Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Raycast

Product categories

App Launcher Automation Bookmarks Business Workflows Clipboard Manager Communication Developer Tools Front End Package Manager Mac Mac Tools Productivity Windows Tools

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Raycast are Keypirinha, Spotlight, and Quicksilver. 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
Spotlight Landing Page
2

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
Quicksilver Landing Page
3

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
4

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
espanso Landing Page
5

espanso

An Open Source, Cross-platform Text Expander on steroids
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Writing Tools #Personal Productivity #Automation 96 social mentions
Homebrew Landing Page
6

Homebrew

The missing package manager for macOS
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Package Manager #Front End Package Manager #Windows Tools 877 social mentions
Yippy Clipboard Manager Landing Page
7

Yippy Clipboard Manager

macOS Clipboard Manager
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Clipboard Manager #Mac #Communication 5 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
dmenu Landing Page
9

dmenu

dmenu is a dynamic menu for X, originally designed for dwm.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Mac #Productivity #App Launcher 22 social mentions
Maccy Landing Page
10

Maccy

Lightweight open-source clipboard manager for macOS
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Clipboard Manager #Mac #Productivity 49 social mentions
Lunar.fyi Landing Page
11

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
Ulauncher Landing Page
12

Ulauncher

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