Agui AlternativesFile Search Utilities & Application Launchers like Agui

Agui is described as 'Light and extensible launcher for Windows' and is a File Search utility in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Agui for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Agui alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like Agui are Launchy, Listary, Keypirinha and Alfred.

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  1. Everything icon

    Everything

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    An administrative tool that finds files and folders by filename instantly, displaying all files on local or network drives. Supports filters, 19 languages, portable usage, lightweight resource consumption, no tracking, and dark mode.

    111 Everything alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Locate files and folders by name instantly.

    Properties

    1.  Clean design
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  File Search
    2.  Instant results
    3.  Fast file and folder search
    4.  Support for regular expressions
    5.  Quick search
    6.  Monitor File Changes
    7.  Portable
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Exclude files and folders
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Search-in-files
    12.  No registration required

    Everything VS Agui

     

    • Everything is the most popular Windows alternative to Agui.

    • Everything is the most popular free alternative to Agui.

    • Everything is Free and ProprietaryAgui is also Free and Proprietary
    • Everything is LightweightAgui is not according to our users
  2. Launchy icon

    Launchy

     645 likes
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    Launchy is a free Windows and Linux utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager. Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a...

    113 Launchy alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Launchy screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer maintained: last stable version, 2.5, and beta version, 2.6 beta2, were released in 2010. The program works anyway and can be still downloaded from the official website.

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Indexed search
    4.  Skinnable
    5.  Relative Paths

    Launchy VS Agui

     

    • Launchy is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Agui.

    • Launchy is the most popular Open Source alternative to Agui.

    • Launchy is Free and Open SourceAgui is Free and Proprietary
  4. Listary icon

    Listary

     279 likes
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    Listary is a revolutionary search utility for Windows that makes finding your files and launching applications blazing fast, for casual and power users alike!.

    114 Listary alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • File Explorer
    Global Search

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Fast file and folder search
    2. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    3.  Integrated Search
    4.  File Search
    5.  Application Launchers
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Fuzzy Finder
    9.  Full-Text Search
    10.  Quick Switch
    11.  Portable
    12.  Content Searching

    Listary VS Agui

     
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    DEVONsphere

    Mac utility provides context-aware search, unveils hidden relationships between files, emails, and online data, employs Boolean logic, intelligent filtering, and previews, integrates via menu bar and Services, optimizing informat...

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  6. Keypirinha icon

    Keypirinha

     213 likes
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    A lightning fast and flexible keystroke launcher for Windows. No installation required (portable). Extensible with Python3 plugins.

    156 Keypirinha alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    smart search
    Discontinued

    The latest version (2.26) was released in November 2020.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Configurable
    4.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Launcher
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Application Launchers
    5.  File Search
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Support for scripting
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Calculus solving

    Keypirinha VS Agui

     
  7. Alfred icon

    Alfred

     295 likes
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    Alfred is a productivity application for macOS, which boosts your efficiency with hotkeys, keywords and text expansion. Search your Mac and the web, and control your Mac using custom actions with the Powerpack.

    128 Alfred alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Alfred screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Application Launchers
    2.  Launcher
    3.  Workflow Automation
    4.  File Search
    5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Full-Text Search
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Cloud Sync

    Alfred VS Agui

     

    • Alfred is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Agui.

    • Alfred is Freemium and ProprietaryAgui is Free and Proprietary
  8. Wox icon

    Wox

     193 likes
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    Wox is a full-featured plugin-powered launcher that supports file and web searching.

    53 Wox alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Wox screenshot 1

    Wox Features

    1.  Application Launchers
    2.  Integrated Search

    Wox VS Agui

     
  10. Ulauncher icon

    Ulauncher

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    • Ulauncher provides instant search results. It also remembers your previous choices and automatically selects the best option for you.
    59 Ulauncher alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Dark theme

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Application Launchers
    3.  Integrated Search
    4.  Launcher
    5.  File Search
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Smooth
    12.  Legacy addons support

    Ulauncher VS Agui

     
  11. ueli icon

    ueli

     66 likes
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    Developed with the Electron framework, ueli is the type of tool that adopts simplicity, leaving out any unnecessary options and configuration settings. It creates an icon in the system tray at startup, where it sits silently throughout its runtime, without disturbing you with...

    79 ueli alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    ueli screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Application Launchers
    2.  File Search
    3.  Custom commands
    4.  Portable
    5.  Fast file and folder search
    6.  Launcher
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    ueli VS Agui

     
  12. Locate32 icon

    Locate32

     84 likes
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    Locate32 is software which can be used to find files from your harddrives and other locations. It works like updatedb and locate commands in Unix based systems. In other words, it uses databases to store information about directory structures and uses these databases in searches.

    72 Locate32 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Locate32 screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 3.1.11.8220a, released in May 2015, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    Locate32 Features

    1.  Auto Indexing

    Locate32 VS Agui

     
  13. TextSeek icon

    TextSeek

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    TextSeek is a professional full-text desktop search tool for Windows and MacOS. It supports PDF, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, RTF and other formats.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    TextSeek screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  Portable
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No registration required
    7.  In-document search

    TextSeek VS Agui

     
  14. Lookeen Desktop Search icon

    Lookeen Desktop Search

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    A fast and next-generation desktop search and productivity tool for standard and virtual desktops, for private and enterprise search requirements. Finds documents, outlook archives and e-mails, contacts, appointments, folders, etc.

    75 Lookeen Desktop Search alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Office Outlook
    Lookeen Desktop Search screenshot 1

    Lookeen Desktop Search Features

    1.  Indexed search
    2.  Outlook search

    Lookeen Desktop Search VS Agui

     
  15. CSearcher icon

    CSearcher

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    CSearcher is a simple and fast free non-indexing search program.

    Searching computer files and folders is rather common for every PC user daily. Using standard Windows Explorer solution for this has many disavantages: it's slow, uses lots of RAM and many times it does not fin.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • PT flagPortugal
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    CSearcher screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    This software hasn't been updated since October 2018.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    3.  Support for regular expressions
    4.  Search History
    5.  Non-Indexing search
    6.  Export to HTML
    7.  Export to XML
    8.  Export to CSV

    CSearcher VS Agui

     
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