Start Alternatives

Start is described as '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' and is a application launcher in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Start for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, Homebrew and Wayland apps. The best Start alternative is Vicinae, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Start are Flow Launcher, Raycast, Alfred and Wox Launcher.

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  1. QuickKeyLauncher is a lightweight and fast Windows launcher that lets you open files, folders, and applications instantly using customizable keyboard shortcuts. It provides a simple grid-based interface where you can assign up to 40 items and launch them without navigating...

    53 QuickKeyLauncher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Leader Key icon
     10 likes

    This macOS tool leverages fighting game style key combinations to expedite app launches, execute commands, or even activate fun features like confetti, providing a faster alternative to launchers like Spotlight, Alfred, and Raycast. It supports customization and seamless integration with existing tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Albert icon
     70 likes

    Albert 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  4. Gnome Do icon
     177 likes

    GNOME Do allows you to quickly search for many items present on your desktop or the web, and perform useful actions on those items.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. Tinycast icon
     2 likes

    Lightweight native macOS launcher offering fuzzy search, app pinning, visible running apps, inline calculation and conversion, searchable clipboard history for text and images, per-app custom hotkeys, no telemetry, minimal resource use, and open-source simplicity.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  6. Filezo icon
     108 likes

    Windows utility for instant access to files, folders, and programs. Indexes and organizes recents, enables tagging, previews, hotkey launching, direct file operations, and integrates project-based file management while reducing reliance on Windows Explorer.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Keboard icon
     2 likes

    Floating macOS keyboard enables app and shortcut binding to any key, features customizable trigger key, theme and animation options, live previews for show and hide effects, quick access to automation workflows, single-tap AI tool launching, and Dock-free app launch.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Rofi icon
     25 likes

    Rofi started as clone of simpleswitcher, written by Sean Pringle a popup window switcher roughly based on superswitcher. Simpleswitcher laid the foundations and therefor Sean Pringle deserves most of the credit for this tool.

    41 Rofi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. SupaSidebar icon
     6 likes

    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Iwan Dock icon
     1 like

    Iwan Dock is a native macOS menu-bar launcher. Instead of a full-screen app grid or a cluttered Dock, your apps live in floating panels you can arrange, lock in place, summon when you need them, and hide when you don't.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. Spotlight icon
     22 likes

    Spotlight is the system-wide desktop search feature built into Apple's OS X operating system since version 10.4 (Tiger). Backed by an index of all items and files on the system, it's designed to allow the user to quickly locate a wide variety of items on the computer...

    116 Spotlight alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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