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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  4. Hookmark icon

    Hookmark

     3 likes

    Instantly link and access files, emails, web pages, notes and tasks using contextual bookmarks, with robust, shareable links, bidirectional notes, deep linking within PDFs, Markdown support, URL clean-up, and all bookmarks stored privately on your Mac.

    65 Hookmark alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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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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    nwg-menu

     2 likes

    This code provides the MenuStart plugin to nwg-panel. It also may be used standalone, however, with a little help from command line arguments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. Fenn icon

    Fenn

     1 like

    Fenn is a powerful, AI-driven desktop search engine for macOS that makes your files instantly searchable—including videos, audio, PDFs, Word documents, Excel sheets, and images. Just type or upload an image to find exactly where any object, person, or concept appears.

    67 Fenn alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Fenn multimodal search
     
  10. Spotter icon

    Spotter

     6 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  12. Zazu icon

    Zazu

     15 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. B

    bemenu

     2 likes

    Dynamic menu library and client program inspired by dmenu.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  14. F

    fuzzel

     1 like

    Application launcher for wlroots based Wayland compositors, similar to rofi's drun mode.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Fuzzel, with transparency, on top of a browser window showing a diff of a fuzzel commit
     
  15. Catapult Launcher icon

    Catapult Launcher

     3 likes

    Catapult allows you to easily launch apps, open files and do basic calculations with a keyboard-driven user interface. Custom plugins and themes can be loaded dynamically.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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