Alfred Alternatives for Linux

Alfred is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Wox Launcher, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Alfred and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Alfred are Vicinae, Cerebro, ueli and Ulauncher.

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  1. Wox Launcher icon
     202 likes

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

    58 Wox Launcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
     
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    Wox Launcher vs Alfred Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    3

    The polish isn't there, looks like it was made 10 years ago. Kinda slow.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    -55

    Windows exclusively. Alfred is a Mac-only program.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Wox Launcher is Free and Open SourceAlfred is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Vicinae icon
     38 likes

    High-performance native launcher for Linux built with C++ and Qt delivers fast keyboard-driven system access, an efficient modular core, built-in modules, support for server-side React or TypeScript extensions, and reuse of Raycast extensions with minimal changes.

    53 Vicinae alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
     
  3. Cerebro icon
     59 likes

    Cerebro is an open source and free electron-based productivity software alternative to Alfred and Spotlight. It is focused on speed and good UI and UX. In most cases you don't even need to open another application, because you can see results right in Cerebro, like google...

    65 Cerebro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Cerebro vs Alfred Comments
    jtflynnz
    Positive
    0

    Customizable, nice collection of plugins, and cross platform. Some rough edges, but has advanced nicely onward.

    • Cerebro is Free and Open SourceAlfred is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. ueli icon
     73 likes

    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...

    85 ueli alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Ulauncher icon
     59 likes
    • Ulauncher provides instant search results. It also remembers your previous choices and automatically selects the best option for you.
    67 Ulauncher alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Ulauncher vs Alfred Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    -1

    Nice tool, love it! Perfect for Fedora users.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Ulauncher is Free and Open SourceAlfred is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Ulauncher is Lightweight and Privacy focusedAlfred is not according to our users
  6. Albert icon
     71 likes

    Albert is a C++/Qt based desktop agnostic keyboard launcher that helps you to accomplish your workflows in a breeze. Its goals are usability and beauty, performance and extensibility.

    65 Albert alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  7. Gnome Do icon
     177 likes

    GNOME Do allows you to quickly search for many items present on your desktop or the web, and perform useful actions on those items.

    93 Gnome Do alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. Rofi icon
     25 likes

    Rofi started as clone of simpleswitcher, written by Sean Pringle a popup window switcher roughly based on superswitcher. Simpleswitcher laid the foundations and therefor Sean Pringle deserves most of the credit for this tool.

    37 Rofi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. AI-powered assistant centralizing all data by searching files, folders, and cloud apps, creating custom automations, interacting with emails, calendars, and web, offering document summarization, organization, and content generation tools.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Walker icon
     6 likes

    Walker is a highly extendable application launcher that doesn't hold back on features and usability. Fast. Unclutters your brain. Improves your workflow.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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