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 Cerebro, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Alfred and 19 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Alfred are Albert, Station, Ulauncher and Gnome Do.

Alfred alternatives are mainly Application Launchers but may also be File Search Utilities or Clipboard Managers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Alfred.

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Alfred is a productivity application for macOS, which boosts your efficiency with hotkeys, keywords and text expansion....

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Cerebro
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
41 alternatives to Cerebro
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...
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Cerebro Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsCerebro can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Theme changing
Multiplatform Export
Launcher
Calculus solving
Electron based
Cerebro vs Alfred opinions
Almost everyone thinks Cerebro is a great alternative to Alfred.
jtflynnz
Customizable, nice collection of plugins, and cross platform. Some rough edges, but has advanced nicely onward.
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Albert
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Free • Open Source
Application Launcher
File Search Utility
Web Search Engine
Linux
Debian
Xfce
41 alternatives to Albert
Access everything with virtually zero effort. Run applications, open files or their paths, open bookmarks in your browser, search the web, calculate things and a lot more. See wiki for more information.
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Albert Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsAlbert can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
2. LightweightAlbert consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Firefox bookmarks
Search Bar
Launcher
Customizable
QT Based
Albert vs Alfred opinions
Almost everyone thinks Albert is a great alternative to Alfred.
Station
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Free • Open Source
Application Launcher
Instant Messenger
Mac
Windows
Linux
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Brave
26 alternatives to Station
Station is the first open-source smart browser for busy people. A single place for all of your web applications.
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Station Features
1. Ad-freeStation doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
App integration
Integrated Search
Slack client
Open API
Knowledge Management
Live Push Notifications
Team Messaging
Ulauncher
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Free • Open Source
Application Launcher
File Search Utility
Linux
43 alternatives to Ulauncher
- Ulauncher provides instant search results. It also remembers your previous choices and automatically selects the best option for you.
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Ulauncher Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsUlauncher can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Integrated Search
Launcher
Legacy addons support
Smooth
Ulauncher vs Alfred opinions
Almost everyone thinks Ulauncher is a great alternative to Alfred.
Guest
Nice tool, love it! Perfect for Fedora users.
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Gnome Do
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Free • Open Source
Application Launcher
Linux
78 alternatives to Gnome Do
GNOME Do allows you to quickly search for many items present on your desktop or the web, and perform useful actions on those items.
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Gnome Do Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsGnome Do can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Discontinued
The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 0.95.3, released on November 2014, can be still downloaded from Launchpad.

Gnome Do vs Alfred opinions
Most users think Gnome Do is a great alternative to Alfred.
Rofi
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Free • Open Source
Application Launcher
File Search Utility
Linux
17 alternatives to Rofi
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.
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Rofi Features
Window Switching
dmenu
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Free • Open Source
Application Launcher
Linux
71 alternatives to dmenu
dmenu is a dynamic menu for X, originally designed for dwm. It manages large numbers of user-defined menu items efficiently.
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Zazu
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
32 alternatives to Zazu
Zazu is a new open source productivity app, that allows developers to be in the drivers seat. Unlike other solutions, there is no built-in integrations, so every plugin has the full scope of what Zazu has to offer.
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Zazu Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsZazu can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Launcher
Electron based
Discontinued
Repo archived by authors. No updates or releases, and no recent commits. Based on obsolete versions of underlying tools/platform.

Zazu vs Alfred opinions
Most users think Zazu is a great alternative to Alfred.
jenstrio
It's works on Windows, Mac and Linux, has a lot of plugins and is fully extensible.
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Krunner
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Free • Open Source
Application Launcher
File Search Utility
Linux
BSD
73 alternatives to Krunner
KRunner is the launcher built into the Plasma desktop.
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Krunner Features
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Catapult Launcher
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Free • Open Source
Application Launcher
Linux
12 alternatives to Catapult Launcher
Catapult allows you to easily launch apps, open files and do basic calculations with a keyboard-driven user interface. Custom plugins and themes can be loaded dynamically.
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Catapult Launcher Features
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