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Dev tools · January 16, 2021

Spotter

Productivity tool to launch everything

Spotter launched on January 16, 2021 with 114 votes, #302 of 3,157 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

Visit spotter-application.github.io ↗Spotter alternativestop 10% of January 2021

What it does

Productivity tool, the main function is to search and launch applications actions and applications themselves. ❤️ Open source 🤖 Native 🔌 Plugin system ⌨️ Custom hotkeys ⬆️ Sort options by frequency of use 📦 Small size (less than 20mb)

Web site created using create-react-app

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