Alternatives to Appetizer for all platforms with any license

RocketDock

RocketDock is a Mac OS X dock clone. It provides a nice clean interface to drop shortcuts on for easy access and organization. With each item completely customizable...
- Discontinued The program is no longer updated, but last version, 1.3.5, released in September 2008, can be still downloaded from the official website. "It is true, RocketDock has been discontinued. [...] The app remains available on https://rocketdock.com, but is unsupported."
Free Windows
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ObjectDock

ObjectDock is a program that enables users to organize their shortcuts, programs and running tasks into an attractive and fun animated Dock. By allowing users to have...

Commercial Windows
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Freeter

Smartest way to work on your computer. Freeter is a productivity app that allows you to gather everything you need to work in one place and access them quickly and...

Freemium Mac Windows Linux
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True Launch Bar

True Launch Bar is a Superior replacement for the standard Quick Launch bar. All functions presented in Quick Launch are also in True Launch Bar. However, the True...

Commercial $ $ $ Windows
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Circle Dock

The idea behind Circle Dock is that the dock should appear where your mouse is instead of you having to move your mouse to the dock like with other programs. This is...
- Discontinued Project is dead since 2008. Have a look at the forum: https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=d4239krfp6h6ghtdigpph6v7o0&topic=42700.0
Free Open Source Windows
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FCorp My Quick Launch

Faster access to your favorite files, folders, programs, etc.
- Discontinued The program is no longer developed. Last version, released in August 2016, can be still bought from the official website.
Commercial Windows
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XLaunchpad

XLaunchpad gives you instant access to all your shortcuts. Arrange apps in XLaunchpad any way you like by dragging icons to different locations or by grouping apps in...
- Warning XLaunchPad setup installs adware extensions for browsers. VirusTotal result: https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/2a8eca9357cfae211564426dc461832ca2de70a9318ecba0468c4586fc4f4ffc/analysis/1426619620/ WOT comments: https://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/xwidget.com
Freemium $ $ $ Windows
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MadAppLauncher

A simple application launcher. It is very fast and easy to use. It is unlike your common dock or menu launcher. It introduces several different features such as QWERTY...
- Discontinued The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 1.10.0.0, released on March 26, 2013, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Free Open Source Windows
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FlashTray Pro

Flashtray - Our system tray application launcher and macro tool makes you work more efficiently by automating a lot of repetitive keyboard tasks by using custom macros...

Free Windows
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Sideslide

SideSlide is an advanced, portable, unobtrusive, dockable, skinnable, instantly accessible, highly configurable Desktop Extension on Steroids! Clean desktop clutter and...

Free Windows
Multitasking Portable Add a feature

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Dock

In OS X, the Dock is used as a repository for any program or file in the operating system. It can hold any number of items and resizes them dynamically to fit while...

Commercial Mac
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CLaunch

You are free to choose double-click on the desktop and move mouse to the corner of the screen, such as a hot key, how to display more than 100. Since the issue...

Free Windows
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MaxLauncher

MaxLauncher is a simple tabbed launcher that was designed to reduce the amount of time to find and run a program. It is capable of creating multiple data files, each of...

Free Open Source Windows
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FCorp My Suite

My Suite is a lightweight Windows application whose purpose is to help you create a user-defined list with programs that can be run with minimum effort. It comes in...
- Discontinued The program is no longer developed. Last version, released in August 2016, can be still bought from the official website.
Commercial Windows
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LaunchBar by Lerup.com

LaunchBar is a small Windows freeware program that mimics the behavior of the dockable QuickLaunch toolbar that was available in all Windows versions before Windows 7.

Free Open Source Windows
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