A lightning fast and flexible keystroke launcher for Windows. No installation required (portable). Extensible with Python3 plugins.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application types
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- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
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Spotlight AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Web Search Engines
The best Web Search Engine alternative to Spotlight is Keypirinha, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Spotlight and eight of them are Web Search Engines so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Web Search Engine alternatives to Spotlight are Fluent Search, ueli, Albert and RustCast.
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161 Keypirinha alternatives
128 Fluent Search alternativesFluent Search 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 application...
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87 ueli alternativesDeveloped 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 vs Spotlight Comments
- ueli is Free and Open Source
67 Albert alternativesAlbert is a C++/Qt based desktop agnostic keyboard launcher that helps you to accomplish your workflows in a breeze. Its goals are usability and beauty, performance and extensibility.
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Open-source launcher offering blazing speed, customisable interface, app launching, web search, built-in calculator, clipboard history, no native AI, and native macOS support, with Linux and Windows compatibility planned for future releases.
SupaSidebar is a macOS app that brings Arc's sidebar to every browser - one sidebar for tabs, bookmarks, files, and apps across Safari, Chrome, and even Finder.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
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iBar is like Spotlight but for the web — jump to any page in your browser history in a couple of keystrokes.
Access your files, programs, browser bookmarks, search engines and windows with a few key presses.
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As the words "Electron framework" would imply, it's a surprisingly large download at 100-150MB (install size may be larger still) and since it's essentially a web browser running in the background; it may not be a good choice for those short on disk space or trying to squeeze all the performance out of their system.