Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to LaunchBar

Product categories

AI App Launcher Automation Bookmarks Clipboard Manager Developer Tools Front End Package Manager LMS Mac Note Taking Productivity Windows Tools

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to LaunchBar are Keypirinha, Raycast, and dmenu. 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.

Keypirinha Landing Page
1

Keypirinha

A lightning fast and flexible keystroke launcher for Windows. No installation required (portable).
Pricing:
- Open Source
#App Launcher #Mac #Windows Tools 32 social mentions
Raycast Landing Page
2

Raycast

Fastest way to control Jira, GitHub and other web apps
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Productivity #App Launcher #Mac 35 social mentions
dmenu Landing Page
3

dmenu

dmenu is a dynamic menu for X, originally designed for dwm.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Mac #Productivity #App Launcher 22 social mentions
Quicksilver Landing Page
4

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
CerebroApp Landing Page
5

CerebroApp

Productivity booster with a brain
Pricing:
- Open Source
#App Launcher #Windows Tools #Mac 4 social mentions
Albert Landing Page
6

Albert

Omnilauncher for Linux to help you quickly find and run apps and do other useful things.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Automation #Robotics Process Automation #Mac 16 social mentions
Ulauncher Landing Page
7

Ulauncher

Fast application launcher for Linux. Custom shortcuts for web URLs and scripts.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#App Launcher #Windows Tools #Mac 29 social mentions
Clipy Landing Page
8

Clipy

Clipy is a clipboard extension for macOS.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Clipboard Manager #Bookmarks #Note Taking 10 social mentions
espanso Landing Page
9

espanso

An Open Source, Cross-platform Text Expander on steroids
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Writing Tools #Personal Productivity #Automation 96 social mentions
fzf Landing Page
10

fzf

A command-line fuzzy finder written in Go
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Note Taking #Productivity #LMS 215 social mentions
Homebrew Landing Page
11

Homebrew

The missing package manager for macOS
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Package Manager #Windows Tools #Front End Package Manager 877 social mentions
Focus Landing Page
12

Focus

New Tab page that gives you a moment of calm and inspires you to be more productive.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Time Tracking #Tool #Time Management 24 social mentions