Perch Helper 0.1 (Windows) — lets Perchpad show and open your installed Windows apps.
Home / latest version: https://perchhelper.pages.dev/

INSTALL   : double-click install.bat   (no admin needed; Chrome and Edge)
TEST      : install.bat runs a self-test and lists the first apps it finds
REMOVE    : double-click uninstall.bat

What it can do — only these four:
  ping · list Start-menu apps · app icons · open an app that is in that list
It cannot run any other command, and only the Perchpad extension may talk to it.
Files go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\PerchHelper. Registry: HKCU\Software\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts\com.perch.helper
                                                  HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Edge\NativeMessagingHosts\com.perch.helper
