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Chrome users who want to open their Web apps without having to first fire up the browser can do just that via the Chrome App Launcher for Windows.

Initially released in February as a developer preview, the App Launcher now is finished and in completed build mode for Windows users.

To grab the App Launcher, open Google Chrome and surf to the launcher link in the Web store. Click on the button to Get the launcher. The App Launcher icon then appears on your Windows taskbar and desktop. Close Chrome. Now, anytime you want to open one of your Chrome Web apps, simply click on the App Launcher icon, choose the app you wish to run, and it automatically pops up in Chrome.

Mac OS X and Linux users still need to stay tuned. Google is reportedly still working on versions of the launcher for those two systems.

(Via Engadget)