Flow Launcher Alternatives

Flow Launcher is described as 'Dedicated to make your workflow flow more seamlessly. Aimed at being more than an app launcher, it searches, integrates and expands on functionalities. Flow will continue to evolve, designed to be open and built with the community at heart' and is a popular application launcher in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Flow Launcher for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Flow Launcher alternative is Microsoft PowerToys, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Flow Launcher are Listary, Vicinae, Alfred and Launchy.

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Flow Launcher alternatives are mainly Application Launchers, but if you're looking for File Search Utilities or Web Search Engines you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Flow Launcher.
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  1. Start icon
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    With start, the innovative launcher for macOS, you can open applications, documents, shortcuts, URLs, and folders in an instant. Say goodbye to clutter - start brings order and efficiency to your workflow.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • MacPaw Setapp
     
  2. Spotter icon
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    Productivity tool that allows to launch everything (e.g. switch the next song, connect Bluetooth device, set a timer, etc.) so you can stay focused on your current task.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Fenn icon
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    Fenn is a powerful, AI-driven desktop search engine for macOS that makes your files instantly searchable—including videos, audio, PDFs, Word documents, Excel sheets, and images. Just type or upload an image to find exactly where any object, person, or concept appears.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Lattix icon
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    Lattix is an advanced and fast resource launcher that lets you launch groups of apps, files, and websites in one click. It's built to boost your productivity and streamline your workflow.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    This is a fork of Rofi with added support for Wayland via the layer shell protocol.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
     
  6. SOL icon
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    If you ever liked tools like Raycast and Alfred, but wanted to own them and tweak them yourself, then SOL is the tool for you. All the affordances of complex tools now made open source.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Charmstone icon
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    The quicker switcher launcher for macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. SlickRun icon
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    SlickRun is a free floating command line utility for Windows. SlickRun gives almost instant access to any program or website. SlickRun allows you to create command aliases (known as MagicWords), so C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe becomes MAIL.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    It is very lightweight and does not have any file searching features. It simply serves as a keyword launcher, which makes it simple but effective.

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    • SlickRun is Free and ProprietaryFlow Launcher is Free and Open Source
  9. Hook icon
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    Instantly access the information you need, without searching. Whether it’s in the Finder, email, on the web, in the cloud, a version-control system, almost anywhere. Link and retrieve it with Hook.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Verve icon
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    Verve is a lightweight and blazingly fast launcher for accessing and opening applications, files and documents. It serves as a replacement for popular tools such as Spotlight, Raycast, and Alfred, and is written in the Rust programming language using the Tauri Framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Advanced Recent Access is designed to see more properties of your recent used resources (files and directories). Key features: can see more properties of the recent resources, such as path, size, type, date modified and date created. And more.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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