Yal Alternatives

Yal is described as 'Access your files, programs, browser bookmarks, search engines and windows with a few key presses' and is a application launcher in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Yal for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and File Explorer apps. The best Yal alternative is Listary, which is free. Other great apps like Yal are Alfred, Raycast, Keypirinha and Wox Launcher.

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
     
  2. Phlo icon
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    Phlo is the quickest way to search your favorite websites.

    Phlo can be summoned with a global hotkey and in a few keystrokes it lets you jump right to the search results of anything that you need to lookup on any site.

    Key features:

    • Configurable global hotkey to launch Phlo.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  3. Salmon icon
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    Salmon - Spotlight for Finder. Powerful search tool for files and folders with support for multiple selection. Powerful @modifiers to filter and sort.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    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
     
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    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
     
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    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. DFind icon
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    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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Mini Run icon
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    A handy tool to start application by keyboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Speedy icon
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    The power to quickly launch everything you need for your everyday work, multiple text clipboard capability, workflows handling and keyboard shortcuts creation.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Finda icon
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    Finda finds things — windows, browser tabs, code editor buffers, browser history, apps, files, etc. — in under 16 milliseconds.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Electron / Atom Shell
     
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    Rocket is an application launcher for KDE Plasma. It sorts all of your applications in a horizontal grid alphabetically, so you will always find what you are looking for at first glance. No more menu navigation, only scrolling.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
     
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