Alternatives to Flashlight for all platforms with any license

Listary

Listary is a revolutionary search utility for Windows that makes finding your files and launching applications blazing fast, for casual and power users alike!.

Freemium $ $ $ Windows PortableApps.com Windows Explorer
Windows Explorer integration Export to Excel Integrated Search Portable ... Windows Explorer extension Add a feature

186 Like
Wox

Wox is a full-featured plugin-powered launcher that supports file and web searching. Since the local search is powered by Everything...

Free Open Source Windows
Program Launcher File-search Add a feature

111 Like
Alfred

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 OS X
Program Launcher File-search Add a feature

217 Like
Synapse

Synapse is a semantic launcher written in Vala that you can use to start applications as well as find and access relevant documents and files by making use of the...

Free Open Source Linux
Program Launcher File-search Add a feature

106 Like
Find And Run Robot

FARR also lets you quickly run web searches, send email, manipulate files, control on-screen windows, and much more. Build and share custom commands or install plugins...

Freemium Windows
Program Launcher Customizable Plugin API Portable Add a feature

101 Like
CerebroApp

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...

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux
Electron based Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Add a feature

27 Like
RecentX

RecentX is an innovative launcher that gives you instant access to your files, folders, programs, websites & clipboard history. It automatically remembers your...

Commercial Windows
Program Launcher File-search Bookmark History Clipboard monitoring ... Drag n drop Duplicate Files Finder Windows Explorer integration File tagging Folder-Search Folder Tagging Indexed search Local Search Portable Image Preview Tabbed interface Tag based Add a feature

92 Like
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. GNOME Do is inspired by...

Free Open Source Linux
Program Launcher Add a feature

175 Like
- Discontinued The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 0.95.3, released on November 2014, can be still downloaded from Launchpad.
LaunchBar

LaunchBar is a smart and powerful, keyboard driven productivity utility that lets you access and control every aspect of your digital life. Whatever you want to get done...

Freemium Mac OS X
Program Launcher Add a feature

38 Like
Hain

Hain is an ALT + SPACE launcher for Windows that looks and works similar to Alfred.

Free Open Source Windows
Program Launcher Electron based File-search Add a feature

10 Like
Avant Window Navigator

Avant Window Navigator (AWN/Awn) is a dock-like navigation bar for the linux desktop that positions itself at the bottom of the screen. It can be used to keep track of...

Free Open Source Linux
Program Launcher Add a feature

63 Like
Ulauncher

Fast application launcher for Linux. Custom shortcuts for web URLs and scripts. Extensions are coming soon.

Free Open Source Linux
No features added Add a feature

8 Like
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Krunner

Krunner is a multi-function command line menu for the KDE Plasma Desktop. At times, it almost seems as you could manage all your computing from Krunner. Among other...

Free Open Source Linux
Program Launcher Easy to add / edit categories File-search Add a feature

5 Like
Dunno

Dunno is a crowd-searching platform. Find bundles with results others have found useful. It's everything related to your search, selected by people who understand...

Free Mac OS X Web iPhone iPad
CrowdSourced Add a feature

7 Like
FSL Launcher

Tired of dozens of icons on your desktop? Try this simple, yet powerful & intuitive launcher to organize your shortcuts. Some features: Shortcuts management...

Free Windows Windows Explorer
Program Launcher Windows Explorer extension Add a feature

9 Like
- Discontinued The program is no longer updated. Last version, 1.1.4.4, released in 2012, can be still downloaded from the official website.