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oDesk Launcher

oDesk Launcher allows you to install, configure, and control all oDesk applications.

You can access oDesk Launcher in multiple ways:

  • Via the tray icon of any oDesk application:


  • If no other oDesk applications are running, you can access oDesk Launcher and preferences via oDesk Launcher tray icon (please note that the oDesk Launcher tray icon is only visible if no other oDesk application icons are in the tray):


  • Finally, you can assign a hotkey that will show or hide the oDesk Launcher window:


  • If you did not install some application during initial setup, you can easily install it later from oDesk Launcher:


  • To see the version of an installed application:


  • To check for updates:


  • To launch or exit an application:




  • To use oDesk Applications, e.g. ScreenSnap:

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