Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to SpacebarX
A keyboard-first outliner for notes, tasks and projects
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Hold spacebar while pressing a key to launch/switch apps
2017 · spacelauncherapp.com · its alternatives →
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Notebag▲298A keyboard-focused note-taking app that gets out of your way
2020 · notebag.app · its alternatives →
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Pinterest for markdown notes. Made with React, TypeScript, and Next.js. - cktang88/spaceboard
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Space Browser▲170The first mobile browser made for power users.
2019 · spacebrowser.io · its alternatives →
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SpacePigeon▲93I switch between a few different “modes” on my Mac every day (work, coding, meetings, personal stuff). Each time I’d end up reopening the same apps and dragging all the windows back into the right Spaces. Super repetitive and honestly kind of annoying. So over the past few weeks I hacked together a small open-source tool called SpacePigeon that basically remembers your whole workspace and puts everything back where it was. Things it can do: Save your current layout (apps + windows + Spaces) Restore it with one click or a hotkey Keep separate presets (like “Work”, “Coding”, “Meetings” etc.)…
Nov 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Spacemacs for Neovim—link to layers 👉. Contribute to Tehnix/spaceneovim development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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We're building an app that helps people manage their schedule, tasks and notes all in one place. The goal is to create a workspace, where people can manage their various priorities, both personal and professional, see a single schedule combined of all their calendars and manage their days without switching between multiple apps. At the moment we've implemented Google calendar synchronisation, basic tasks and notes. Also Emery has some things we really wanted to see in other apps – private notes for meetings, categories that can be used to group tasks/notes/meetings together, weekly…
2022 · emery.to · its alternatives →
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One list of notes, for you and your AI agents
Feb 2026 · gravitynotes.app · its alternatives →
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TabSpace▲91A smart scratch space in the comfort of your new tab page
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Focused Task▲121Open source mac menubar app that helps you do deep work
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Workspaces▲163Your things well-organized. Ready to open with one click.
2017 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →
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Contribute to magicmark/spacelist development by creating an account on GitHub.
Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Jot & Paste▲85Keyboard-oriented desktop app for fast note-taking and paste
2022 · jotnpaste.com · its alternatives →
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Meteorite▲134A minimal & frictionless menu bar notetaker for macOS
Feb 2026 · trymeteorite.com · its alternatives →
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I built TaskTXT.com based on my experience timing my tasks. I found that committing to a task before I start helps with my focus, and guessing how long it will take, then timing it prevents me from wanting to give in to distractions because I'm "on the clock". Video Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOYO0c_D6w0 There's also a Mac app which you can download here: https://dl.todesktop.com/22080519n9z1jew/mac Video overview of the Mac app: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMs-V5v5gZY But I didn't want the tool to be distracting, so its…
2022 · tasktxt.com · its alternatives →
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A lightweight workspace manager for the shell. Contribute to jamesob/desk development by creating an account on GitHub.
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2022 · space4.cc · its alternatives →
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Jot▲115Simplest notes app for the Mac Menu Bar the world has seen.
2020 · getjot.app · its alternatives →
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