Alfred Alternatives

Alfred is described as 'Productivity application for macOS, which boosts your efficiency with hotkeys, keywords and text expansion. Search your Mac and the web, and control your Mac using custom actions with the Powerpack' and is a very popular application launcher in the os & utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Alfred for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Alfred alternative is Wox Launcher, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Alfred are Microsoft PowerToys, Listary, Keypirinha and Flow Launcher.

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Alfred alternatives are mainly Application Launchers, but if you're looking for File Search Utilities or Clipboard Managers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Linux, Mac and Windows + Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Alfred.
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  1. AI-powered assistant centralizing all data by searching files, folders, and cloud apps, creating custom automations, interacting with emails, calendars, and web, offering document summarization, organization, and content generation tools.

    33 Curiosity Search alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Walker icon
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    Walker is a highly extendable application launcher that doesn't hold back on features and usability. Fast. Unclutters your brain. Improves your workflow.

    35 Walker alternatives

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    • Linux
     
  3. SupaSidebar icon
     6 likes

    Lightning-fast sidebar for macOS. Access your files, folders, and websites instantly with keyboard shortcuts and smart organization.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Create customizable launch modes to group apps and websites on macOS, launch them instantly with shortcuts or menu bar access, open multiple browser tabs at once, streamline workflows for different contexts like work, design, or study, all in a minimal interface.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. TextSeek icon
     9 likes

    TextSeek is a professional full-text desktop search tool for Windows and MacOS. It supports PDF, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, RTF and other formats.

    104 TextSeek alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. Script Kit icon
     3 likes

    Shortcut to Everything. An open-source kit to optimize your developer workflow.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Paste icon
     26 likes

    Paste stores everything you copy on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad, so it's always there whenever you need it again.

    79 Paste alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Comments about Paste as an Alternative to Alfred
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    Not a launcher but it's elusively a clipboard manager

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    • This alternative is disputed. Paste is a legitimate Alfred alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Paste is Paid and ProprietaryAlfred is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. dmenu icon
     22 likes

    dmenu is a dynamic menu for X, originally designed for dwm. It manages large numbers of user-defined menu items efficiently.

    79 dmenu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. AirClipboard icon
     3 likes

    Access your last copied items near the cursor, organize your clipboard with text, images and files — all with a native and elegant UI.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. SOL icon
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    If you ever liked tools like Raycast and Alfred, but wanted to own them and tweak them yourself, then SOL is the tool for you. All the affordances of complex tools now made open source.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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