tofi AlternativesApplication Launchers and other similar apps like tofi

tofi is described as 'Tiny dynamic menu for Wayland' and is a application launcher in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to tofi for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and File Explorer apps. The best tofi alternative is Listary, which is free. Other great apps like tofi are Station, Alfred, Keypirinha and Ulauncher.

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  1. Listary icon

    Listary

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    Listary is a revolutionary search utility for Windows that makes finding your files and launching applications blazing fast, for casual and power users alike!.

    116 Listary alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • File Explorer
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    • Listary is the most popular Windows alternative to tofi.

    • Listary is the most popular free alternative to tofi.

    • Listary is Freemium and Proprietarytofi is Free and Open Source
    • Listary is Customizabletofi is not according to our users
  2. Station icon

    Station

     112 likes
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    Station is the first open-source smart browser for busy people. A single place for all of your web applications.

    25 Station alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Brave
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    • Station is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to tofi.

    • Station is the most popular Open Source alternative to tofi.

    • Station is Free and Open Sourcetofi is also Free and Open Source
  4. Alfred icon

    Alfred

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    Alfred is a productivity application for macOS, which boosts your efficiency with hotkeys, keywords and text expansion. Search your Mac and the web, and control your Mac using custom actions with the Powerpack.

    131 Alfred alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • Alfred is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to tofi.

    • Alfred is Freemium and Proprietarytofi is Free and Open Source
    • Alfred is Customizabletofi is not according to our users
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    Albert

     70 likes
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    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.

    62 Albert alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
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  11. Rofi icon

    Rofi

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    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.

    35 Rofi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  12. Spotlight icon

    Spotlight

     22 likes
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    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...

    90 Spotlight alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Spotlight screenshot 1
     
  14. xlunch icon

    xlunch

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    Welcome! This is xlunch, the coolest graphical app launcher for Xorg/X11. It requires only pure Xlib and Imlib2. It allows you to run programs, commands, or simply select something out of a list using your mouse, keyboard, or both!

    2 xlunch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    xlunch as logout/restart/shutdown interface
     
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