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24 alternatives to LauncherX

Modern app launcher for Windows

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. LauncherX launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Wox – an open source launcher for windows inspired by Alfred and Launchy▲54
Whether you're a Mac die-hard or a Windows newbie we give you the scoop on what's new, what's best and how to make the most out of the products you love.
2015 · getwox.com · its alternatives →
2
Launchapp▲66
Minimalist and efficient floating app launcher for Android
2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
3
Lite: App Launcher▲278
A minimal app launcher for your iPhone.
2024 · its alternatives →
4
Microsoft Launcher▲8
A Sleek new Android Launcher by Microsoft
2017 · arrowlauncher.com · its alternatives →
5
Launcher▲83
The open-source, accessible app launcher for your team
2022 · launcher.team · its alternatives →
6
RecentX▲3
Innovative Launcher & Clipboard Manager for Windows
2020 · conceptworld.com · its alternatives →
7
Flow Launcher▲19
Quick file search & app launcher for Windows
2023 · flowlauncher.com · its alternatives →
8
Menu Launcher▲84
Launch any file, folder or app from your Mac menu bar
2019 · onmyway133.com · its alternatives →
9
Ulauncher▲119
An application launcher for Linux 🐧
2017 · ulauncher.io · its alternatives →
10
Zazu▲193
Open source launcher, an alternative to Alfred
2017 · zazuapp.org · its alternatives →
11
Shortcut Launcher▲2
lightweight ,safe, portable, fast for for Windows x64.
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
12
Launcher▲140
Launcher app rejected by Apple is now back and updated
2015 · cromulentlabs.com · its alternatives →
13
Smart Launcher▲78
The non-ordinary launcher
2017 · smartlauncher.net · its alternatives →
14
ToDo Launcher▲89
Boost productivity with a task-focused app launcher
2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
15
Twine▲104
Android launcher with AI assistant
2023 · twinelauncher.com · its alternatives →
16
Playnite▲69
Provides one unified interface for your PC games
2019 · playnite.link · its alternatives →
17
StorageX▲67
An all-in-one localstorage/sessionstorage/cookie manager
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
18
Verve▲83
Blazingly fast launcher for applications & files
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
19
Launchers Agency▲59
Build products, launch side products and audit data products
2022 · its alternatives →
20
Program Explorer, a container playground▲73
Inspired by Compiler Explorer and other playground/fiddle websites like jsfiddle, db-fiddle, Go playground, and Rust playground, I thought it would be cool to have a playground for nearly any program so I've been working on Program Explorer: a playground for running programs from containers. I am inspired by these playgrounds because they are great educational tools for quickly experimenting and as communication tools by sharing shortlinks that reproduce bugs for instance. I would love for every open source project that publishes a container to get their own playground for free. I'm…
2025 · programexplorer.org · its alternatives →
21
4ULauncher▲7
A Windows launcher that opens one app or an entire setup
Jan 2026 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →
22
Lightweight Launcher▲5
A robust file/web launcher for Mac OS
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
23
LaunchPadX▲3
Visual app launcher for macOS
Jun 2026 · its alternatives →
24
tmux-start is a quick easy tmux session launcher▲5
Start a tmux session with windows and keys suitable for scripting - SixArm/tmux-start
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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