Salmon Alternatives

Salmon is described as '- Spotlight for Finder. Powerful search tool for files and folders with support for multiple selection. Powerful @modifiers to filter and sort' and is a File Search utility in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Salmon for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Salmon alternative is Vicinae, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Salmon are Raycast, Alfred, Wox Launcher and Listary.

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  1. Mini Run icon

    Mini Run

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    A handy tool to start application by keyboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    JetStart

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    Tired of digging into crowded Start Menu? JetStart offers you a quick access to categorized Start Menu shortcuts, recently launched programs and system commands.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Speedy icon

    Speedy

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    The power to quickly launch everything you need for your everyday work, multiple text clipboard capability, workflows handling and keyboard shortcuts creation.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU
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    Scherlokk

    Performs high-speed file searches using a proprietary engine across built-in, portable, and network drives, including hidden and non-indexed files, supports detailed result filtering, provides file comparison, hex editing, autosa...

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  6. nwg-drawer icon

    nwg-drawer

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    Application launcher, developed with sway and Hyprland in mind, but should also work with other wlroots-based Wayland compositors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU
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  9. Promptzy icon

    Promptzy

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    Every AI tool you use (ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Windsurf) has its own prompt and skill management. But they're completely siloed. Your prompts in Cursor don't travel to Claude Code. Your skills in one tool don't show up in another.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
    Promptzy screenshot 1
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  10. Finda icon

    Finda

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    • US flagUnited States
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  12. Buffer — Clipboard Manager icon

    Buffer — Clipboard Manager

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    An open-source clipboard manager for macOS featuring ultra-lightweight local storage, searchable history, instant hotkey access, OCR for extracting text from images, developer-friendly large snippet support, bookmarks for favorites, and no cloud syncing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • IN flagIndia
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  13. iBar icon

    iBar

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    iBar is like Spotlight but for the web — jump to any page in your browser history in a couple of keystrokes.

    57 iBar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  14. Layr icon

    Layr

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    Clipboard history for macOS, currently available as a public beta.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU
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  15. SmartPaste icon

    SmartPaste

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    SmartPaste screenshot 1
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