Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Contexts

Product categories

AI App Launcher Developer Tools Linux Mac Mac Tools Note Taking Open Source Productivity Utilities Window Manager Windows Tools

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Contexts are Rectangle, herbstluftwm, and AltTab. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

Rectangle Landing Page
1

Rectangle

Window management app based on Spectacle, written in Swift.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Mac Tools #Window Manager #Developer Tools 447 social mentions
herbstluftwm Landing Page
2

herbstluftwm

herbstluftwm is a manual tiling window manager for X11 using Xlib and Glib.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Window Manager #Linux #Utilities 8 social mentions
AltTab Landing Page
3

AltTab

Windows alt-tab on macOS
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Mac #Note Taking #Window Manager 9 social mentions
Raycast Landing Page
4

Raycast

Fastest way to control Jira, GitHub and other web apps
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Productivity #App Launcher #Mac 35 social mentions
i3 Landing Page
5

i3

A dynamic tiling window manager designed for X11, inspired by wmii, and written in C.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Window Manager #Linux #Open Source 89 social mentions
Lunar.fyi Landing Page
6

Lunar.fyi

Control monitor brightness, adapt using the ambient light sensor, adjust volume, switch inputs and turn off displays without fiddling with clunky buttons.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Freemium
- Free Trial
- $23.0 / One-off (Pro)
#Mac #Utilities #Productivity 77 social mentions
kindaVim Landing Page
7

kindaVim

kindaVim brings Vim motions in input fields and non input fields on macOS.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Productivity #Developer Tools #Tech 13 social mentions
Dash for macOS Landing Page
8

Dash for macOS

Dash is an API Documentation Browser and Code Snippet Manager. Dash searches offline documentation of 200+ APIs and stores snippets of code. You can also generate your own documentation sets.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Software Development #Productivity #API Tools 85 social mentions
react-cmdk Landing Page
9

r

react-cmdk

Build your dream command palette
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Productivity #Mac #Window Manager
Scroll Reverser Landing Page
10

Scroll Reverser

Scroll Reverser is a free app for Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Leopard that reverses the direction of...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Automation #Note Taking #Game Reviews 36 social mentions
Quicksilver Landing Page
11

Quicksilver

Quicksilver is a fast and free Mac OS X productivity application that gives you the power to control your Mac quickly and elegantly. Quicksilver learns your habits, making your everyday chores simple and efficient.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#App Launcher #Windows Tools #Mac 13 social mentions
Ditto Landing Page
12

Ditto

Easy to use interface; Search and paste previous copy entries; Keep multiple computer's clipboards in sync; Data is encrypted when sent over the network; Accessed from tray icon or global hot key; Select entry by double click, enter key or drag drop…
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Note Taking #Bookmarks #Clipboard Manager 60 social mentions