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LaunchBar vs dmenu-mac: catalog facts
LaunchBar	dmenu-mac
Paid Paid licence with a free download to try; the site also describes an option to use it for…	Free Free to download from GitHub or install with Homebrew.
macOS	macOS
Learns abbreviations for apps and documents File browsing and moving without Finder	Launch apps with a hotkey and a few keystrokes Does not depend on Spotlight indexing
macOS only Paid licence for full use	Launches applications only, without the extensions of larger launchers Requires macOS 13.5 or later
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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