If you create launcher configuration files by other means, you need to be familiar with its XML file format.

The application launcher configuration file name must end in .app. It must be a valid XML file with an application root element and a command:

<application>
  <command>/path/to/the/command</command>
</application>

The command should be the path to a command. On MS Windows and Mac OS X, the command may also the path to a file that the operating system can open. For example, it could be the path to a Microsoft Word document and invoking the command would then open that file in Microsoft Word on a PC or Mac that has MS Word available.

The launcher configuration file may include an optional icon:

<application>
  <command>/path/to/the/command</command>
  <icon>icon_info</icon>
</application>

The icon info can be the following: