Launchy Alternatives

Launchy has been discontinued. One of the most popular alternatives is Microsoft PowerToys, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are Flow Launcher, Alfred, Wox Launcher and Keypirinha. You're spoiled for choice with Application Launchers like Launchy: we list more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone.

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  1. Application launcher with bash-like completion. It's a simple program which provides a "run program" window, featuring a bash-like TAB completion. It uses GTK+ interface. Also, supports CTRL-R / CTRL-S / "!" for searching through history. Running commands.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  2. X1 Search icon
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    X1 offers next generation enterprise search, eDiscovery and desktop search for traditional and virtual environments

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  3. Qsel icon
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    Qsel is a "launcher" for frequently used programs, documents and web links.

    17 Qsel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  4. Wise HotKey icon
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    Launch applications and system tools, Control Panel items, folders on your computer, and website addresses using simple key combinations.

    48 Wise HotKey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Effective File Search (EFS) is a powerful but easy to use search tool. Search any files on your computer or local network with this effective software. EFS is a real replacement for the Windows Search utility. You can save a lot of time with this excellent file search tool.

    67 Effective File Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  6. Find Any File icon
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    Find Any File searches your local disks for files by name, creation or modification date, size, or type and creator code (not by content, though). As there are other tools with a similar search operation, here are the special features unique to Find Any File:

    87 Find Any File alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  7. Catapult allows you to easily launch apps, open files and do basic calculations with a keyboard-driven user interface. Custom plugins and themes can be loaded dynamically.

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    • Linux
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    Launcher that uses a terminal with a modified bash session.

    Bashrun2 is the second generation version of bashrun, an application launcher running a modified bash session in a small terminal window, providing all the well known bash features like tab-completion and history. Addi.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  9. LaunchNext icon
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    Bring your Launchpad back in macOS26+, highly customizable, powerful, free.

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    • Mac
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  10. FLauncher is a fast and lightweight program launcher for Windows with support for custom aliases, plugins, and more.

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    • Windows
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