XMenu Alternatives

XMenu is described as 'Adds one or more global menus to the right side of the menu bar. They give you access to your preferred applications, folders, documents, files, and snippets. Launch any application, or insert text snippets or URLs into your email messages or Pages documents with a single' and is a application launcher in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to XMenu for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best XMenu alternative is Raycast, which is free. Other great apps like XMenu are Alfred, Listary, Wox Launcher and AppGrid for KDE.

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  1. CopyPaste Pro icon
     4 likes

    Clipboard Manager – Time Machine For Your Clipboard.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. Namely icon
     4 likes

    Namely is possibly the fastest way to open applications. And unlike some other launchers, it doesn't require any learning.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. aLaunch icon
     2 likes

    aLaunch is an application launcher of the types to access from menubar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
     
  4. Promptu icon
     5 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Typhoeus Hotkeys is an application that runs in your taskbar at all times, you can create "Hotkeys" which you can use in seconds by using your keyboard. Each hotkey is linked to a file, program or website and when activated opens the required object instantly saving...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. The Spotlight Search Metadata on your Mac is a truly remarkable thing. Given some text it is able to find all occurrences anywhere on the filesystem in the blink of an eye. At that this point your options are limited however.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
  8. FlowShelf icon
     1 like

    FlowShelf a free Mac app that turns your notch into a Dynamic Island and gives everything you copy, drop, or screenshot a temporary home.

    171 FlowShelf alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  9. DFind icon
     2 likes

    DFind lets you perform advanced file and folder searches on your Mac. Need to find all files containing a certain text? Need to find files created in the last hour? Need to find large files that take up all your disk space?

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. 8start Launcher is a combination of innovative Application Launcher, countdown and Tree Notes/Shortcuts/Favorites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11.  2 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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