194 Like Alfred Good alternative? YES NO Alfred is a quicklaunch application for Mac OS X, which aims to save you time in searching your local computer and the web. Freemium Mac No features added Add a feature
266 Like RocketDock Good alternative? YES NO 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... Free Windows No features added Add a feature Discontinued The program is no longer updated, but last version, 1.3.5, released in September 2008, can be still downloaded from the official website.
123 Like Docky Good alternative? YES NO Docky is a full fledged dock application that makes opening common applications and managing windows easier and quicker. Docky is fully integrated into the GNOME Desktop... Free Open Source Linux No features added Add a feature
53 Like Unity Good alternative? YES NO Unity is a shell interface for the Gnome desktop environment developed by Canonical Ltd for its Ubuntu operating system. It is designed to make more efficient use of... Free Open Source Linux Heads-Up Display Add a feature Discontinued Cannonical has announced that Unity will be discontinued in favour of Ubuntu 18.04 using GNOME. Article at https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/04/05/growing-ubuntu-for-cloud-and-iot-rather-than-phone-and-convergence/.
19 Like Plank Good alternative? YES NO Plank is meant to be the simplest dock on the planet. The goal is to provide just what a dock needs and absolutely nothing more. It is, however, a library which can be... Free Open Source Linux Intuitive Nodes XFCE support Add a feature
174 Like Gnome Do Good alternative? YES NO GNOME Do allows you to quickly search for many items present on your desktop or the web, and perform useful actions on those items. GNOME Do is inspired by... Free Open Source Linux No features added Add a feature Discontinued The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 0.95.3, released on November 2014, can be still downloaded from Launchpad.
54 Like ObjectDock Good alternative? YES NO 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 No features added Add a feature
70 Like Cairo-Dock Good alternative? YES NO A light, eye-candy, fully themable, MacOSX-like animated dock for any Linux desktop. Free Open Source Linux Xfce No features added Add a feature
32 Like True Launch Bar Good alternative? YES NO True Launch Bar is the unlimited version of the Free Launch Bar. True Launch Bar is a Superior replacement for the standard Quick Launch bar. All functions presented... Freemium Windows No features added Add a feature
20 Like ASuite Good alternative? YES NO ASuite is a simple application launcher to manage an unlimited number of files, folders and webpage for quick access. It is designed to work with removable storage (uses... Free Open Source Windows USB drives Add a feature
24 Like Winstep Nexus Good alternative? YES NO The Winstep Nexus Dock is a FREE professional dock for Windows. With Nexus, your most frequently used applications are only a mouse click away - and Nexus turns working... Freemium Windows No features added Add a feature
6 Like Hain Good alternative? YES NO Hain is an ALT + SPACE launcher for Windows that looks and works similar to Alfred. Free Open Source Windows No features added Add a feature
7 Like Flashlight Good alternative? YES NO The missing plugin system for Spotlight. Flashlight is an app that supercharges OS X's built-in search. Check the weather, search the web, send an iMessage, find an... Free Open Source Mac No features added Add a feature
31 Like XLaunchpad YES NO 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... Freemium $ $ $ Windows No features added Add a feature Discontinued The official website is no longer accessible, but has been archived by Internet Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20160327003239/http://www.xwidget.com/ 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
14 Like Circle Dock Good alternative? YES NO 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... Free Open Source Windows No features added Add a feature
