Rocket App Launcher Alternatives

Rocket App Launcher is described as 'Rocket is an application launcher for KDE Plasma. It sorts all of your applications in a horizontal grid alphabetically, so you will always find what you are looking for at first glance. No more menu navigation, only scrolling' and is a application launcher in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Rocket App Launcher for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and BSD apps. The best Rocket App Launcher alternative is Alfred, which is free. Other great apps like Rocket App Launcher are Raycast, Keypirinha, Wox Launcher and Ulauncher.

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  1. Quicksilver icon
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    Quicksilver is a fast and free macOS productivity application that gives you the power to control your Mac quickly and elegantly.

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  3. Spotlight icon
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    Spotlight is the system-wide desktop search feature built into Apple's OS X operating system since version 10.4 (Tiger). Backed by an index of all items and files on the system, it's designed to allow the user to quickly locate a wide variety of items on the computer...

    91 Spotlight alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  4. Another Dock icon
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    A Second Dock. Elegant, Efficient, Intuitive. Pin any file, folder, or app — and keep it always accessible in Another Dock.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • 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

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. 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)

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    • Windows
     
  7. dmenu icon
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    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

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    • Linux
     
  8. 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

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    • Mac
     
  9. Dock icon
     11 likes

    In macOS, the Dock is used as a repository for any program or file in the operating system. It can hold any number of items and resizes them dynamically to fit while using magnification to clarify smaller resized items.

    49 Dock alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  10. Spotter icon
     6 likes

    Productivity tool that allows to launch everything (e.g. switch the next song, connect Bluetooth device, set a timer, etc.) so you can stay focused on your current task.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
     
  11.  2 likes

    Dynamic menu library and client program inspired by dmenu.

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    • Linux
     
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