A list of alt-space (or similar) application launchers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albert | ? | ? | × | ✔ |
Ulauncher | ? | ? | × | ✔ |
zazu | ? | ? | ✔ | ✔ |
hain | ✔ | × | ✔ | ✔ |
Wox | ✔ | ✔ | × | ✔ |
dext | ? | ? | × | ✔ |
cerebro | ? | ? | × | ✔ |
Alfred | ✔ | ✔ | × | × |
Cortana | × | × | × | × |
Spotlight | × | ✔ | × | × |
Executor | ✔ | ✔ | × | × |
Power Launcher | ? | ✔ | × | ✔ |
Raycast | ? | ✔ | × | × |
- Pass-thru search parameters to configured urls
- Touch typing buffered, deterministic result
- Multi-platform
- Open source
Linux (C++, Qt)
https://albertlauncher.github.io/
Linux (Python, GTK)
Multi-platform (Electron, Javascript)
https://github.com/tinytacoteam/zazu
Multi-platform (Electron, Javascript)
https://github.com/appetizermonster/hain
Windows (WPF, C#)
https://github.com/Wox-launcher/Wox
MACOSX (Electron, Javascript)
https://github.com/vutran/dext
MACOSX (Electron, Javascript)
https://github.com/KELiON/cerebro
Windows (WinForms, C#, No longer in development)
MACOS, Free, with paid "Powerpack" option
MACOS, Native
Windows 10, Native
- Search results locked to bing.com
Windows, Free
Windows, Free
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys
Mac, Free, with paid "Pro" and "Team" options