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24 alternatives to Cerebro

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Cerebro launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   TermHere▲147

   “Open Terminal Here” shortcut for Finder

   2016 · hashbang.productions · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Everything▲90

   Awesome, instant computer search

   2014 · voidtools.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Binocs▲242

   One search engine for all your cloud services

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Zazu▲193

   Open source launcher, an alternative to Alfred

   2017 · zazuapp.org · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Searchy▲9

   Search the web like a ninja

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Better Window Manager▲233

   A tiny window management app for the Mac

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Pithy▲97

   Browse new products by their headlines

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Fustr▲144

   Discover new startups faster

   2017 · fustr.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Odrive▲109

   Your folder to everything online

   2015 · odrive.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Toole▲179

    Search for and discover online tools

    2015 · toole.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Do for Mac▲123

    Run productive meetings

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Chirp▲144

    Desktop twitter-lite application

    2017 · jackhanford.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    BookMarkable▲86

    Bookmark anything

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Cramstack▲77

    Natural language search powered business intelligence

    2017 · cramstack.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Scribbleton▲101

    You personal Wiki

    2014 · scribbleton.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Spotlight Tools▲112

    Quick access to common system tasks from Spotlight

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Right Relevance▲125

    Search for topical articles, influencers and conversations.

    2016 · rightrelevance.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Playbook▲117

    Easily find, follow, and filter expert startup blogs

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Limitless▲90

    A productivity companion for Chrome

    2013 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    SearchTrack Handy▲89

    Annotate & collect best links to understand any topic

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hacker News Search▲92

    a faster hnsearch

    2014 · hn.algolia.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    everything.io▲59

    The Operating System for Your Stuff

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Fosshub▲79

    An open source for free and open source tools

    2015 · fosshub.com · its alternatives →

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    RancherOS▲59

    A minimalist distribution of Linux

    2015 · rancher.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →