Raycast Alternatives

Raycast is described as 'Lets you control your tools with a few keystrokes. It’s designed to keep you focused' and is a application launcher in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Raycast for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best Raycast alternative is Microsoft PowerToys, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Raycast are Keypirinha, Alfred, Flow Launcher and Wox.

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Raycast alternatives are mainly Application Launchers but may also be File Search Utilities or Web Search Engines.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Raycast.
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Raycast alternatives page was last updated Nov 20, 2024
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  1. Kerlig icon
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    Kerlig

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    Kerlig for macOS brings AI to any app. It's your in-context AI writing assistant. No subscriptions. Works with OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Groq.

    19 Kerlig alternatives
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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Kerlig Features

    1.  AI Summarization
    2.  AI-Powered
    3.  OpenAPI integration
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    Kerlig iconRaycast Icon

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    • Kerlig is the most popular commercial alternative to Raycast.

    • Kerlig is Paid and Open SourceRaycast is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Gnome Do icon
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    Gnome Do

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    GNOME Do allows you to quickly search for many items present on your desktop or the web, and perform useful actions on those items.

    84 Gnome Do alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
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    Discontinued

    The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 0.95.3, released on November 2014, can be still downloaded from Launchpad.

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  4. Monarch Launcher icon
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    Monarch Launcher

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    Designed for beginners and professionals alike, Monarch is a command center that makes it easier than ever to switch apps, run calculations, search clipboard history, take notes and more with only a single hotkey. No complicated setup or configuration required.

    54 Monarch Launcher alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Command palette
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  5. Spotlight icon
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    Spotlight

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    Spotlight is the system-wide desktop search feature built into Apple's OS X operating system since version 10.4 (Tiger). Backed by an index of all items and files on the system, it's designed to allow the user to quickly locate a wide variety of items on the computer...

    78 Spotlight alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Indexed search
    2.  File preview
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  6. Findr icon
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    Findr

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    AI-powered search that works across apps. Get instant answers to all questions with references to your app sources.

    20 Findr alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Findr Features

    1.  AI-Powered
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    Findr iconRaycast Icon

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    • Findr is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to Raycast.

    • Findr is Freemium and ProprietaryRaycast is also Freemium and Proprietary
  7. Executor icon
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    Executor

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    A multi purpose launcher and more advanced and customizable freeware windows run replacement and more. Executor is available also as a portable app and can be integrated in LiberKey.

    48 Executor alternatives
    Executor screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Executor Features

    1.  Portable
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  9. Dropbox Dash icon
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    Dropbox Dash

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    Meet Dash, your personal universal search tool. Search all your apps. All your tabs. All in one place.

    29 Dropbox Dash alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
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    Dropbox Dash Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  AI-Powered
    3.  Search-tools
    4.  Fast file and folder search
    5.  Multiple files searching engines
    6.  In-document search
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  10. 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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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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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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  11. XMenu icon
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    XMenu

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    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...

    74 XMenu alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Favorites
    6.  Sits in the MenuBar
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  12. Krunner icon
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    Krunner

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    KRunner is the launcher built into the Plasma desktop.

    82 Krunner alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Support for scripting
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Launcher
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  13. dmenu icon
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    dmenu

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    dmenu is a dynamic menu for X, originally designed for dwm. It manages large numbers of user-defined menu items efficiently.

    74 dmenu alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Launcher
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  14. Charmstone icon
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    Charmstone

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    The quicker switcher launcher for macOS.

    64 Charmstone alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Charmstone iconRaycast Icon

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