Albert Alternatives

Albert is described as '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' and is a popular application launcher in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Albert for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, BSD and iPad apps. The best Albert alternative is Vicinae, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Albert are Alfred, Raycast, Keypirinha and Wox Launcher.

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  1. Mage, originally a Raycast clone, is a lightweight and fast app launcher for Windows, built with Electron, Vite, and Vue 3. It features custom applications, live activities, a modern UI and a batteries-included SDK for developers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. The Spotlight Search Metadata on your Mac is a truly remarkable thing. Given some text it is able to find all occurrences anywhere on the filesystem in the blink of an eye. At that this point your options are limited however.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Spotlight
     
  3. XMenu icon
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    XMenu adds one or more global menus to the right side of the menu bar. They give you access to your preferred applications, folders, documents, files, and snippets. Launch any application, or insert text snippets or URLs into your email messages or Pages documents with a single...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Salmon icon
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    Salmon - Spotlight for Finder. Powerful search tool for files and folders with support for multiple selection. Powerful @modifiers to filter and sort.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Finda icon
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    Finda finds things — windows, browser tabs, code editor buffers, browser history, apps, files, etc. — in under 16 milliseconds.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Electron / Atom Shell
     
  6.  Like

    Tiny dynamic menu for Wayland.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Launcher/menu program for wlroots based wayland compositors such as sway.

    55 wofi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. Verve icon
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    Verve is a lightweight and blazingly fast launcher for accessing and opening applications, files and documents. It serves as a replacement for popular tools such as Spotlight, Raycast, and Alfred, and is written in the Rust programming language using the Tauri Framework.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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