Raycast AlternativesApplication Launchers & File Search Utilities like Raycast

Raycast is described as 'Access tools with shortcuts, automate tasks with AI, and streamline productivity with Raycast's powerful Mac app. Enhance efficiency with snippets, quicklinks, and integrated commands' and is a popular application launcher in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Raycast for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, Web-based and Google Chrome apps. The best Raycast alternative is Microsoft PowerToys, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Raycast are Flow Launcher, Vicinae, Alfred and Keypirinha.

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  1. Microsoft PowerToys icon

    Microsoft PowerToys

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    Open-source utilities for Windows include FancyZones for window management, PowerRename for bulk renaming, and Keyboard Manager for custom shortcuts. Ad-free, supports multi-monitor setups, no registration needed, lightweight resource usage, and works offline.

    64 Microsoft PowerToys alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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    Comments about Microsoft PowerToys as an Alternative to Raycast
    Gwrvan Barré
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    Vicinae is more like Raycast than PowerToys. And it doesn't come from Microsoft??????.

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    • Most users think Microsoft PowerToys is a great Raycast alternative.

    • Microsoft PowerToys is the most popular Windows alternative to Raycast.

    • Microsoft PowerToys is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Raycast.

    • Microsoft PowerToys is Free and Open SourceRaycast is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Flow Launcher

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    Dedicated to make your workflow flow more seamlessly. Aimed at being more than an app launcher, it searches, integrates and expands on functionalities. Flow will continue to evolve, designed to be open and built with the community at heart.

    44 Flow Launcher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Chocolatey
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    Comments about Flow Launcher as an Alternative to Raycast
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    It is very basic and doesn't have all the features

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    Flow Launcher is just a launcher, clean, fast and won't get flagged as malware. Raycast is kinda overkill for me.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Flow Launcher is a great Raycast alternative.

    • Flow Launcher is Free and Open SourceRaycast is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Vicinae icon

    Vicinae

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    High-performance native launcher for Linux built with C++ and Qt delivers fast keyboard-driven system access, an efficient modular core, built-in modules, support for server-side React or TypeScript extensions, and reuse of Raycast extensions with minimal changes.

    51 Vicinae alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
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    Comments about Vicinae as an Alternative to Raycast
    Gwrvan Barré
    Positive
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    Looks like they took inspiration from Raycast. It have Linux support and is open-source. It's the best alternative to Raycast !

    Xan Surnamehere
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    I like Vicinae because it supports Linux desktops! It's also very easy to use.

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    • Vicinae is the most popular Linux alternative to Raycast.

    • Vicinae is Free and Open SourceRaycast is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Alfred

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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.

    131 Alfred alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Comments about Alfred as an Alternative to Raycast
    Nick Scientist
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    Raycast is just plain better and free.

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

    • Alfred is Freemium and ProprietaryRaycast is also Freemium and Proprietary
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    Fluent Search

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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...

    123 Fluent Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    ueli

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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...

    83 ueli alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about ueli as an Alternative to Raycast
    Nick Scientist
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    Not as stable as Raycast, missing some features too.

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    • ueli is Free and Open SourceRaycast is Freemium and Proprietary
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    WindowSill

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    AI-powered command bar for Windows 10 and 11 unifies productivity tools with media and browser controls, clipboard history, reminders, image batching, QR code generation, customizable extensions, and an AI writing assistant for rewriting, translation, and grammar.

    20 WindowSill alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    Cerebro

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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...

    63 Cerebro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  15. Clipboard History IO icon

    Clipboard History IO

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    Access, manage, and sync your clipboard from any device.

    60 Clipboard History IO alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    • Clipboard History IO is the most popular Web-based alternative to Raycast.

    • Clipboard History IO is Free and Open SourceRaycast is Freemium and Proprietary
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