tofi AlternativesApplication Launchers and other similar apps like tofi

tofi is described as 'Tiny dynamic menu for Wayland' and is a application launcher in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to tofi for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and File Explorer apps. The best tofi alternative is Alfred, which is free. Other great apps like tofi are Listary, Station, Keypirinha and Ulauncher.

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  1. Alfred icon

    Alfred

     307 likes

    Alfred is a 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.

    176 Alfred alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Alfred screenshot 1
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  2. Listary icon

    Listary

     287 likes

    Listary is a revolutionary search utility for Windows that makes finding your files and launching applications blazing fast, for casual and power users alike!.

    138 Listary alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • File Explorer
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    Global Search
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  4. Station icon

    Station

     116 likes

    Station is the first open-source smart browser for busy people. A single place for all of your web applications.

    32 Station alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Brave
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    • European Union flagEU
    Station screenshot 1
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  5. Keypirinha icon

    Keypirinha

     216 likes

    A lightning fast and flexible keystroke launcher for Windows. No installation required (portable). Extensible with Python3 plugins.

    177 Keypirinha alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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    • European Union flagEU
    smart search
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  6. Ulauncher icon

    Ulauncher

     60 likes
    • Ulauncher provides instant search results. It also remembers your previous choices and automatically selects the best option for you.
    84 Ulauncher alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Global
    Dark theme
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  8. Albert icon

    Albert

     70 likes

    Albert is a C++/Qt based desktop agnostic keyboard launcher that helps you to accomplish your workflows in a breeze. Its goals are usability and beauty, performance and extensibility.

    74 Albert alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Mac
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    • European Union flagEU
    chromium triggered
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  9. Rofi icon

    Rofi

     25 likes

    Rofi started as clone of simpleswitcher, written by Sean Pringle a popup window switcher roughly based on superswitcher. Simpleswitcher laid the foundations and therefor Sean Pringle deserves most of the credit for this tool.

    41 Rofi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    Rofi screenshot 1
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  10. Spotlight icon

    Spotlight

     22 likes

    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...

    118 Spotlight alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
    Spotlight screenshot 1
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  11. Walker icon

    Walker

     6 likes

    Walker is a highly extendable application launcher that doesn't hold back on features and usability. Fast. Unclutters your brain. Improves your workflow.

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    • Linux
    Walker screenshot 1
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  12. xlunch icon

    xlunch

     1 like

    Welcome! This is xlunch, the coolest graphical app launcher for Xorg/X11. It requires only pure Xlib and Imlib2. It allows you to run programs, commands, or simply select something out of a list using your mouse, keyboard, or both!

    Cost / License

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    • Linux
    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU
    xlunch as logout/restart/shutdown interface
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  14. dmenu icon

    dmenu

     22 likes

    dmenu is a dynamic menu for X, originally designed for dwm. It manages large numbers of user-defined menu items efficiently.

    86 dmenu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    dmenu screenshot 1
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