Lacona AlternativesApplication Launchers and other similar apps like Lacona

Lacona is described as 'Docker app for Mac OSX that accepts natural language commands. Call up Lacona with a keyboard shortcut and type whatever you want to do. It gives intelligent suggestions as you type and then follows your orders' and is a application launcher in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Lacona for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and BSD apps. The best Lacona alternative is Keypirinha, which is free. Other great apps like Lacona are Alfred, Wox, Ulauncher and Fluent Search.

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Lacona alternatives page was last updated May 27, 2025
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  1. Keypirinha icon
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    A lightning fast and flexible keystroke launcher for Windows. No installation required (portable). Extensible with Python3 plugins.

    155 Keypirinha alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The latest version (2.26) was released in November 2020.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Configurable
    4.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Launcher
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Application Launchers
    5.  File Search
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Support for scripting
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Calculus solving

    Keypirinha VS Lacona

     
    • Keypirinha is the most popular Windows alternative to Lacona.

    • Keypirinha is the most popular free alternative to Lacona.

    • Keypirinha is Free and ProprietaryLacona is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Keypirinha is Lightweight and CustomizableLacona is not according to our users
  2. Alfred icon
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    Alfred is a productivity application for macOS, which boosts your efficiency with hotkeys, keywords and text expansion. Search your Mac and the web, and control your Mac using custom actions with the Powerpack.

    127 Alfred alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Application Launchers
    2.  Launcher
    3.  Workflow Automation
    4.  File Search
    5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Full-Text Search
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Cloud Sync

    Alfred VS Lacona

     
    • Alfred is the most popular Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to Lacona.

    • Alfred is Freemium and ProprietaryLacona is also Freemium and Proprietary
  3. Wox icon
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    Wox is a full-featured plugin-powered launcher that supports file and web searching.

    52 Wox alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Wox Features

    1.  Application Launchers
    2.  Integrated Search

    Wox VS Lacona

     
    • Wox is the most popular Open Source alternative to Lacona.

    • Wox is Free and Open SourceLacona is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Ulauncher icon
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    • Ulauncher provides instant search results. It also remembers your previous choices and automatically selects the best option for you.
    58 Ulauncher alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Application Launchers
    3.  Integrated Search
    4.  Launcher
    5.  File Search
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Smooth
    12.  Legacy addons support

    Ulauncher VS Lacona

     
    • Ulauncher is the most popular Linux alternative to Lacona.

    • Ulauncher is Free and Open SourceLacona is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Ulauncher is LightweightLacona is not according to our users
  5. Fluent Search icon
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    Fluent Search is a fast and easy-to-use search application that lets you search for running applications, browser tabs, bookmarks, files, and more. Unlike Windows Start Menu, Fluent Search focuses on continuing existing work, it let you jump easily between running application...

    113 Fluent Search alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  File Search
    2.  Application Launchers
    3.  Custom search
    4.  Custom commands
    5.  Indexed search
    6.  Consistent UI
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Portable
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  No registration required

    Fluent Search VS Lacona

     
  6. ueli icon
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    Developed with the Electron framework, ueli is the type of tool that adopts simplicity, leaving out any unnecessary options and configuration settings. It creates an icon in the system tray at startup, where it sits silently throughout its runtime, without disturbing you with...

    78 ueli alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Application Launchers
    2.  File Search
    3.  Custom commands
    4.  Portable
    5.  Fast file and folder search
    6.  Launcher
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    ueli VS Lacona

     
  7. Cerebro icon
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    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 don't even need to open another application, because you can see results right in Cerebro, like google...

    57 Cerebro alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Cerebro Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Theme changing
    3.  Launcher
    4.  Electron based
    5.  Calculus solving
    6.  Multiplatform Export

    Cerebro VS Lacona

     
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    Designed for beginners and professionals alike, Monarch is a command center that makes it easier than ever to switch apps, run calculations, search clipboard history, take notes and more with only a single hotkey. No complicated setup or configuration required.

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Command palette

    Monarch Launcher VS Lacona

     
    • Monarch Launcher is the most popular commercial alternative to Lacona.

    • Monarch Launcher is Paid and ProprietaryLacona is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Monarch Launcher is LightweightLacona is not according to our users
  9. Spotlight icon
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    Spotlight is the system-wide desktop search feature built into Apple's OS X operating system since version 10.4 (Tiger). Backed by an index of all items and files on the system, it's designed to allow the user to quickly locate a wide variety of items on the computer...

    84 Spotlight alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Spotlight Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Indexed search
    3.  File preview

    Spotlight VS Lacona

     
  10. KRunner icon
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    KRunner is the launcher built into the Plasma desktop.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Support for scripting
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Launcher

    KRunner VS Lacona

     
  11. XMenu icon
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    XMenu adds one or more global menus to the right side of the menu bar. They give you access to your preferred applications, folders, documents, files, and snippets. Launch any application, or insert text snippets or URLs into your email messages or Pages documents with a single...

    76 XMenu alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Favorites
    6.  Sits in the MenuBar

    XMenu VS Lacona

     
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    Mage, originally a Raycast clone, is a lightweight and fast app launcher for Windows, built with Electron, Vite, and Vue 3. It features custom applications, live activities, a modern UI and a batteries-included SDK for developers.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Electron based

    Mage App Launcher VS Lacona

     
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