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. Dragthing icon

    Dragthing

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    DragThing is the original dock designed to tidy up your Macintosh desktop.

    It puts all your documents, folders, and applications just a single click away. Highly flexible, it allows multiple docks, each customised to suit your exact needs.

    It stores frequently-used clippings su.

    66 Dragthing alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Discontinued

    Notice on https://www.dragthing.com/ of discontinuation as of 2019.

    Dragthing Features

    1.  Dock
    2.  Launcher

    Dragthing VS Spotter

     
  2. Folder Peek icon

    Folder Peek

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    Folder Peek lets you put one or more folders in the menu bar.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Folder Peek screenshot 1

    Folder Peek Features

    1.  Folder Hierarchy
    2.  Sits in the MenuBar
    3.  Sorting by folder
    4.  Nested Folders

    Folder Peek VS Spotter

     
  4. 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.

    50 Unleash.so alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Unleash.so screenshot 1

    Unleash.so Features

    1.  In-app File Search

    Unleash.so VS Spotter

     
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    Raycast

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  6. File Find icon

    File Find

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    File Find screenshot 1

    File Find VS Spotter

     
  7. Yal icon

    Yal

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    Access your files, programs, browser bookmarks, search engines and windows with a few key presses.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Yal screenshot 1

    Yal Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Launcher

    Yal VS Spotter

     
  8. Advanced Recent Access icon

    Advanced Recent Access

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    Advanced Recent Access is designed to see more properties of your recent used resources (files and directories). Key features: can see more properties of the recent resources, such as path, size, type, date modified and date created. And more.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Advanced Recent Access screenshot 1

    Advanced Recent Access VS Spotter

     
  10. Application Finder icon

    Application Finder

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    The Application Finder is a program to find and launch installed applications on your system, and quickly execute commands.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    Application Finder screenshot 1

    Application Finder Features

    1.  Dashboard

    Application Finder VS Spotter

     
  11. LaunchPanel icon

    LaunchPanel

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    LaunchPanel is a completely FREE application that allows you to quickly launch applications, open files and folders.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    LaunchPanel screenshot 1

    LaunchPanel Features

    1.  Launcher

    LaunchPanel VS Spotter

     
  12. Verve icon

    Verve

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    Verve is a lightweight and blazingly fast launcher for accessing and opening applications, files and documents. It serves as a replacement for popular tools such as Spotlight, Raycast, and Alfred, and is written in the Rust programming language using the Tauri Framework.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Verve screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Launcher

    Verve VS Spotter

     
  13. Search Text In Files icon

    Search Text In Files

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    Search Text In Files is an easy-to-use file search application for your computer. Search through plain-text files and PDF files using simple queries and this tool will quickly list the requested files.

    64 Search Text In Files alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • TR flagTürkiye

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Search Text In Files screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Full-Text Search

    Search Text In Files VS Spotter

     
  14. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Flashlight screenshot 1

    Flashlight Features

    1.  Launcher

    Flashlight VS Spotter

     
  15. FoxTrot Professional Search icon

    FoxTrot Professional Search

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    Search a comprehensive, centralized cache of all text found in your documents and other text-based files, including database and package files.

    43 FoxTrot Professional Search alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Mac
    FoxTrot Professional Search screenshot 1

    FoxTrot Professional Search Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  In-document search
    3.  Search metadata
    4.  Spotlight
    5.  Category Filters

    FoxTrot Professional Search VS Spotter

     
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