Raycast Alternatives for Windows

Raycast is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is Keypirinha, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Raycast and 15 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Raycast are Wox, Station, ueli and Flow Launcher.

Raycast alternatives are mainly Application Launchers but may also be File Search Utilities or Web Search Engines. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Raycast.

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Raycast

Freemium • Proprietary
Application Launcher
Mac

Raycast lets you control your tools with a few keystrokes. It’s designed to keep you focused.

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Keypirinha
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Free • Proprietary
Application Launcher
File Search Utility
Web Search Engine
Windows
154 Keypirinha alternatives
A lightning fast and flexible keystroke launcher for Windows. No installation required (portable). Extensible with Python3 plugins.
- - Keypirinha is the most popular Windows alternative to Raycast.
- - Keypirinha is the most popular free alternative to Raycast.
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Keypirinha Features
1. LightweightKeypirinha consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableKeypirinha can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsKeypirinha can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
4. Ad-freeKeypirinha doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
5. Works OfflineKeypirinha can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
6. Dark ModeKeypirinha supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
7. Support for scriptingKeypirinha supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
8. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of Keypirinha.
Customizable
Launcher
Configurable
Calculus solving
Wox
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Free • Open Source
Application Launcher
File Search Utility
Web Search Engine
Windows
48 Wox alternatives
Wox is a full-featured plugin-powered launcher that supports file and web searching.
- - Wox is the most popular Open Source alternative to Raycast.
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Wox Features
Integrated Search
Discontinued
No stables releases since Feb 24, 2018.No pre-releases since May 25, 2020.2 years without any public development and 4 years without any releases is essentially discontinued, IMHO.
Station
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Free • Open Source
Application Launcher
Tab Manager
Instant Messenger
Mac
Windows
Linux
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Brave
28 Station alternatives
Station is the first open-source smart browser for busy people. A single place for all of your web applications.
- - Station is the most popular Linux alternative to Raycast.
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Station Features
1. Ad-freeStation doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
App integration
Slack client
Integrated Search
Open API
Knowledge Management
Live Push Notifications
Team Messaging
Comments about Station as a Alternative to Raycast
pros, cons and recent comments
Guest
Raycast is a Spotlight-like app while Station just hurdles together some tabs in an in-app fashion, they're not similar at all
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ueli
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Free • Open Source
Application Launcher
File Search Utility
Web Search Engine
Mac
Windows
73 ueli alternatives
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...
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ueli Features
1. Portableueli can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Extensible by Plugins/Extensionsueli can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Custom commands
Fast file and folder search
Launcher
Comments about ueli as a Alternative to Raycast
pros, cons and recent comments
Nick Scientist
Not as stable as Raycast, missing some features too.
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Flow Launcher
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Free • Open Source
Application Launcher
File Search Utility
Windows
23 Flow Launcher alternatives
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.
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Flow Launcher Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsFlow Launcher can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
2. PortableFlow Launcher can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Ad-freeFlow Launcher doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. LightweightFlow Launcher consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
5. Dark ModeFlow Launcher supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
6. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Flow Launcher without registration.
Customizable
Indexed search
Cerebro
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
42 Cerebro alternatives
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...
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Cerebro Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsCerebro can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Theme changing
Multiplatform Export
Launcher
Calculus solving
Electron based
Fluent Search
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Free • Proprietary
Application Launcher
File Search Utility
Web Search Engine
Windows
85 Fluent Search alternatives
Fluent Search (beta) 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...
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Fluent Search Features
1. Dark ModeFluent Search supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
2. Ad-freeFluent Search doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. LightweightFluent Search consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
4. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsFluent Search can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Custom search
Custom commands
Indexed search
Consistent UI
Executor
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Free • Proprietary
Application Launcher
Windows
46 Executor alternatives
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.
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Executor Features
1. PortableExecutor can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Customizable
RecentX
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Paid • Proprietary
File Search Utility
Application Launcher
Clipboard Manager
Windows
270 RecentX alternatives
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.
- - RecentX is the most popular commercial alternative to Raycast.
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RecentX Features
1. File TaggingRecentX can organize and highlight your files with tags and labels.
2. Windows Explorer ExtensionRecentX can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
3. PortableRecentX can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Tagging
Indexed search
Folder-Search
Tabbed interface
Clipboard monitoring
Image Preview
Tag based
Folder Tagging
Bookmark History
Local Search
Zazu
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
33 Zazu alternatives
Zazu is a new open source productivity app, that allows developers to be in the drivers seat. Unlike other solutions, there is no built-in integrations, so every plugin has the full scope of what Zazu has to offer.
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Zazu Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsZazu can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Launcher
Electron based
Discontinued
Repo archived by authors. No updates or releases, and no recent commits. Based on obsolete versions of underlying tools/platform.
Unleash.so
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Paid • Proprietary
Application Launcher
File Search Utility
Mac
Windows
Linux
42 Unleash.so alternatives
Unleash.so brings all the scattered pieces of data from your cloud and computer right to you. You can search across your workspace, launch web pages and take quick actions from one search bar, such as: RSVP events, start AWS instances and more.
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Unleash.so Features
In-app File Search
TextSeek
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Paid • Proprietary
File Search Utility
Mac
Windows
Linux
94 TextSeek alternatives
TextSeek is a professional full-text desktop search tool. Unlike the filename search tool like Everything and Listary, TextSeek can search filename and file content easily and quickly. It supports PDF, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, RTF and other formats.
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TextSeek Features
1. PortableTextSeek can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. No TrackingTextSeek will not track you or use your personal data.
3. Privacy focusedTextSeek is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
4. Ad-freeTextSeek doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
5. Full-Text SearchTextSeek lets you search for specific words or phrases from inside a document or database.
6. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in TextSeek without registration.
7. LightweightTextSeek consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
In-document search