Quick Search Box Alternatives

Quick Search Box is described as 'Google Quick Search Box is an open source search box that allows you to search data on your computer and across the web' and is a application launcher in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Quick Search Box for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, File Explorer and iPad apps. The best Quick Search Box alternative is Listary, which is free. Other great apps like Quick Search Box are Alfred, Keypirinha, Ulauncher and ueli.

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  1. LaunchBar icon
     46 likes

    LaunchBar is a smart and powerful, keyboard driven productivity utility that lets you access and control every aspect of your digital life. Whatever you want to get done on your Mac – with LaunchBar it’s only a few keystrokes away.

    54 LaunchBar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. 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
     
  3. XMenu icon
     5 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. Keybreeze icon
     10 likes

    Hotkey-activated desktop toolbar for launching files, folders, and websites, searching online resources, managing notes and reminders, pasting custom text, automating tasks with macros, handling clipboard history, performing calculations, and keeping windows on top.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Charmstone icon
     1 like

    The quicker switcher launcher for macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. 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
     
  7. Butler icon
     6 likes

    Butler's purpose is to ease all those routine tasks you do every day: controlling iTunes, opening programs and documents, switching users, searching for stuff on the web, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. SlickRun icon
     19 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9.  2 likes

    Dynamic menu library and client program inspired by dmenu.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. Salmon icon
     3 likes

    Salmon - Spotlight for Finder. Powerful search tool for files and folders with support for multiple selection. Powerful @modifiers to filter and sort.

    82 Salmon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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