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...

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SOL alternatives page was last updated Apr 16, 2025
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  1. Rofi for Wayland icon

    Rofi for Wayland

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

    32 Rofi for Wayland alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    Rofi for Wayland screenshot 1

    Rofi for Wayland Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Window Switching

    Rofi for Wayland VS SOL

     
  2. nwg-drawer icon

    nwg-drawer

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

    52 nwg-drawer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    nwg-drawer screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No Tracking

    nwg-drawer VS SOL

     
  4. Fenn icon

    Fenn

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    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.

    52 Fenn alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Fenn multimodal search

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  6. tofi

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    Tiny dynamic menu for Wayland.

    25 tofi alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    tofi screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline

    tofi VS SOL

     

  7. nwg-menu

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

    51 nwg-menu alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    nwg-menu screenshot 1

    nwg-menu Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required

    nwg-menu VS SOL

     

  8. Compress

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    This is a tool for automatically creating typing shortcuts from a corpus of your own writing!

    37 Compress alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • AutoHotkey
    Compress screenshot 1

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  10. Quick App Launcher icon

    Quick App Launcher

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    Quick App Launcher (QAL) is a fast, minimalistic, customizable app launcher.

    37 Quick App Launcher alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Quick App Launcher screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Minimalistic
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Dark Mode

    Quick App Launcher VS SOL

     

  11. wofi

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    Launcher/menu program for wlroots based wayland compositors such as sway.

    54 wofi alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    wofi screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    This project is not being actively maintained. It does still receive some updates from time to time but nothing frequent.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free

    wofi VS SOL

     
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