Gnome Do Alternatives

Gnome Do is described as 'GNOME Do allows you to quickly search for many items present on your desktop or the web, and perform useful actions on those items' and is a very popular application launcher in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Gnome Do for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, File Explorer and KDE Plasma apps. The best Gnome Do alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like Gnome Do are Flow Launcher, Vicinae, Listary and Alfred.

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  1. LaunchyQt icon
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    :rocket: Launchy project reactivated. Get the familiar feeling now! - samsonwang/LaunchyQt

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  2. 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.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  3. SOL icon
     6 likes

    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)

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    • Mac
     
  4. 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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  5. Start icon
     1 like

    With start, the innovative launcher for macOS, you can open applications, documents, shortcuts, URLs, and folders in an instant. Say goodbye to clutter - start brings order and efficiency to your workflow.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • MacPaw Setapp
     
  6. FileMinutes icon
     3 likes

    Enables rapid file search by name or content, intuitive keyboard navigation, integrated file actions, direct Finder window and tab management, instant results, saved recent searches, data privacy with no tracking, and Apple Notarized safety for secure macOS use.

    57 FileMinutes alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  7. ASuite icon
     27 likes

    ASuite is a simple open source portable launcher for Microsoft Windows. Designed to run portable applications, you can start anything runnable (software, documents and other file types) from removable storage media (USB keys, hard drives, iPods, etc.).

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    • Windows
     
  8. Charmstone icon
     1 like

    The quicker switcher launcher for macOS.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  9. Catapult allows you to easily launch apps, open files and do basic calculations with a keyboard-driven user interface. Custom plugins and themes can be loaded dynamically.

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    • Linux
     
  10. Verve icon
     2 likes

    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.

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    • Mac
     
  11. LaunchMenu icon
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    LaunchMenu is a free, open source, cross-platform search-based productivity software with similarities to Alfred and Cerebro. LaunchMenu focuses on customisability and extensibility , while also being easy to use through it's one slick interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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