AWS Launcher

Launch your AWS Services from your macOS dock.

Installation

npm install -g aws-launcher

This creates a ~/aws-launcher/ folder with 200+ shortcuts to AWS console services, each with its official icon.

Drag and drop the generated folder into your macOS Dock (right by the Trash item).

Usage

# Rebuild shortcuts
node compile.js

# Preview without creating files
node compile.js --dry-run

# Custom output directory
node compile.js --dest ~/Desktop/my-aws-shortcuts

Customization

By default, aws-launcher generates shortcuts for all AWS services. You can customize your launcher folder by deleting files in the ~/aws-launcher/ folder. Drag and drop the folder again in your macOS dock to see your updated launcher.

Spotlight

Since aws-launcher is basically just a folder, you can use macOS Spotlight to quickly access your shortcuts as well.

Contributing

Service definitions live in services.json. To add or update a service, edit that file. Each entry maps an icon filename to a console URL:

{
  "Amazon-EC2": {
    "name": "Amazon EC2",
    "namespace": "ec2"
  }
}

Use namespace for standard console.aws.amazon.com/{namespace}/home URLs, or url for services with non-standard console URLs.

Updating Icons

Icons are sourced from the AWS Architecture Icons pack. To update:

./scripts/update-icons.sh

See the script for instructions on updating the download URL when AWS releases a new icon pack.

Requirements

• macOS (uses SetFile from Xcode command line tools)
• Node.js >= 24

History

View the changelog

Authors

• Quentin Rousseau

License

MIT - Copyright (c) 2017-2026 Quentin Rousseau