8start Launcher is a combination of innovative Application Launcher, countdown and Tree Notes/Shortcuts/Favorites.
dmenu Alternatives
dmenu is described as 'Dynamic menu for X, originally designed for dwm. It manages large numbers of user-defined menu items efficiently' and is a application launcher in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to dmenu for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, File Explorer and Wayland apps. The best dmenu alternative is Vicinae, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like dmenu are Listary, Alfred, Raycast and Keypirinha.
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Typhoeus Hotkeys is an application that runs in your taskbar at all times, you can create "Hotkeys" which you can use in seconds by using your keyboard. Each hotkey is linked to a file, program or website and when activated opens the required object instantly saving...
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
32 Rofi for Wayland alternativesThis is a fork of Rofi with added support for Wayland via the layer shell protocol.
[Last update was released on 05 Oct 2007, but you can download it from Softpedia.com on http://www.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Enhancements/Other-Desktop-Enhancements/LaunchTab.shtml ]
AddToRun is a small utility that will allow you to open any file or application from the Start Menu's Run Command dialog box (WIN+R). It has a very simple interface which will allow you to select a file and assign it an alias or friendly name.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
Launch Box is generally an application launcher. It's very influenced by Quicksilver for Mac OSX. Remember that this is only a first release so don't get your hopes up too much. Launch Box is written for the GNOME 2.10 platform and depends on GTK+ 2.
Tired of digging into crowded Start Menu? JetStart offers you a quick access to categorized Start Menu shortcuts, recently launched programs and system commands.
A user-friendly graphical shell with tons of features that empowers non-technical people to do complicated stuff faster than ever before with simple, natural commands. Opening, Quiting, Installing or Uninstalling apps is now a breeze.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Launcher that uses a terminal with a modified bash session.
Bashrun2 is the second generation version of bashrun, an application launcher running a modified bash session in a small terminal window, providing all the well known bash features like tab-completion and history. Addi.
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