SOL Alternatives

Apps similar to SOL include Microsoft PowerToys, which is free and open source. Other options are Vicinae, espanso, Flow Launcher and Raycast. You're spoiled for choice with Application Launchers like SOL: we list more than 50 alternatives for Mac, Linux, Windows, Android and iPhone.

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  1. Apptivate icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. 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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  3. Slik icon
     2 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. GrabThat icon
     1 like

    A local-first Windows desktop launcher and workflow booster that uses natural language to instantly connect you to your digital assets.

    51 GrabThat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. 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
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  6. Snip2Field is a Windows utility for anyone who copies data off invoices and PDFs. Press a hotkey, drag a box over an IBAN, amount, date or invoice number, and it runs OCR on just that region and copies the result — no retyping.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Orbit Dock Pro is a circular app launcher that opens right where your cursor already is.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. 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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  9. The fastest way to access everything in your browser: notes, automations, agents, links, snippets, and more. Browse 2× faster with command shortcuts.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
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    Tiny dynamic menu for Wayland.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  11. Promptzy icon
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    Every AI tool you use (ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Windsurf) has its own prompt and skill management. But they're completely siloed. Your prompts in Cursor don't travel to Claude Code. Your skills in one tool don't show up in another.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  12.  Like

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • AutoHotkey
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