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LaunchyListary

Best for: Windows users who want a simple, free keystroke launcher

Best for: Finding files and jumping to folders on Windows without leaving the keyboard

Free

Free and open source.

 Free + paid options

A free version covers file search and app launching. Listary Pro is a paid upgrade with additional features…

Full pricing details

A free version covers file search and app launching. Listary Pro is a paid upgrade with additional features, and the related Gety full-text search product is sold separately.

Windows Windows
  • Guesses the target from a few typed characters
  • Opens programs, files, folders and websites
All 3 strengths
  • Guesses the target from a few typed characters
  • Opens programs, files, folders and websites
  • Runs quietly in the background until called
  • Results ordered by your habits, with fuzzy matching that usually lands first try
  • Works inside Save As and Open dialogs in other applications, which is genuinely rare
All 4 strengths
  • Results ordered by your habits, with fuzzy matching that usually lands first try
  • Works inside Save As and Open dialogs in other applications, which is genuinely rare
  • Searches the whole drive instantly once indexed
  • Launches apps, runs web searches and executes commands from the same box
  • A community fork of an older project with a small following
  • Windows focused
  • Windows only
  • Closed source
All 4 limitations
  • Windows only
  • Closed source
  • Some features are held back for the paid Pro version
  • Full-text search inside documents is a separate paid product
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Not open source
License not stated License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Offline features available Offline features available
Sources

Catalog checked October 1, 2026
Sources

Catalog checked September 21, 2026

“Not stated” means we have not confirmed it. Features can vary by device and plan.