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24 alternatives to Spotlight Tools

Quick access to common system tasks from Spotlight

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Spotlight Tools launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Tablight▲90

   Mac Spotlight search for chrome tabs

   2015 · fouad.co · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Matterhorn▲163

   Simple and light-weight project management tool

   2015 · matterhorn.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Cerebro▲247

   Search everything in a few clicks

   2017 · cerebroapp.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Spotlight▲78

   A new kind of online message board.

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   LimeLight▲72

   Curated tools for explorers & innovators updated daily

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Pop Up Archive▲87

   Media search & indexing tools

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Flashlight▲240

   The missing plugin platform for the Mac Spotlight

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Slack Highlights▲193

   Automatically highlight the most important messages ✨

   2017 · slack.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   ExplainToMe▲182

   Automatic web article summarizer

   2016 · explaintome.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    TechWatching▲71

    Personalized technology news aggregator

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Window Focus▲134

    Highlight active apps & dim your screen

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    TermHere▲147

    “Open Terminal Here” shortcut for Finder

    2016 · hashbang.productions · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Spotlight▲24

    A Creative Contest & Talent Development Platform

    2014 · bandstrik.is · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · programmar.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    App Developer Atlas▲89

    Helping developers make the right tool choices

    2014 · appdeveloperatlas.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Leap.it▲76

    A visual search engine for the web

    2014 · leap.it · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Shortcuts.tech▲6

    Shortcuts.tech

    2021 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Clear▲106

    The smart to-do list

    2014 · realmacsoftware.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Highlight 2.0▲78

    Find friends and new people nearby

    2013 · highlig.ht · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Tweek▲100

    Team collaboration and task sharing

    2016 · tweekapp.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    SnapBird▲60

    Search beyond Twitter’s history

    2013 · snapbird.org · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Google Dashboard▲83

    All The Things (you Google)

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Tempo▲79

    Easy task and time tracking

    2017 · sii.im · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Sopler▲83

    A real-time, collaborative to-do list

    2014 · 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 →