Rofi Alternatives

Apps similar to Rofi include Flow Launcher, which is free and open source. Other options are Alfred, Listary, Keypirinha and Ulauncher. Application Launchers like Rofi are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Mac, Linux, Windows, iPad and iPhone.

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  1. TinyStart icon
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    A tiny launcher for macOS, fast and focused on the essentials.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. Hookmark icon
     3 likes

    Instantly link and access files, emails, web pages, notes and tasks using contextual bookmarks, with robust, shareable links, bidirectional notes, deep linking within PDFs, Markdown support, URL clean-up, and all bookmarks stored privately on your Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3.  2 likes

    This code provides the MenuStart plugin to nwg-panel. It also may be used standalone, however, with a little help from command line arguments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. Fenn icon
     1 like

    Fenn is a powerful, AI-driven desktop search engine for macOS that makes your files instantly searchable—including videos, audio, PDFs, Word documents, Excel sheets, and images. Just type or upload an image to find exactly where any object, person, or concept appears.

    67 Fenn alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5.  2 likes

    Dynamic menu library and client program inspired by dmenu.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6.  1 like

    Application launcher for wlroots based Wayland compositors, similar to rofi's drun mode.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. File Find icon
     1 like

    A macOS file search utility that helps you find files easier.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Verve icon
     2 likes

    Verve is a lightweight and blazingly fast launcher for accessing and opening applications, files and documents. It serves as a replacement for popular tools such as Spotlight, Raycast, and Alfred, and is written in the Rust programming language using the Tauri Framework.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. Minimal app launcher offering custom tags, AI auto-categorization across 30+ categories, scrollable and resizable grid layout, keyboard shortcuts, dark mode, Safari web app support, menu bar toggle, and flexible visibility controls for efficient organization.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. This is a fork of Rofi with added support for Wayland via the layer shell protocol.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    Good alternative?
     
  11.  Like

    Terminal-based application launcher for Unix-like systems.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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  12. Application launcher, developed with sway and Hyprland in mind, but should also work with other wlroots-based Wayland compositors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
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