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dmenu-mac vs Quicksilver: catalog facts
dmenu-mac	Quicksilver
Free Free to download from GitHub or install with Homebrew.	Free Free and open source, maintained by a community of developers.
macOS	macOS
Launch apps with a hotkey and a few keystrokes Does not depend on Spotlight indexing	Acts on files and apps, not only launching them Hundreds of plugins
Launches applications only, without the extensions of larger launchers Requires macOS 13.5 or later	macOS only The action-based workflow takes time to learn
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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