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24 alternatives to Launch Menu

A Mac menu bar app with flexibility to create a custom menu

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Launch Menu launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Menu Launcher▲84
Launch any file, folder or app from your Mac menu bar
2019 · onmyway133.com · its alternatives →
2
LaunchDeck▲77
Launch Mac apps & sites with a hotkey and custom modes
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
Bartender▲616
Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac
2014 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →
4
One Thing▲138
Put a single task or goal in your Mac's menu bar
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
5
Launchy for macOS▲168
App Launcher Switcher | Dock and CMD-Tab alternative
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
6
MacMenuBar▲317
A curated directory of 200+ Mac menu bar apps
2019 · macmenubar.com · its alternatives →
7
Apptivate▲126
Launch Mac apps with custom keyboard shortcuts
2016 · apptivateapp.com · its alternatives →
8
Pie Menu – a radial menu for macOS▲309
Hi everyone! I'm Marius Hauken, an indie developer, and I'm excited to share my app: Pie Menu. It offers a fresh way to access your favorite menu bar commands and keyboard shortcuts on macOS. By simply pressing a hotkey you choose during setup, a radial menu appears around your cursor, customized to the current active application. This allows you to quickly select commands without having to remember complex shortcuts across different applications. Pie Menu comes with a library of preprogrammed commands for popular apps, but you can easily add any app on your computer. We've also created an…
2024 · pie-menu.com · its alternatives →
9
Focused Task▲121
Open source mac menubar app that helps you do deep work
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
10
MenubarX▲474
A powerful menu bar browser. Pin websites like Native Apps.
2022 · menubarx.app · its alternatives →
11
Later▲447
Save all your Mac apps for later with one click
2022 · getlater.app · its alternatives →
12
Instant for Mac▲132
A menu bar app to track the daily time spent on your Mac
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
13
SpaceLauncher for Mac▲178
Hold spacebar while pressing a key to launch/switch apps
2017 · spacelauncherapp.com · its alternatives →
14
EasyFinder▲108
Mac menu bar app to help access your important files fast
2019 · easyfinderapp.com · its alternatives →
15
WorkspacePro▲314
Launch a bunch of macOS apps just with 1 shortcut or click!
2019 · workspaceproapp.com · its alternatives →
16
CleanMyMac X Menu App▲321
Make sure you can trust your Mac
2022 · macpaw.com · its alternatives →
17
Bartender 2▲301
Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac
2015 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →
18
One Goal▲132
Makes your goal more visible by showing it on the menu bar
2021 · timqian.com · its alternatives →
19
Pieoneer▲259
Let your apps fly — in a pie
2025 · appahead.studio · its alternatives →
20
DockX▲232
Everything on dock & menu bar
2023 · dockx.app · its alternatives →
21
Redline▲293
Minimal Menubar Todo
2024 · vanka.me · its alternatives →
22
Hotlist▲148
Manage your daily todos straight from your Mac menu bar
2023 · pqina.nl · its alternatives →
23
Mac TODO Menubar▲144
All your todos easily accessible from your menu bar!
2018 · its alternatives →
24
Bartender 4▲247
Award-winning app for macOS that superpowers your menu bar
2021 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →

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