The Best 39 Quick Search Box Alternatives

  • dmenu icon

    dmenu

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

    Free Open Source Linux

  • Keybreeze icon

    Keybreeze

    It's a small toolbar that you can activate by pressing a hotkey. Then you can type keywords to open programs and websites, search the internet, check the weather...

    Free Windows

  • Butler icon

    Butler

    Butler's purpose is to make it easier for you to perform different — potentially recurring — tasks. Butler lets you arrange these tasks in its fully customizable...

    Commercial Mac OS X

  • Promptu icon

    Promptu

    Say goodbye to repetitive, time-consuming tasks, like hunting through your programs, folders, files, and bookmarks for the ones you need. Promptu lets you associate...

    Free Windows

  • Colibri icon

    Colibri

    Colibri combines the raw power of the command line with the intuitive nature of a modern graphical user interface to define a revolutionary new way of managing your...

    Free Windows

  • Typhoeus Hotkeys icon

    Typhoeus Hotkeys

    Typhoeus Hotkeys is an application that runs in your taskbar at all times, you can create "Hotkeys" which you can use in seconds by using your keyboard. Each...

    Free Windows

  • Apptivate icon

    Apptivate

    A simple, beautiful hotkey manager. Launch applications, execute scripts, run automator workflows and open files or folders. All of this at the press of a key...

    Free Mac OS X

  • Conjure icon

    Conjure

    Conjure is the fastest, smartest launcher for Android. Use it to open apps, make calls, toggle wifi, adjust volume, and much more. Search results are prioritized...

    Commercial Android Android Tablet

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  • Middleclick icon

    Middleclick

    Welcome to MiddleClick. The next generation application launcher from CodeLogic Software. MiddleClick displays a dashboard of your desktop and web applications whenever...

    Commercial Windows

  • Disklens icon

    Disklens

    Disklens, the Spotlight alternative, lets you quickly and easily find about anything on your Mac.

    Commercial Mac OS X

  • LaunchIt icon

    LaunchIt

    LaunchIt is an Android application similar to the likes of QuickSilver for Mac, Launchy for Windows, and GnomeDo for Linux. It allows you to quickly find information on...

    Commercial Android

  • LaunchOne icon

    LaunchOne

    launchone is a keyboard launcher similar to launchy .

    Free Open Source Windows

  • Mini Run icon

    Mini Run

    A handy tool to start application by keyboard.

    Free Windows

  • Steward icon

    Steward

    a command launcher with extension management/app launcher/tab management/history search/alfred

    Free Open Source Chrome OS Chrome

  • GNOME Launch Box icon

    GNOME Launch Box

    Launch Box is generally an application launcher. It's very influenced by Quicksilver for Mac OSX. Remember that this is only a first release so don't get your...

    Free Open Source Linux

  • JetStart icon

    JetStart

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

    Freemium Windows