bemenu Alternatives

bemenu is described as 'Dynamic menu library and client program inspired by dmenu' and is a application launcher in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to bemenu for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, Wayland and File Explorer apps. The best bemenu alternative is Listary, which is free. Other great apps like bemenu are Vicinae, Launchy, Alfred and Keypirinha.

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  1. Flashlight icon
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    Flashlight gives you control over Spotlight. There are tons of options for customization so you can do things how you want to. Flashlight is designed to make enhancing Spotlight easy and enhance it's usefulness on macOS 10.9 and up.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. Salmon icon
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    Salmon - Spotlight for Finder. Powerful search tool for files and folders with support for multiple selection. Powerful @modifiers to filter and sort.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Speedy icon
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    The power to quickly launch everything you need for your everyday work, multiple text clipboard capability, workflows handling and keyboard shortcuts creation.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Mini Run icon
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    A handy tool to start application by keyboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Application launcher, developed with sway and Hyprland in mind, but should also work with other wlroots-based Wayland compositors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
     
  6. iBar icon
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    iBar is like Spotlight but for the web — jump to any page in your browser history in a couple of keystrokes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7.  Like
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    Tiny dynamic menu for Wayland.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. Anyrun icon
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    A wayland native, highly customizable runner.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Rust
     
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    Rocket is an application launcher for KDE Plasma. It sorts all of your applications in a horizontal grid alphabetically, so you will always find what you are looking for at first glance. No more menu navigation, only scrolling.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
     
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