Tray Commander Alternatives

Tray Commander is described as 'Tray launcher that lets you gain quick access to your most frequently used applications and system commands via a customizable menu. Not only can you open applications and files, but also launch screen savers, shutdown, reboot your computer and much more, all' and is a application launcher in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Tray Commander for Windows, Linux, BSD, File Explorer and Mac. The best Tray Commander alternative is Keypirinha, which is free. Other great apps like Tray Commander are Executor, Gnome Do, Find And Run Robot and PStart.

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Tray Commander is a tray launcher that lets you gain quick access to your most frequently used applications and system...

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Tray Commander alternatives page was last updated Feb 28, 2023
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  1. Enso Launcher icon
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    Enso is dead simple to use. You just hold down the Caps Lock key and type an Enso command, which is displayed in a translucent overlay. Once the command is typed, you simply release the Caps Lock key to activate it, and the overlay disappears.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last version, Build 3268, released on 2008, can be still downloaded from Wayback Machine.

    Enso Launcher Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Enso Launcher VS Tray Commander

     
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    Portable Start Menu is a simple and free start menu application that can be installed on USB sticks or local PCs.

    45 Portable Start Menu alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • AT flagAustria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Portable Start Menu Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Launcher
    3.  Software Management

    Portable Start Menu VS Tray Commander

     
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    Mutate is a simple launcher inspired by Alfred for Ubuntu.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The last commit to the GitHub repo was on November 5th, 2015.

    Mutate Features

    1.  Launcher

    Mutate VS Tray Commander

     
  4. Promptu icon
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    Say goodbye to repetitive, time-consuming tasks, like hunting through your programs, folders, files, and bookmarks for the ones you need. Promptu lets you associate meaningful names with programs, folders, files, bookmarks, etc, and access them almost instantly from your...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Promptu Features

    1.  Launcher

    Promptu VS Tray Commander

     
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    Tired of digging into crowded Start Menu? JetStart offers you a quick access to categorized Start Menu shortcuts, recently launched programs and system commands.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    JetStart VS Tray Commander

     
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    Blaze is an application launcher that distinguishes from amongst the others by being able to automate recurrent tasks performed in the file-system or even any application on Microsoft Windows.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The latest version of Blaze (0.5.6.10 beta) has been released in April 2010.

    Blaze Launcher Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Launcher

    Blaze Launcher VS Tray Commander

     
  7. Skylight icon
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    Skylight is an experimental keyboard launcher. It lets you quickly find and open anything on your computer or the web. Start apps, documents or search websites with a few keystrokes, it even learns from your habits.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Skylight VS Tray Commander

     
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    Tray Commander is a multifunctional utility that lets you launch your frequently used programs, files, folders and documents directly from the system tray. It adds a single icon to the tray which, when clicked, displays a customizable menu that contains the shortcuts you...

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Tray Commander Lite Features

    1.  Launcher

    Tray Commander Lite VS Tray Commander

     
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    Fast and easy program launching and task switching, using just two consecutive keys to launch and switch to up to 40 different programs and/or files.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Program Picker VS Tray Commander

     
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    Terminal-based application launcher for Unix-like systems.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Works Offline

    Xstarter VS Tray Commander

     
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    File/Folder Launcher (FFLauncher) is a simple, very easy to use application specially designed to help you launch files and folders.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • ID flagIndonesia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer developed. Last version, released in August 2016, can be still bought from the official website.

    FCorp File/Folder Launcher Features

    1.  Support for Gestures
    2.  Portable
    3.  Launcher

    FCorp File/Folder Launcher VS Tray Commander

     
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    PortAL is very light portable software launcher which is based on hotkeys, menus and system tray icons.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Latest release v1.5.2 on May 12, 2019

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Software Management

    PortAL (Portable Application Launcher) VS Tray Commander

     
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