWhat it is for
FilesYour documents, pictures, downloads and USB sticks. See Files and folders.
AppsA list of every app on the computer, with search.
BrowserThe web. Websites you use every day can become apps of their own; see Web apps.
MailEmail from any provider.
MusicYour songs and albums.
PhotosYour pictures, sorted by date.
CalendarAppointments and reminders.
NotesShort notes and lists.
TerminalTyping commands; see What a terminal is.
App StoreMore apps; see The Store.
System SettingsEverything you can change; see System Settings.

Text Editor, a calculator in Search and more are found with Search (Super+Space).

Why WolOS does it this way

The apps in the Dock are ones that do their job well and look like the rest of the desktop, so the first day needs no shopping. Anything else is one click away in the Store, and every app you add can be removed again just as easily.

How

ToDo this
Open an appClick it in the Dock, or press Super+Space, type the first letters of its name and press Return.
See every appClick Apps in the Dock.
Switch to another open appSuper+Tab, or click its icon in the Dock (a dot under it means it is running).
Quit an appSuper+Q, or the app's menu in the menu bar > Quit.
Close one windowSuper+W, or the rightmost round button of the window.
Stop an app that does not respondAlt+Super+Esc > choose it > Force Quit.
Add an appThe App Store; see The Store.
Remove an appIts page in the App Store > Remove. Your own files made with it stay.
Open an app when you log inSystem Settings > General > Login Items: "Apps that open when you log in."

Each app's menus

While an app is in front, its name and menus are at the top left of the The strip across the top of the screen: the menus of the app in front on the left, status icons, Control Center and the clock on the right.: for example File, Edit, View, Window. The same keys work in every app: Super+C copies, Super+V pastes, Super+Z undoes, Super+S saves, Super+F finds, Super+N opens a new window and Super+T a new tab.

A worked example

Alice wants Mail to open every morning when she logs in. She opens System Settings > General > Login Items, adds Mail, and the next day her inbox is waiting when she signs in. She tried a drawing app from the Store and did not like it; on its Store page she clicks Remove, and it is gone from Search and the Dock.

If something goes wrong

What you seeWhat to do
An app does not openWait a few seconds: the first start of a big app takes longer. Then try again from Search.
"Not Checked Yet"WolOS checks a new program the first time it runs. Open it again in a moment.
An app does not respondAlt+Super+Esc > Force Quit. Unsaved work in it is lost.
An app is missing from the DockOpen it from Search; the Dock shows it with a dot while it runs.
An app opens by itself at loginRemove it from System Settings > General > Login Items.
Privacy and permissionsWeb apps