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dmenu-macLaunchBar
Free

Free to download from GitHub or install with Homebrew.

 Paid

Paid licence with a free download to try; the site also describes an option to use it for…

macOS macOS
  • Launch apps with a hotkey and a few keystrokes
  • Does not depend on Spotlight indexing
  • Learns abbreviations for apps and documents
  • File browsing and moving without Finder
  • Launches applications only, without the extensions of larger launchers
  • Requires macOS 13.5 or later
  • macOS only
  • Paid licence for full use
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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