LaunchDeck: App Launcher Alternatives

LaunchDeck: App Launcher is described as 'Custom launch modes group apps and websites together for instant access via shortcut or click on macOS, supporting browser tabs, menu bar access, and minimal UI' and is a application launcher in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to LaunchDeck: App Launcher for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, KDE Plasma and Homebrew apps. The best LaunchDeck: App Launcher alternative is Vicinae, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like LaunchDeck: App Launcher are Raycast, Launchy, Alfred and Wox Launcher.

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  1. SOL icon
     6 likes

    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 (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. XMenu icon
     4 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Asyar icon
     2 likes

    Asyar is a fast, extensible, local-first command launcher for macOS, Windows, and Linux. No account. No cloud. No subscription. Just a blazing-fast launcher that stays entirely on your machine.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Start icon
     1 like

    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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • MacPaw Setapp
     
  6. Charmstone icon
     1 like

    The quicker switcher launcher for macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Scherlokk icon
     6 likes

    Performs high-speed file searches using a proprietary engine across built-in, portable, and network drives, including hidden and non-indexed files, supports detailed result filtering, provides file comparison, hex editing, autosave, advanced sorting, and multitasking.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Hookmark icon
     3 likes

    Instantly link and access files, emails, web pages, notes and tasks using contextual bookmarks, with robust, shareable links, bidirectional notes, deep linking within PDFs, Markdown support, URL clean-up, and all bookmarks stored privately on your Mac.

    65 Hookmark alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Lacona icon
     16 likes

    Lacona is a 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10.  2 likes

    This code provides the MenuStart plugin to nwg-panel. It also may be used standalone, however, with a little help from command line arguments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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