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24 alternatives to MacLibrary

The app launcher macOS should have come with

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. MacLibrary launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Launchy for macOS▲168
App Launcher Switcher | Dock and CMD-Tab alternative
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
2
App Pier for MacOS▲58
Keyboard-centric app launcher & switcher
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
Menu Launcher▲84
Launch any file, folder or app from your Mac menu bar
2019 · onmyway133.com · its alternatives →
4
Applite – Clean Homebrew front end app for macOS built with SwiftUI▲280
Find, install, update and remove Mac apps in one click. Thousands of apps in one place. Free and open source.
2023 · aerolite.dev · its alternatives →
5
MacMenuBar▲317
A curated directory of 200+ Mac menu bar apps
2019 · macmenubar.com · its alternatives →
6
Flotato▲457
Instantly create native, light Mac apps for any web app
2019 · flotato.com · its alternatives →
7
macOS UI Library▲247
A comprehensive macOS UI Library, brought to you by Sketch
2018 · sketch.com · its alternatives →
8
Xcode 11▲232
Create amazing apps and bring them to more devices
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
Captain▲191
A Docker menu bar app for Mac
2017 · getcaptain.co · its alternatives →
10
macOS Catalina▲260
The brand new OS for Mac
2019 · apple.com · its alternatives →
11
Dockhunt▲276
Discover the apps everyone is docking about
2023 · dockhunt.com · its alternatives →
12
Clicker for YouTube▲115
A native YouTube app for macOS, written in Swift
2020 · dbklabs.com · its alternatives →
13
MacGap▲166
Build native OS X apps with web technologies
2014 · macgapproject.github.io · its alternatives →
14
Applite▲127
User friendly GUI macOS application for Homebrew Casks
2023 · applite.app · its alternatives →
15
MacDupl▲99
Clone any Mac app into a fully isolated instance
Aug 2026 · macdupl.app · its alternatives →
16
Learned Objective C as a high schooler and made this iPhone game▲158
The latest macOS offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.
2012 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →
17
Swift ToolBox▲182
Community-supported catalog of Swift libraries for iOS & OSX
2016 · appifydev.io · its alternatives →
18
Apptivate▲126
Launch Mac apps with custom keyboard shortcuts
2016 · apptivateapp.com · its alternatives →
19
Doo for Mac▲156
The popular iOS to-do app, now on Mac
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
20
The macOS App Icon Book▲128
An artbook celebrating the art and craft of app icon design
2023 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
21
DockDuck▲97
The native macOS file manager Finder should be
Aug 2026 · dockduck.app · its alternatives →
22
AppCleaner▲106
Quickly and thoroughly uninstall Mac apps.
2014 · freemacsoft.net · its alternatives →
23
Dockside app for Mac▲130
Dockside for Mac: native file shelf and Dock companion beside your Dock—staging for files, folders, links, apps, and text; recent screenshots & downloads; folder watch and drop zones. Apple Notarized, offline, macOS 13+. 14-day trial; $5.99 lifetime.
2024 · hachipoo.com · its alternatives →
24
Launchie▲136
The launchpad replacement for MacOS 26 to find all your apps
2025 · launchie.app · its alternatives →

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