Zazu has been discontinued. Similar apps include Vicinae, which is free and open source. Other options are Raycast, Alfred, Wox Launcher and AppGrid for KDE. You're spoiled for choice with Application Launchers like Zazu: we list more than 25 alternatives for Mac, Linux, Windows, iPhone and iPad.
Cerebro is an open source and free electron-based productivity software alternative to Alfred and Spotlight. It is focused on speed and good UI and UX. In most cases you don't even need to open another application, because you can see results right in Cerebro, like google...
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FARR also lets you quickly run web searches, send email, manipulate files, control on-screen windows, and much more. Build and share custom commands or install plugins to add tons of new features, like live search features for your clipboard history and your internet bookmarks;...
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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.
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GNOME Do allows you to quickly search for many items present on your desktop or the web, and perform useful actions on those items.
Arc-like sidebar for all browsers. View or fuzzy search open tabs and bookmarks across browsers, one shortcut away.
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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...
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Quicksilver is a fast and free macOS productivity application that gives you the power to control your Mac quickly and elegantly.
Create customizable launch modes to group apps and websites on macOS, launch them instantly with shortcuts or menu bar access, open multiple browser tabs at once, streamline workflows for different contexts like work, design, or study, all in a minimal interface.
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Krunner is a multi-function command line menu for the KDE Plasma Desktop.
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Designed for beginners and professionals alike, Monarch is a command center that makes it easier than ever to switch apps, run calculations, search clipboard history, take notes and more with only a single hotkey. No complicated setup or configuration required.
If you ever liked tools like Raycast and Alfred, but wanted to own them and tweak them yourself, then SOL is the tool for you. All the affordances of complex tools now made open source.
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