SOL Alternatives

SOL is described as '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' and is a application launcher in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to SOL for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, File Explorer and Safari apps. The best SOL alternative is Microsoft PowerToys, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SOL are espanso, Flow Launcher, Listary and Keypirinha.

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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.

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SOL alternatives page was last updated Aug 18, 2024
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  1. Lacona icon

    Lacona

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    Lacona is a docker app for Mac OSX that accepts natural language commands. Call up Lacona with a keyboard shortcut and type whatever you want to do. It gives intelligent suggestions as you type and then follows your orders.

    31 Lacona alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Lacona screenshot 1

    Lacona Features

    1.  Launcher

    Lacona VS SOL

     
  2. Unleash.so icon

    Unleash.so

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    Your productivity level just sprouted wings. Find what you need easily, across your cloud services from one place. Formerly known as ChaseApp.

    48 Unleash.so alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Unleash.so screenshot 1

    Unleash.so Features

    1.  In-app File Search

    Unleash.so VS SOL

     
  4. File Find icon

    File Find

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

    53 File Find alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    File Find screenshot 1

    File Find VS SOL

     
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    Raycast

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  6. Catapult Launcher icon

    Catapult Launcher

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    Catapult allows you to easily launch apps, open files and do basic calculations with a keyboard-driven user interface. Custom plugins and themes can be loaded dynamically.

    20 Catapult Launcher alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Catapult Launcher screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Launcher

    Catapult Launcher VS SOL

     
  7. Found icon

    Found

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    Found provides a lightning-fast, intuitive search experience that finds files across your Mac and personal cloud services, including Dropbox, Google Drive/Docs, and Gmail (attachments).

    26 Found alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Found screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    No longer supported actively and not available on Mac app store.

    Found Features

    1.  Launcher

    Found VS SOL

     
  8. Text Tools Pro icon

    Text Tools Pro

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    Send custom messages with a trigger. Want to quickly type out the current date in a specific format? Or do you want your emojis to replace your triggers? You can do it all cross platform with espanso but now on android too with this app!

    37 Text Tools Pro alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Text Tools Pro screenshot 1

    Text Tools Pro VS SOL

     
  10. Flashlight icon

    Flashlight

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    Flashlight gives you control over Spotlight. There are tons of options for customization so you can do things how you want to. Flashlight is designed to make enhancing Spotlight easy and enhance it's usefulness on macOS 10.9 and up.

    57 Flashlight alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Flashlight screenshot 1

    Flashlight Features

    1.  Launcher

    Flashlight VS SOL

     
  11. Apptivate icon

    Apptivate

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    A simple, beautiful hotkey manager. Launch applications, execute scripts, run automator workflows and open files or folders. All of this at the press of a key combination. Apptivate 2.0 introduces hotkey sequences, which are simply a sequence of key combinations.

    21 Apptivate alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Apptivate screenshot 1

    Apptivate VS SOL

     
  12. Salmon icon

    Salmon

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

    78 Salmon alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Spotlight for finder

    Salmon Features

    1.  Spotlight
    2.  Fast file and folder search
    3.  Folders
    4.  Filesystem

    Salmon VS SOL

     
  13. QRMirror icon

    QRMirror

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    QR Mirror is a revolutionary new way to launch files, folders and apps on your Mac with QR-Code.

    28 QRMirror alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    QRMirror screenshot 1

    QRMirror Features

    1.  Launcher
    2.  Personal-assistant
    3.  Workflow

    QRMirror VS SOL

     
  14. Slik icon

    Slik

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    Blazing fast, keyboard-driven, Apps and Web Apps launcher.

    8 Slik alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Slik screenshot 1

    Slik Features

    1.  Catalog
    2.  Launcher

    Slik VS SOL

     

  15. Rocket Launcher

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    Rocket Launcher is a task scheduler for Microsoft® Windows®. The application has a low memory footprint and is capable if launching any file, folder, website, or application you choose with the option of arguments.

    52 Rocket Launcher alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main window

    Rocket Launcher Features

    1.  Task Scheduling
    2.  Scheduling

    Rocket Launcher VS SOL

     
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