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Dev tools · January 26, 2017

Cerebro – productivity booster with a brain

Cerebro is an open source and free electron-based productivity software alternative to Alfred and Spotlight.

Cerebro – productivity booster with a brain launched on January 26, 2017 with 13 votes, #1,559 of 3,670 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

In plain words

Cerebro is an open-source launcher application that helps users search and access information quickly from their computer or the internet. It allows users to find files, maps, translations, and other content without opening multiple applications. The software includes a plugin manager for extending functionality, and developers can create custom plugins using its API. Cerebro is available for free and works as an alternative to productivity tools like Alfred and Spotlight.

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From the sources

Is an open-source launcher to improve your productivity and efficiency. Download now for free the latest version of the application and enjoy. Search everything in few clicks. On your machine or in the Internet. Interact with everything: open file in default program or reveal in finder, copy contact details to clipboard, see google suggestions. Maps, translations, files. Now you don’t have to open another application to see what you need. Using included plugin manager you always can find and use what you want. There is no plugin that you are looking for? Use simple, but powerful API to build your own plugins and share them with community. Be a part of community : contribute your…from cerebroapp.com

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