Spotter Alternatives

Spotter is described as 'Productivity tool that allows to launch everything (e.g. switch the next song, connect Bluetooth device, set a timer, etc.) so you can stay focused on your current task' and is a application launcher in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Spotter for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Spotter alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like Spotter are Flow Launcher, Keypirinha, Alfred and DocFetcher.

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Spotter alternatives page was last updated Mar 18, 2025
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  1. LaunchyQt icon

    LaunchyQt

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    :rocket: Launchy project reactivated. Get the familiar feeling now! - samsonwang/LaunchyQt

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Launcher
    3.  Indexed search

    LaunchyQt VS Spotter

     
  2. Start icon

    Start

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    With start, the innovative launcher for macOS, you can open applications, documents, shortcuts, URLs, and folders in an instant. Say goodbye to clutter - start brings order and efficiency to your workflow.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • MacPaw Setapp
    Start screenshot 1

    Start Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Tag based
    6.  Support for Hotkeys

    Start VS Spotter

     
  4. EasyFind icon

    EasyFind

     37 likes
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    EasyFind is an alternative to (or supplement of) Spotlight to find files, folders, or contents in any file without indexing.

    57 EasyFind alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    EasyFind screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Full-Text Search

    EasyFind VS Spotter

     
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    Raycast

    Raycast revolutionizes Mac productivity with AI-driven task automation, command shortcuts, and customizable workflows. Create snippets, manage clipboard history, translate text, and maintain sync across devices. Discover day plan...

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  6. XMenu icon

    XMenu

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    XMenu adds one or more global menus to the right side of the menu bar. They give you access to your preferred applications, folders, documents, files, and snippets. Launch any application, or insert text snippets or URLs into your email messages or Pages documents with a single...

    77 XMenu alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    XMenu screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Favorites
    6.  Sits in the MenuBar

    XMenu VS Spotter

     
  7. KRunner icon

    KRunner

     15 likes
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    KRunner is the launcher built into the Plasma desktop.

    85 KRunner alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    KRunner screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Support for scripting
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Launcher

    KRunner VS Spotter

     
  8. Charmstone icon

    Charmstone

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    The quicker switcher launcher for macOS.

    24 Charmstone alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Charmstone screenshot 1

    Charmstone VS Spotter

     
  10. SOL icon

    SOL

     5 likes
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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    SOL screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Portable
    3.  Support for Gestures
    4.  Support for scripting
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Command palette
    8.  React
    9.  Spotlight
    10.  React Native
    11.  Launcher

    SOL VS Spotter

     
  11. Scherlokk icon

    Scherlokk

     6 likes
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    Scherlokk is a lightning fast file search utility build for precise and reliable search of every file which meets the search criteria.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SK flagSlovakia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Scherlokk screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Built-in viewer
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Full-Text Search
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  No registration required

    Scherlokk VS Spotter

     
  12. Hook icon

    Hook

     3 likes
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    Instantly access the information you need, without searching. Whether it’s in the Finder, email, on the web, in the cloud, a version-control system, almost anywhere. Link and retrieve it with Hook.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Hook VS Spotter

     
  13. Zazu icon

    Zazu

     15 likes
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    Zazu is a new open source productivity app, that allows developers to be in the drivers seat. Unlike other solutions, there is no built-in integrations, so every plugin has the full scope of what Zazu has to offer.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Zazu screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Repo archived by authors. No updates or releases, and no recent commits. Based on obsolete versions of underlying tools/platform.

    Zazu Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Launcher
    3.  Electron based

    Zazu VS Spotter

     
  14. CSearcher icon

    CSearcher

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    CSearcher is a simple and fast free non-indexing search program.

    Searching computer files and folders is rather common for every PC user daily. Using standard Windows Explorer solution for this has many disavantages: it's slow, uses lots of RAM and many times it does not fin.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • PT flagPortugal
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    CSearcher screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    This software hasn't been updated since October 2018.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    3.  Support for regular expressions
    4.  Search History
    5.  Non-Indexing search
    6.  Export to HTML
    7.  Export to XML
    8.  Export to CSV

    CSearcher VS Spotter

     
  15. Lacona icon

    Lacona

     16 likes
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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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Lacona screenshot 1

    Lacona Features

    1.  Launcher

    Lacona VS Spotter

     
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