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  1. Keypirinha icon
    Keypirinha icon

    Keypirinha

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    A lightning fast and flexible keystroke launcher for Windows. No installation required (portable). Extensible with Python3 plugins.

    155 Keypirinha alternatives
    smart search

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    customizable interface
    math expressions evaluator
    +2
    base converter

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Support for Themes
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Launcher
    3.  Application Launchers
    4.  File Search
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Support for scripting
    7.  Calculus solving
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    Comments about Keypirinha as an Alternative to Launchy
     
    Guest

    It's fast and flexible. It has a SublimeText look'n'feel. Love it!

    Positive comment •Jun 27, 2016
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    Guest

    A bit faster, more powerful to configure

    Positive comment •Nov 20, 2018
    4
    Guest

    great! super fast and configurable!

    Positive comment •Mar 15, 2016
    1
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    • Almost everyone thinks Keypirinha is a great Launchy alternative.

    • Keypirinha is Free and ProprietaryLaunchy is Free and Open Source
    • Keypirinha is Lightweight and CustomizableLaunchy is not according to our users
  2. Wox icon
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    Wox

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    Wox is a full-featured plugin-powered launcher that supports file and web searching.

    48 Wox alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Wox Features

    1.  Application Launchers
    2.  Integrated Search
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    +1
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    Wox iconLaunchy Icon

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    Comments about Wox as an Alternative to Launchy
     
    Guest

    Perfect Drop in replacement to launchy and the developer is quite active in maintaining

    Positive comment •Mar 6, 2016
    -2
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    • Almost everyone thinks Wox is a great Launchy alternative.

    • Wox is Free and Open SourceLaunchy is also Free and Open Source
  4. Albert icon
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    Albert

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    Albert is a C++/Qt based desktop agnostic keyboard launcher that helps you to accomplish your workflows in a breeze. Its goals are usability and beauty, performance and extensibility.

    55 Albert alternatives
    Apps

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Arch wiki
    Calculator (Qalculate)
    +9
    Clipboard history

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Lightweight
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  No registration required

    Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Autocompletion
    4.  Currency Conversion
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Support for scripting
    7.  Firefox bookmarks
    8.  Search Bar
    9.  Launcher
    10.  QT Based
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  5. RecentX icon
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    RecentX

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    RecentX is an innovative launcher that gives you instant access to your files, folders, programs, websites & clipboard history. It automatically remembers your favorite & recent items so that you can launch them even faster.

    284 RecentX alternatives
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    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    +7
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    Top RecentX Features

    1.  File Tagging
    2.  Windows Explorer Extension
    3.  Portable
    4.  Tagging
    5.  Indexed search
    6.  Folder-Search
    7.  Tabbed interface
    8.  Clipboard monitoring
    9.  Image Preview
    10.  Tag based
    11.  Folder Tagging
    12.  Bookmark History
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    • RecentX is the most popular commercial alternative to Launchy.

    • RecentX is Paid and ProprietaryLaunchy is Free and Open Source
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    Yal

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    Access your files, programs, browser bookmarks, search engines and windows with a few key presses.

    59 Yal alternatives
    Yal screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Yal Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Launcher
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    +9
    Yal screenshot 3
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  7. Skylight icon
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    Skylight

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    Skylight is an experimental keyboard launcher. It lets you quickly find and open anything on your computer or the web. Start apps, documents or search websites with a few keystrokes, it even learns from your habits.

    38 Skylight alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    +4
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    Skylight iconLaunchy Icon

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