Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Launchy

Launchy

Launchy is a cross platform app launcher that also launches documents, folders and web browser bookmarks.

Product categories

App Launcher Automation Business Workflows Command Line Tools Developer Tools File Manager IT Automation Mac Note Taking Open Source Productivity Windows Tools

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Launchy are Keypirinha, Ulauncher, and CerebroApp. 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
Ulauncher Landing Page
2

Ulauncher

Fast application launcher for Linux. Custom shortcuts for web URLs and scripts.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#App Launcher #Windows Tools #Mac 29 social mentions
CerebroApp Landing Page
3

CerebroApp

Productivity booster with a brain
Pricing:
- Open Source
#App Launcher #Windows Tools #Mac 4 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
Albert Landing Page
5

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
Spotlight Landing Page
6

Spotlight

With Spotlight, you can find apps, documents, and other files on your Mac. And with Spotlight Suggestions, you can also get news, sports, movies, weather, and more.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Productivity #App Launcher #Mac 5 social mentions
Raycast Landing Page
7

Raycast

Fastest way to control Jira, GitHub and other web apps
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Productivity #App Launcher #Mac 36 social mentions
Flow launcher Landing Page
8

Flow launcher

Quick file search & app launcher for Windows with community-made plugins
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Productivity #App Launcher #Mac
AutoHotkey Landing Page
9

AutoHotkey

The ultimate automation scripting language for Windows.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Windows Tools #Scripts #Automation 38 social mentions
Workspaces to Dock Landing Page
10

WD

Workspaces to Dock

Transform Gnome Shell's overview workspaces into an intelligent dock.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#App Launcher #Productivity #Note Taking
kupfer Landing Page
11

kupfer

Kupfer is a command tool heavily inspired by https://alternativeto.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Productivity #App Launcher #Mac 2 social mentions
Open Source @IFTTT Landing Page
12

Open Source @IFTTT

A collection of IFTTT OSS projects.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Open Source #Developer Tools #Productivity