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Open source cross-platform launcher

Alt Score

Alt Score · 60

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%55
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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#6 of 8 in App launchers

ueli ranks #6 of 8 in App launchers, with an Alt Score of 60. It is licensed under MIT, free from Free and available on Windows, macOS and Linux. 10 of 10 checklist rows are verified against a public source.

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Who it's for

Windows and macOS users who want a keyboard-first workflow for launching apps and files without reaching for the mouse, including developers and other power users.

What you get

A free, open-source keystroke launcher that opens with a global hotkey and lets you search and launch installed applications, files, and system commands. It supports extensions for additional functionality (like web search or custom actions) and is themeable and configurable to fit different workflows.

How it works

Press a global keyboard shortcut to open the launcher, type to search for an app, file, or command, and press Enter to run the top or selected result.

Where ueli stands out

Verified capabilities most alternatives don't have.

Cross-platform only 1 of 8 apps

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Ranked alternatives

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01

The original keyboard launcher.

macOS
Alt Score

Alt Score · 73

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%70
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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02

Extensible launcher with an app store.

macOSWindowsiOSBrowser extension
Alt Score

Alt Score · 73

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%70
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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03

The Mac launcher veteran with workflows.

Proprietary macOS
Alt Score

Alt Score · 68

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%65
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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04

Plugin-based Linux launcher.

macOSLinux
Alt Score

Alt Score · 64

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%60
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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05

Community-driven Windows launcher.

MIT Windows
Alt Score

Alt Score · 64

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%60
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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06

Microsoft's open source launcher and utilities.

MIT Windows
Alt Score

Alt Score · 55

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%50
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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07

Fast Python-extensible Linux launcher.

GPL-3.0 Linux
Alt Score

Alt Score · 55

How this alternative ranks. How it works →

Verified coverage 90%50
Visibility 10%100

Verified coverage = sourced yes and partial answers in the category checklist. Visibility = relative app-page views on AltCatalog over 30 days, neutral below 500 category views. Payment, votes, and vendor opinions are never score inputs.

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Feature comparison

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File search
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Sources & verification 15

Every fact and feature listed for ueli is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.

FAQ

Yes. Raycast, Albert and Flow Launcher have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.

Flow Launcher, PowerToys Run and Ulauncher — every license claim links its source.