Spotter Alternatives

Spotter is described as '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' and is a application launcher in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Spotter for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Spotter alternative is Everything, which is free. Other great apps like Spotter are Vicinae, Flow Launcher, Alfred and Raycast.

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  1. File Find icon
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    A macOS file search utility that helps you find files easier.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Verve icon
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    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
     
  3. LaunchPanel icon
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    LaunchPanel is a completely FREE application that allows you to quickly launch applications, open files and folders.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Flashlight icon
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    Flashlight gives you control over Spotlight. There are tons of options for customization so you can do things how you want to. Flashlight is designed to make enhancing Spotlight easy and enhance it's usefulness on macOS 10.9 and up.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Search Text In Files is an easy-to-use file search application for your computer. Search through plain-text files and PDF files using simple queries and this tool will quickly list the requested files.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. HoudahSpot icon
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    Advanced File Search Utility for Mac OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Diamond icon
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    All of your files and emails at your fingertips. Diamond launches from a keyboard shortcut and allows instant, secure access to any of a user's files and emails. View a demo at https://youtu.be/uXxQszNKaqw.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. The Spotlight Search Metadata on your Mac is a truly remarkable thing. Given some text it is able to find all occurrences anywhere on the filesystem in the blink of an eye. At that this point your options are limited however.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Spotlight
     
  9. Mini Run icon
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    A handy tool to start application by keyboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. 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.

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    • Linux
    • KDE
     
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