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. Copy-paste nicely styled text to apps like GMail and Google Docs without learning new shortcuts.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. CopyX icon
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    Copy text with Command + C and append it to the last copied text instead of replacing it! Activate inserting with a custom shortcut.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. uDock icon
     1 like

    Lightweight macOS dock extension with customizable tabs for apps, files, and folders, SFTP server bookmarks, instant file transfers, hotkey support, and quick access to running processes and mounted drives from the discreet system toolbar interface for efficient management.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. FSL Launcher icon
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    Organizes your shortcuts/icons on the desktop.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
     
  5. Smarty Paste icon
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    Smarty Paste is the clipboard manager for Windows and Mac. It stores everything you copy and paste on Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone, iPad and keeps your clipboard history organized.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. Fenn icon
     1 like

    Fenn is a powerful, AI-driven desktop search engine for macOS that makes your files instantly searchable—including videos, audio, PDFs, Word documents, Excel sheets, and images. Just type or upload an image to find exactly where any object, person, or concept appears.

    59 Fenn alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. uPaste icon
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    Oka Paste is a very useful clipboard manager. Intelligent management and Simple operation. It records the content you copied into the system clipboard and makes the content grouped by types for easy management and orderly.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Findspot icon
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    Findspot helps you to find files and launch apps quickly. Just press a shortcut and input some keywords. Findspot will search through your Mac and find the best matches in no time.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. ClipMax icon
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    ClipMax is a next-generation clipboard manager that enhances productivity by automating, organizing, and integrating copied content with AI.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Serigy icon
     1 like

    Pin clipboard information selectively and safely without a program by saving everything you copy.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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